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    Use of WHO Growth Standards Rather Than Locally Specific Linear Growth Curves Promotes Equity in Pediatric Growth Research for Children Younger Than 5 Years
    (Oxford University Press, 2025-06-16) Finaret, Amelia B.; Taylor-Forde, Precious; Finaret, Amelia B.; Global Health Studies
    There is strong evidence that healthy children around the world grow according to the World Health Organization Child Growth Standards when they benefit from healthy environments, regardless of race, ethnicity, or nationality. Despite this, arguments still exist in the scientific literature that child growth curves specific to local populations are necessary. We use a narrative review of the literature on child growth to focus on articles in which different, locally specific child growth curves have been developed or recommended. We synthesize the arguments against a universal child growth standard to provide an understanding of these problematic claims, in the context of new efforts to address remaining echoes of scientific racism in the field of nutrition and other biomedical sciences. Child nutrition assessment should take place using high-quality tools and metrics that do not depend on race, ethnicity, or nationality.
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    Diving Deeper: Leveraging the Chondrichthyan Fossil Record to Investigate Environmental, Ecological, and Biological Change
    (Annual Reviews, 2024-12-23) Kim, Sora L.; Balk, Meghan A.; Sibert, Elizabeth C.; Whitenack, Lisa; Whitenack, Lisa; Biology
    The extensive chondrichthyan fossil record spans 400+ million years and has a global distribution. Paleontological studies provide a foundation of description and taxonomy to support deeper forays into ecology and evolution considering geographic, morphologic, and functional changes through time with nonanalog species and climate states. Although chondrichthyan teeth are most studied, analyses of dermal denticle metrics and soft tissue imprints are increasing. Recent methodological advances in morphology and geochemistry are elucidating fine-scale details, whereas large datasets and ecological modeling are broadening taxonomic, temporal, and geographic perspectives. The combination of ecological metrics and modeling with environmental reconstruction and climate simulations is opening new horizons to explore form and function, demographic dynamics, and food web structure in ancient marine ecosystems. Ultimately, the traits and taxa that endured or perished during the many catastrophic upheaval events in Earth’s history contribute to conservation paleobiology, which is a much-needed perspective for extant chondrichthyans. ■ The longevity and abundance of the chondrichthyan fossil record elucidates facets of ecological, evolutionary, and environmental histories. ■ Though lacking postcranial, mineralized skeletons, dental enameloid and dermal denticles exquisitely preserve morphology and geochemistry. ■ Technical advances in imaging, geochemistry, and modeling clarify the linkages between form and function with respect to physiology, diet, and environment. ■ Conservation efforts can benefit from the temporal and spatial perspective of chondrichthyan persistence through past global change events.
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    The impact of anti-bullying laws on children's social-behavioral skills
    (Frontiers Media SA, 2025-04-27) Sun, Xiaohan; Zhao, Hang; Sun, Xiaohan; Zhao, Hang; Business and Economics; Computer and Information Science
    Bullying and violence, both on and off campuses, significantly impact children’s well-being. To address school bullying, every U.S. state gradually developed and implemented school anti-bullying laws (ABLs) and regulations between 2000 and 2015. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of ABLs using a difference-in-differences model and nationally representative samples of U.S. elementary school children. While state ABLs show limited overall effects on children’s social-behavioral skills, significant improvements are observed in self-control and interpersonal skills among low-income children, along with reduced externalizing behaviors among Hispanic children. States with strong or moderate ABLs show greater improvements in children’s interpersonal skills compared to states with weaker policies. These findings indicate social disparities in school bullying outcomes and highlight the importance of stronger policy enforcement.
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    Lawns Be Gone: Feasibility Study at Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania
    (2025-04-21) Scott , Ethan; Environmental Science and Sustainability

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  • College Committees / Shared Governance
    College Meeting minutes and supporting documents including student government minutes
  • Institutional Effectiveness
    Documents associated with assessment and institutional research.
  • Merrick Archives
    Digital collections from archives holdings including: Allegheny’s First One Hundred Years; Borges at Allegheny College 1985; Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic; Reflections on Social (In) Justice
  • Special Collections
    The Documents of Ida M. Tarbell and Civil War Letters of Stephen R. Clark, Ohio Calvary and Willard Cutter, 150th Pennsylvania Regiment, Company K.
  • Student Publications
    Allegheny’s student newspaper The Campus and Kaldron (yearbook)