GFA Symposium
Welcome to the GFA Symposium. We are very excited to host this annual academic conference — featuring dynamic presentations based on original student research! Please see below for a list of topics presented at the 2023 GFA Symposium, to be held Wednesday, April 19.
Basic Program
7:45–8:30 — Live Music by GFA’s Wind Ensemble, McGrath Gallery
8:10-8:25 — Advisory
8:30–9:10 — Opening Assembly, Performing Arts Center
Performance by Daniela Galik, From Beginning to End: Writing Music from Scratch
Keynote Speaker: Ratmir Timashev
9:15–10:05 — Inquiry Fair, Coyle Gym
10:10–11:00 — Session I
11:05–11:35 — Session II
11:40–12:25 — Lunch, Front Lawn
12:30-12:40 — Advisory
12:45–1:30 — Session III
1:35–2:05 — Session IV
2:10–2:45 — Closing Address, Performing Arts Center,
Performance by Elizabeth Jones, Forever Smiling
Session I, 10:10–11:00 A.M.
- Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 1
- Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 2
- Advanced Inquiry in Human Ecology and Sustainability, Panel 1
- Game Design and Development
- Inquiry: Theatre and Design
- Beyond Misinformation: Obstacles to Public Policy in 21st Century
- Live Specimen Science Research
- The Power of Social Constructs in the Public Sphere
Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 1
Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 2
Advanced Inquiry in Human Ecology and Sustainability, Panel 1
Game Design and Development
Inquiry: Theatre and Design
Beyond Misinformation: Obstacles to Public Policy in 21st Century
Live Specimen Science Research
The Power of Social Constructs in the Public Sphere
Session II, 11:05–11:35 a.m.
- The Power of Poisson: Harnessing the Power of NHL Predictive Modeling
- Perfecting the Imperfect Game: Using Data Analytics to Better Decision Making in Golf
- Probability in Investment Strategy
- A Statistical Investigation of Student Stress
- Predicting the Unpredictable in the Premier League
- Game Theory and the Mathematics of Decision Making
- The All-or-Nothing of Mathematics: Concepts Such as Infinity, Zero and Complex Numbers
- Using Math to Find the Greatest Basketball Player
- The Supreme Court’s Downfall: The Overlap Between Personal Ideology, Rhetoric, and Constitutional Interpretation
- The Prison after Prison: The Evolution of Federal and State Ex-Offender Support
- The Effect of UV Filters in Sunscreen on Coral Bleaching
- The Safety and Efficacy of Apple Cider Vinegar as a Topical Antibiotic: Its Antibacterial Effect on Pathogenic and Commensal Staphylococcus Bacteria and Effects on the Human Epidermal Microbiome
- Snapshot
- Diversity in Datasets: An Exploration of Racial Diversity in Facial Recognition
- We’ve Got a Problem Here: Probability and Combinatorics Inquiry and Collaborative Problem Solving
- Legacies of the Marshall Plan: Exploring Rhetoric and Response after Ukraine
- Regulation and Reputation: How Big Pharma Affects The Perception of Homeopathic Treatment in the United States
- Russia’s Bot Empire: An Exploration of Russian Twitter Propaganda
- The Clouded Mirrors of Democracy: Factors Informing US Geopolitical Reputation Abroad after a Divided America
- Beneath the Surface: The Anatomy of Misinformation in Climate Discourse - Case Studies of “Astroturfing”.
- Ringing the Iron Triangle: How US Protest Groups Navigate a Newly Radicalized Political Sphere
- Blood Diamond Legacies: Mining, Security and Failures of Reconciliation after Sierra Leone’s Civil War
The Power of Poisson: Harnessing the Power of NHL Predictive Modeling
Perfecting the Imperfect Game: Using Data Analytics to Better Decision Making in Golf
Probability in Investment Strategy
A Statistical Investigation of Student Stress
Predicting the Unpredictable in the Premier League
Game Theory and the Mathematics of Decision Making
The All-or-Nothing of Mathematics: Concepts Such as Infinity, Zero and Complex Numbers
Using Math to Find the Greatest Basketball Player
The Supreme Court’s Downfall: The Overlap Between Personal Ideology, Rhetoric, and Constitutional Interpretation
The Prison after Prison: The Evolution of Federal and State Ex-Offender Support
The Effect of UV Filters in Sunscreen on Coral Bleaching
The Safety and Efficacy of Apple Cider Vinegar as a Topical Antibiotic: Its Antibacterial Effect on Pathogenic and Commensal Staphylococcus Bacteria and Effects on the Human Epidermal Microbiome
Snapshot
Diversity in Datasets: An Exploration of Racial Diversity in Facial Recognition
We’ve Got a Problem Here: Probability and Combinatorics Inquiry and Collaborative Problem Solving
Legacies of the Marshall Plan: Exploring Rhetoric and Response after Ukraine
Regulation and Reputation: How Big Pharma Affects The Perception of Homeopathic Treatment in the United States
Russia’s Bot Empire: An Exploration of Russian Twitter Propaganda
The Clouded Mirrors of Democracy: Factors Informing US Geopolitical Reputation Abroad after a Divided America
Beneath the Surface: The Anatomy of Misinformation in Climate Discourse - Case Studies of “Astroturfing”.
