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Imagine you’re on a long car ride, everything is calm, the highway has a soothing tone, and the backseat is quiet. You suddenly hit traffic, the car erupts with noise with a child blurting out, “are we there yet?!”. Then a toddler starts crying after their toy slips between
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Overview Despite Gen Z’s low income compared to other generations, they travel frequently (Pitrelli, 2023). Rather than waiting until they have high-paying jobs or savings to travel, they make travel fit into their existing budgets. A survey of 4,000 Gen Z students found that 76% consider financial
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Money management has never been a stress-free process, and with all the options now, it can become even more overwhelming than ever. The issues that we are faced with are now presented in a multitude of new ways. When taking a look at online banking apps we can begin
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A Problem Hiding in Plain Sight Every generation seems to carry its own kind of struggle. Baby Boomers often talk about building wealth during economic expansion. Millennials recall navigating the Great Recession and a shifting job market. For Gen Z, the weight that lingers behind nearly every decision often feels
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Long car rides have historically been moments of family friction, sibling bickering, and prolonged boredom. In a partner sponsored project with Honda, I dive into existing, emerging, and conceptual approaches to calm and relaxation through science, tech, arts, lifestyle, and specialty fields to better frame what the relaxing experience of
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Aliina Lange, Nicole L., Emily Tanchevski, and I attended a project kickoff with our partners at the ODNR Division of Parks and Watercraft: Heather Bokman, Sustainability Coordinator; Tracey Coe, Clean Marinas Coordinator; and Mark Allen, Statewide Trails Administrator. At the kickoff, we were introduced to the problem of high impacts
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Context of the Problematic Think about the worst car ride you’ve ever had. Spilled drinks, missed stops, distracted driving, arguments, whining, and a whole cascade of vile memories may arise. If you are a parent you've probably experienced some or all of these while carting around your
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Overview In the beginning of our research, the Local Loops team was, well, in a loop. The thing was, we didn’t really have a problem. There was no direction given. We had amazing partners and plenty of resources but no clue what was going on. All we knew was
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Overview Studies have shown that parks are essential to the economy. Not only do parks generate sizable revenue from tourism, travel and recreation, but they support countless jobs and local businesses. This in return increases the property value of areas around the parks, further generating revenue (WeConservePA, n.d.). Aside