The general warming of the Earth that is expected over the next century will have serious economic consequences for humans and natural ecosystems across the world. The Pacific Northwest is already experiencing adverse ...

This essay considers continuities between the impetus towards abstraction within Jugendstil and Expressionism. Both Hermann Obrist and Franz Marc sought through empathy to intuit and image abstract forces at work within ...

Despite established links between child abuse and psychological symptoms such as depression, dissociation, and anxiety, many abuse survivors experience awareness of specific abuse instances or abuse-related symptoms without ...

Academic computing is one major component of Information Technology infrastructure affecting the availability and utilization of technologies at universities. The study here evaluated two different colleges at the University ...

Students' grades are important mechanisms for advancement and success in life. Grades are criteria for college admission and academic awards, and they undoubtedly influence the encouragement and advice students receive ...

In my dissertation, I argue that the neoliberalization of higher education results in the university becoming less and less a place of wonder, self-cultivation and thinking and instead more and more a place to specialize, ...

This dissertation work presents various approaches toward accelerating training of deep neural networks with the use of high-performance computing resources, while balancing learning and systems utilization objectives. ...

Final report made to Deb Carver, University Librarian by Carol Hixson, Facilitator, Access to Collections Initiative, September 12, 2002. Working documents include the survey form, survey results in spreadsheets, background ...

At the turn of the Twentieth century, public libraries were built in communities big and small around the United States as a result of donations from Andrew Carnegie. His philanthropic vision was to turn his "fortune ...