Ringing the Iron Triangle: How US Protest Groups Navigate a Newly Radicalized Political Sphere
Blood Diamond Legacies: Mining, Security and Failures of Reconciliation after Sierra Leone’s Civil War
Session iii, 12:45–1:30 p.m.
- Advanced Inquiry in Performance
- Inquiry in Artificial Intelligence Science Research
- Advanced Inquiry in Human Ecology and Sustainability
- Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 3
- Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 4
- Protest, Purpose & Perspective: Understanding Human Interaction in the age of Social Media
- US Foreign Policy in a Post-American World
- Game Design and Development Panel 2
- “The Past Is Never Dead. It's Not Even Past.” – Historical Research and Contemporary Problems
Advanced Inquiry in Performance
Inquiry in Artificial Intelligence Science Research
Advanced Inquiry in Human Ecology and Sustainability
Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 3
Advanced Inquiry in Applied Mathematics, Panel 4
Protest, Purpose & Perspective: Understanding Human Interaction in the age of Social Media
US Foreign Policy in a Post-American World
Game Design and Development Panel 2
“The Past Is Never Dead. It's Not Even Past.” – Historical Research and Contemporary Problems
Session iv, 1:35-2:05 P.M.
- Being Efficient with Triangles: An Approach to Lowering Image Size
- A Mathematical Model of Alzheimer’s Inheritance
- Playing Basketball Mathematically
- The Math Behind the CT Scan
- The Bizarre World of the Very Small: Quantum Mechanics
- Logically Predicting the NFL
- Deciding NFL Play-by-Play with Math: Grading QB and RB to Find the Optimal Play
- ‘Breaking the Grass Ceiling’: The Journey Towards Equitable Hiring in and Around the National Football League
- Zones of Opportunity: The State of Affordable Housing in Westport and New Canaan, Connecticut
- Methylphenidate Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in Drosophila Melanogaster
- Proposed Effects of Tidal Choking from Culverts on Tidal Marsh Soil Nutrients and Soil Respiration
- The Effects of Family Dynamics on an Individual’s Suicide Risk Behaviors
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- Sorted: Reinventing Student Locker Assignments in Schools
- Game Design: Can You Make a Game in One Year?
- Diversity Through Pymetrics: How Artificial Intelligence Influences Corporate Sustainability
- Structures of Vulnerability: Antidotes to Anxiety and Alienation in the Era of Social Media
- Femme Fatale: Exploring Power and Empowerment in narratives of CIA female intelligence operatives.
- The Algorithm of Adolescence: An Evaluation of Social Media Mitigation Strategies
- Empowering Voices: A Systemic Evaluation of Sexual Violence Prevention on Public and Private University Campuses
- The ABCs of Literacy Instruction: Improving Outcomes for Dyslexic Students in the United States
- Creating Music Using Computers, Pencil & Paper and Acoustic Instruments
Being Efficient with Triangles: An Approach to Lowering Image Size
A Mathematical Model of Alzheimer’s Inheritance
Playing Basketball Mathematically
The Math Behind the CT Scan
The Bizarre World of the Very Small: Quantum Mechanics
Logically Predicting the NFL
Deciding NFL Play-by-Play with Math: Grading QB and RB to Find the Optimal Play
‘Breaking the Grass Ceiling’: The Journey Towards Equitable Hiring in and Around the National Football League
Zones of Opportunity: The State of Affordable Housing in Westport and New Canaan, Connecticut
Methylphenidate Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in Drosophila Melanogaster
Proposed Effects of Tidal Choking from Culverts on Tidal Marsh Soil Nutrients and Soil Respiration
The Effects of Family Dynamics on an Individual’s Suicide Risk Behaviors
DVD menu
Sorted: Reinventing Student Locker Assignments in Schools
Game Design: Can You Make a Game in One Year?
Diversity Through Pymetrics: How Artificial Intelligence Influences Corporate Sustainability
Structures of Vulnerability: Antidotes to Anxiety and Alienation in the Era of Social Media
Femme Fatale: Exploring Power and Empowerment in narratives of CIA female intelligence operatives.
The Algorithm of Adolescence: An Evaluation of Social Media Mitigation Strategies
Empowering Voices: A Systemic Evaluation of Sexual Violence Prevention on Public and Private University Campuses
The ABCs of Literacy Instruction: Improving Outcomes for Dyslexic Students in the United States
Creating Music Using Computers, Pencil & Paper and Acoustic Instruments
2022
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