2026-27 Capstone
This article is exceptionally relevant to my research topic because it moves my project from a general "rural healthcare" framing into the specific, documented reality of the Amish community. It confirms several assumptions from my own fieldwork, limited transportation, low insurance use, and a cultural preference for home
2026-27 Capstone
This article is relevant to my research topic because it directly complicates a romanticized outside narrative about Amish health that I need to be careful not to unconsciously absorb into my own design assumptions. A viral claim held up Amish communities as proof that vaccines cause chronic disease, framing them
2026-27 Capstone
This article is relevant to my research topic because it shows the real public health stakes tied to vaccination gaps in this community. What stands out most is how carefully the article treats genuine medical uncertainty. Even the experts quoted disagree about whether measles actually caused the infant's
2026-27 Capstone
This article is exceptionally relevant to my research topic because it moves beyond describing the Amish cash-pay healthcare model in the abstract and shows what it actually costs specific families, in dollars and in grief. The Miller families' stories, two infant daughters lost, a son's medical
2026-27 Capstone
What's most relevant to my design thinking is the clear hierarchy the article describes: home remedies and family/church care first, professional medicine second, pursued once a condition is serious enough. That sequencing matters for any tool I design; it wouldn't be replacing a first response;
2026-27 Capstone
Traditional Japanese housing provides an example of how locally available materials can be used to create structures that are connected to their surrounding environment. For hundreds of years, timber and clay were important materials in Japanese house construction. The timber was used to create the structural framework, while clay was
2026-27 Capstone
For some Amish and Plain families, professional healthcare may be sought after home remedies and community care have already been tried. As one of my Special Interest sources explains, “The Amish do go to doctors, but typically as a second or last resort” (Dimmitt, 2025). Before It’s Urgent explores
2026-27 Capstone
The article “Light-Emitting Cement” by David O’Neill explores an alternative approach to outdoor lighting by using construction materials that can produce light without relying on electricity. Light-emitting cement presents a different way to think about how outdoor spaces can be made visible at night. Instead of depending
2026-27 Capstone
My conversation with Summer, a naturalist at Deer Creek State Park, gave me a different perspective on the Dark Skies initiative because she was able to explain what the issue looks like from inside a state park. Our conversation was originally supposed to happen as part of an event we
2026-27 Capstone
I found a artist that goes by the name luzinterruptus who focused on the growing problem of artificial light within Madrid and how it has changed the city’s nighttime environment. Madrid produces so much artificial light that residents have very limited opportunities to see stars or the Milky Way.
2026-27 Capstone
Two articles discuss different projects that use photoluminescent materials to create unique nighttime pathways. The first article highlights the Starling Glow Project in Calgary, Alberta, which received an honorable mention in the 2025 AGT Glow Commercial Project awards. The project uses blue photoluminescent stones embedded into an rail, creating a
Special Interest
Satellites preform many tasks that assist in day to day lives of billions on earth, but as this number of satellites in orbit increases, the question of how they will be maintained and serviced becomes more and more important. "About 16,000 satellites currently circle our planet... Dozens more