My thesis examines how fan communities on Facebook can become centres of political activism, operating through members’ affective ties to the cause and community, and networked communication. I conduct an ethnographic study ...

Songs with protest messages frequently gain popularity; however, little is known about the extent to which listeners process the true meaning of such songs. Occasionally, a specific protest song or music video has spurred ...

The purpose of this four-year study was to survey questing adult female Ixodes scapularis tick populations from 21 west-central Wisconsin counties for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. This bacterium, which ...

In 2008, the United States consumed over 8.5 billion gallons of bottled water, which equates to approximately 224 16-oz bottles per person. Growing concerns over climate change have popularized the idea of assessing an ...

Students who have the greatest educational need?low-income, part-time, first-generation, working parents, immigrants, and people of color?are systematically funneled into institutions with the fewest resources. In response, ...

State appropriations for higher education are highly cyclical, with downturns in funding during difficult financial times followed by increases in funding when state finances improve. This policy brief shares recent research ...

The project "Bouncing Liquid Jets" involves studying the phenomenon that occurs when viscous oil is poured into a bath of the same oil. Under the right circumstances, the incoming jet will rebound off the bath back into ...