Category: Week 3

The relationship between ecological behavior and human health are often ignored in developed countries due to the support of medical facilities, surveillance, and available courses of action. However, in places such as Cuba, Honduras, and Haiti, this interdependence becomes more substantial and causes continuous concerns.   More than 70% of new and emerging infectious diseases…

Bucknell University was founded the University at Lewisburg in 1846. Only twelve years later, in 1958, Maung Shaw Loo from Burma (now Myanmar) is admitted to the University and graduates six years later, in 1964. He was the first Burmese international student in America. The Burma-Bucknell Connection is among one of the longest international relationships…

This project is on human trafficking in the United States with a specific focus on the east coast. When faced with the idea of human trafficking, a majority of people most likely conjure up images of people being kidnapped and shipped to various third-world countries. It feels like a distant issue, one that will never…

Background Story I go to Bucknell University, which is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. In this small town, there are two Japanese restaurants owned by Chinese. The menus are a mix of Chinese and Japanese food. The distinctiveness between the two becomes ambiguous nowadays. It seems that Japanese and Chinese restaurants emerge into one “brand” under…

What is sustainability? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines sustainability as the notion to “create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations” (US EPA, “Learn About Sustainability.”). It is important that we consciously consider the harmony between man and nature, and find…