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6. Who’s Sick? Hoosick Falls Prey to PFOAs: Geosciences Senior Seminar Panel
Discussion of an emerging water contaminant case in Upstate New York
EMERSON AUDITORIUM
Faculty Sponsor: Amy Frappier, Geosciences
Respondents: Rachel Barrachina ’16, Melanie Feen, ’16, Benjamin Freiberg ’16, Takashi
Inskeep ’16, Emma McCully ’16, Alex (Richard) Ng-Yow ’16, Patrick Thieringer ’16,
and Candace Wygel ’16
In late 2015, New York State declared a Superfund site in nearby Hoosick Falls,
recognizing risks to human health from PFOAs in local wellwater. These organic
chemicals are used in manufacturing Teflon, Scotchguard, and the like. How did this
happen, and what can be done about it? The Geosciences Class of 2016 will discuss
these and other aspects of emerging water contaminants in public/private water supplies,
concluding with a question and answer session.
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The Art & Science of Dance Research
GANNETT AUDITORIUM
Faculty Sponsors: Sarah DiPasquale, Dance; Mary DiSanto-Rose, Dance; Ariel
Osterweis, Dance
Presenters: Emma Lanier ’16, Rachel Samett ’16,
Nicole Becker ’16, Sarah Green
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Critical Dance Studies
Emma Lanier ’16
Reappropriating Tradition to Critique Machismo in Flamenco
Presentation using documentary film to go inside the studio and onto Madrid’s streets to
see how a flamenco piece embodies, exposes, and revokes gender inequality.
Rachel Samett ’16
Queering Mental Ability in Dance: I, too, am pedestrian
The representation of disability in dance tends to be limited to physical disability, erasing
the experiences of the mentally disabled. Using queer and feminist discourse, I propose a
diversification of how we define pedestrian vocabulary to accommodate all possibilities
of mental experience.
Dance Science Research
Nicole Becker
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Comparing Injury Patterns in Liberal Arts College Female Dancers Versus Athletes:
Should Dancers Adopt Periodization?
Injury data of Skidmore College female dancers and athletes were collected and the
patterns were analyzed to assess the effects of periodization on injury occurrence.
Sarah Green ’16
Turning Pliés into Gargoyles: Mental Rehearsal Strategy and Choreography Retention
