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Introducing standardized field methods for fracture-focused surface process research
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Author
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Eppes, Martha Cary, Berberich, Samantha, Keanini, Russell, Moser, Faye, Morovati, Mehdi, Porson, Steven, Rasmussen, Monica
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Rocks--Fracture, Earth sciences
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Description
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Rock fractures are a key contributor to a broad array of Earth surface processes due to their direct control on rock strength as well as rock porosity and permeability. However, to date, there has been no standardization for the quantification of ...
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Do social connections impact the health and functioning of persons with dementia?
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Author
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Montoro-Rodriguez, Julian, Hayslip, Bert, Jr.
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Dementia, Alzheimer's disease
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Description
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A recent scoping review by Joshi and colleagues in the multidisciplinary journal of International Psychogeriatrics reports on the existing empirical evidence of social connections as a possible social determinant of cognitive decline in adults wit...
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Biopsychosocial contexts influence adult cognitive functioning concurrently and longitudinally
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Author
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Bennett, Jeanette M., Payen, Ameante, Bateman, James R., Persin, Michael J.
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Cognition--Age factors, Aging
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Description
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Background: Cognitive aging is a complex process that impacts human behavior. Identifying the factors that preserve cognitive functioning is a public health priority, given that 20% of the US population will be at least 65 years old in the next de...
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Not credible until proven credible
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Author
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Manley, Mariah
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Internet literacy
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Description
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My presentation is an overview of what makes a source credible and what causes it to lose its purpose or credibility. It addresses Authority, Purpose, and Currency while also explaining how this helps individuals find credibility. My poster also t...
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Empowered insight : navigating an informed approach to news and information consumption
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Author
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Murugan, Meenu, Obied, Jana
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Information literacy
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Description
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Providing an overview of six fundamental subsections of media literacy, this poster offers a thorough introduction to media literacy. It highlights how crucial it is to consume news and information with discernment by encouraging critical thought ...
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Hyper-theatricality : melodramatic polarities or tragicomic awareness
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Author
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Pizzato, Mark
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Melodrama
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Description
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Melodrama became the dominant mode in movies, with spectacular conflicts of good versus evil focusing on clear-cut heroes fighting monstrous villains. Such melodramatic framing continues to be the dominant mode in our mass/social/gaming media. But...
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Addressing media literacy in K-12 classrooms
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Author
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Ramsey, L. Heather
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Education, Elementary, Education, Secondary
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Description
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A study of K-12 core content area teachers’ experiences teaching digital citizenship found that 80% (n=9) addressed topics of media literacy in their classrooms. The study looked at how teachers integrated media literacy topics into instruction, a...
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Media literacy matters conference : current landscape, student actions, and future directions
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Author
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Critical Media Literacy Collaborative
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Information literacy
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Description
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Media Literacy Matters: Current Landscape, Student Actions, and Future Directions is a half-day conference that brings faculty, students, and researchers across campus together to discuss issues related to media literacy. Media literacy is the abi...
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Teaching critical algorithmic evaluation : social media and the datafied self
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Author
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Grandinetti, Justin
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Social media, Data mining
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Description
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This presentation focuses on a pedagogical approach and subsequent assignment for critically evaluating the algorithms we interact with in everyday life. While the underlying data driven processes structuring social media are often referred to as ...
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Natural phenomena edition
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Author
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Voigt, Suzanne, Rodrigez, Dominique, Turner, Zoe
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Artificial intelligence, Photography
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Description
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In the 21st century, it has become increasingly challenging to recognize which images are “real” vs. those that have been created using AI. Experts have estimated that by 2025, over 90% of online content will be created by AI, leading Congress to ...
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Gregg Brafford oral history interview 3, 2023 July 6
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Creator
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Brafford, Gregg
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Date Created
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2023-07-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay men, Gay bars, LGBTQ+ bars, AIDS (Disease), AIDS organizations, Fund raising
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Description
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In this third of three interviews, Gregg Brafford, who managed and owned several LGBTQ+ bars in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Oleens, the New Brass Rail, Central Station, and the Woodshed, discusses the impact of the HIV AIDS virus on the l...
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Gregg Brafford oral history interview 2, 2023 May 3
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Creator
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Brafford, Gregg
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Date Created
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2023-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay men, Gay bars, LGBTQ+ bars, Bartenders
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Description
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In his second interview, Gregg Brafford, who managed and owned several LGBTQ+ bars in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Oleens, the New Brass Rail, Central Station, and the Woodshed, continues to discuss LGBTQ+ bars and restaurants in Charlotte...
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Curtis Tutt oral history interview, 2023 April 17
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Creator
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Tutt, Curtis
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Date Created
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2023-04-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay bars, Gay men--Family relationships, LGBT community centers, Gay men--Identity
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Description
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Curtis Tutt discusses his involvement with various LGBTQ+ organizations in Charlotte, North Carolina, since he moved to the city in the 1990s. Topics discussed include his role as treasurer for the International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country ...
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Ann Carver oral history interview 2, 2023 April 12
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Carver, Ann C.
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Date Created
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2023-04-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Women's studies--Curricula, Women in education, Sex discrimination against women, Africana studies
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Description
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Dr. Ann Carver discusses the development of the Women and Gender Studies Program at UNC Charlotte in the 1970s, illustrating the attitude towards women at the University at the time and the initiative of the female students who catalyzed the devel...
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Gregg Brafford oral history interview 1, 2023 April 6
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Creator
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Brafford, Gregg
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Date Created
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2023-04-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay men, Gay bars, Lesbian bars, Drag queens, Drag shows, Drag performance, Gay rights, Witches, LGBTQ+ bars
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Description
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Gregg Brafford, who managed and owned several LGBTQ+ bars in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Oleens, the New Brass Rail, Central Station, and the Woodshed, discusses his formative years in Mint Hill, his college experiences at UNC Charlotte, ...
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Ellie Perzel oral history interview 2, 2023 March 28
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Creator
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Perzel, Ellie
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Date Created
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2023-03-28
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Subjects--Topical
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College teachers, College administrators, Local history, Historic preservation, Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, Retirement
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Description
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Ellie Perzel recounts the life of her late husband, Dr. Ed Perzel, and his lasting impact on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a history professor, Chair of the History Department, and Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts a...
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Steve del Vecchio oral history interview, 2023 March 27
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Del Vecchio, Steve
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Date Created
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2023-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Gardening, Gay men--Identity, AIDS (Disease), Gay community, Drag, Gay press publications, LGBTQ+ press
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Description
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Steve del Vecchio discusses his lifelong career as a gardener in the Charlotte area and his identity as a gay man since his family moved to the city in the 1950s. Topics discussed include the different clients Mr. del Vecchio worked for including ...
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Leighton Ford oral history interview, 2023 March 21
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Creator
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Ford, Leighton
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Date Created
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2023-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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YMCA of the USA, Christianity, Organizational behavior--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christian leadership, Mentoring, Race relations
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Mr. Leighton Ford, an internationally active evangelist who worked closely with his brother-in-law Billy Graham, discusses the expansion and development of the Charlotte YMCA in North Carolina and the changes that occurred within the organization ...
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Ellie Perzel oral history interview 1, 2023 March 8
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Creator
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Perzel, Ellie
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Date Created
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2023-03-08
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Subjects--Topical
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French language--Study and teaching, School integration, Radio broadcasting, Radio stations, Nonprofit organizations, AIDS (Disease)
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Ellie Perzel discusses her experiences working in the Charlotte area as a French and Spanish teacher, a news reporter at Charlotte's NPR station WFAE Radio, and a grant writer for the Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium. Topics discussed include the...