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Senior STEM editor
Phoenix Bryant
Junior STEM editor
Parvata Kirthivasan
Senior Editor
Caroline Orndorff
Junior CAHSS editor
Journal of Undergraduate Research 2025 vol.26
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Polina Kassir
Department of English
Reading the Library: An Ethnography of Place in One Baltimore City Library
Trisha Joy Francisco
Department of Physics
Analyzing Algorithm and Thermodynamic Influences on Purple Air Sensors in Baltimore, Maryland
Stephanie Marceron
Department of Media and Communication Studies
Megan Rehbehn
Department of Political Science
A place for linguistics in combating disinformation by audio deepfakes
Havvanur Kulu
Department of Political Science
Exogenous Crises and Incumbent Governments: A Case Study from Turkey
Whitney Fils-Aime
Division of Research and Creative Achievement
Gina Khan
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics and Intercultural Communications
Identity Formation of Half-Korean Individuals Living in South Korea
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