This collection of student projects is intentionally tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals address the most challenging issues of our time and represent a blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all.
Starting in 2021 students enrolled in a mentored research course as part of their Rollins education experience were called upon to explore various potential pathways to a socially, economically, and environmentally just global community for a better future. The research contained herein is the culmination of their findings and each report addresses a specific topic under the umbrella of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals.
Submissions from 2021
Female Genital Mutilation and the Evaluation of Potential Solutions with an Ethical Pluralist Perspective, Magdalen Asbury
Utilizing plastic-degrading microbes for plastic degradation, Brandon Garcia
Using the Green Climate Fund to build stronger infrastructures among SIDS: a comparative analysis of Tonga and Haiti, Mauricio Gomez Novoa
Portlando's Guide to Sustainability, Hannah Jahosky
Reducing the Obesity Epidemic Globally, Kimberli Pepper
The Impacts of Terrorism on Maternal Health in Afghanistan, Kyla Rocanello-Snow
Fighting Food Waste: A Comparative Study of Germany and the U.S. (A Research Report), Rollins College Students
Comprehensive Care: Harm Reduction and the Opioid Epidemic, Riley Tinlin
Technology's Impact on Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, Danielle Zarcone