Students with a high academic record entering their senior year—above a 3.5 GPA—can pursue Honors by completing significant or original work in their major. These projects are some of the finest work Ursinus students have completed, often leading to work in graduate school or by future Ursinus students. Students who complete a project of remarkable discipline and originality can earn Distinguished Honors.
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Playing Mind Games: Neural Correlates of Personality, Cortical Activity and Suggestibility, Steven A. Medeiros Jr.
Inspired Images: On Georgia O'Keeffe & Alfred Stieglitz's Collaborative Photographs, Jack A. Meyer
Lower Extremity Joint Angle and Range of Motion are Associated With Cardiovascular Health, Joyann E. Oakman
Pyrazine and Asymmetric Pyrazine-Modified Cyanoferrate Complexes in the Electro- and Photochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide, Aubrey R. Paris
"To Deal", Kyle Peterson
Genetic Mapping of New pam-1 Suppressors in Caenorhabditis elegans, Katlin M. Power
Estrogen, Bisphenol A, and Bisphenol S: Regulation of Cathepsin L Activity and its Relation to Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Regina M. Powers
Reckless Abandonment? Explaining Congressional Hispanic Caucus Support for the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, Elizabeth C. Reynolds
Positive Influence Dominating Set Generation via a New Greedy Algorithm, Matthew Rink
Choosing the Right Steps: Management Decisions of Dance Businesses, Jessica B. Rosina
Minstrelsy and Contemporary Media, Sydney Rotman
Innovation of a Novel Prion Reporter System in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Daniel Selechnik
Conservation of the Antillean Manatee in Mexico, Xylia R. Serafy
Resurrecting the "Dead" Second Amendment: How the Libertarian Legal Movement Has Shaped Gun Control Litigation, Anthony M. Sierzega
Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control of Alternative Pest Management for Alfalfa Agroecosystems, Cara Sulyok
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's...Cultural Anxiety? Using Detective Comics' Three Biggest Heroes to Identify and Explore Cultural Anxieties as Depicted Through Television, Jonathan Vander Lugt
Executive Control, Neural Correlate, and Visual Processing Changes During the Acquisition of Arabic Language, Alvin Varghese
Constructing the Yellow Peril: East Asia as the Enemy in American Discourse and Political Rhetoric, Laura K. Witwer
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Is Geographic Diversification Associated With Increased Risk? Evidence From the Spanish Banking Crisis, Briana Anderson
Experimental Evidence for Heterogeneous Expectations in a Simple New Keynesian Framework, Atticus David Holm Graven
"Nature is Pushing One Way and People are Pushing the Other": A Political Ecology of Forest Transitions in Western Montgomery County, PA, Megan Elizabeth Maccaroni
Connecting the Dots: An Economic Study of Parental Factors Shaping Early Childhood Cognitive Development, Bryn Alexandra O'Neill
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Does Race Influence Executive Compensation in Chinese Firms?, Elizabeth Mahoney
What Effect Do Corporate Governance Characteristics Have on CEO Compensation in a Small Cap Firm?, Kiley Stauffer
The Look of the Line: An Empirical Investigation of the Impacts of Facial Symmetry on Salary Levels of Offensive Linemen in the NFL, Kristen Wampole
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Death of Music Videos?: An Analysis on the Effectiveness of Music Videos as a Promotional Tool, Carmen Cheng
Approaches to Alternative Energy Policy: A Comparison of the United States and Germany, Martina Dzuna
Estrogenic Regulation of the Immune System in a Murine Model for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Matthew James Zuber
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Do Ugly Criminals Receive Harsher Sentences? An Analysis of Lookism in the Criminal Justice System, Kelly Beck
The Ursinusiana Project: How the Religious History of Ursinus College Yielded Today's Liberal Arts Curriculum, Karen Boedecker
Evaluating the Target Pipeline in a Pharmaceutical Acquisition, Daniel Vass
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Stats or Studs: Does it Pay to be Good Looking? The Economic Impact of Lookism, Lisle O'Neill
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Does Quality Matter? An Hedonic Analysis of College Tuition Price, Joshua Delano
Cheating With Honor, Christian A. Pfeiffer
The Right to Learn Across the Tracks: An Analysis of School Funding and Integration in Seattle, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, D.C., Erin M. Pollard
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Effects of Asset Allocation and Active Management on Total Return of Managed Funds, Florian Halili
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Profit Maximization in the Banking Industry: Early Adoption of Technology and its Effects on Efficiencies, John Gulnac
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The Role of Patronage in Public Wage Determination, John Fessick
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Preparations and Reactions of Two Aldoketenes: t-Butyl and Benzyl, Donna E. Loeffler
An Inexpensive Differential Thermal Analyzer: Construction, Qualitative and Quantitative Applications, Kenneth T. Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Financing Elementary and Secondary Education, Jeanmarie Grubb
Steric Effects on the Dimerization of Alkyl Substituted Aldoketenes, Barbara Carol Pittner
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Assessment of Economic and Social Benefits of Day Care and a Budget Proposal for a Hypothetical Day Care Center, Nancy K. Lecrone
Investigation of the Mechanism of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)-Iodine Complex, David J. Martella
The Effects of Productivity on the American Economy, C. Lee Metzger Jr.
The Economics of Planned Cities, Barbara J. Orsburn
Poly (4-Vinylpyridine) Synthesis and Solution Properties, Warren L. Robinson Jr.
A Measurement of the Economic and Social Impact of Ursinus College, Jan M. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Japan's Economic Success Following Her World War II Defeat, Karen E. Davidock
Crime: An Economic Approach, Pamela E. Lynch
An NMR Study of Substituent Effects in Ortho-Substituted Aryl Methyl Sulfides, Luba Anne Pacala
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
The Synthetic Chemistry of Carboxyalkyl-P, P-Diphenyl Phosphines, Larry S. Andrews
An Investigation Into the Effectiveness of Using Silver Price Changes as an Economic Indicator, Francis X. Buschman
An Evaluation of the Chinese Economy 1949-1972, Gerald Green
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Agricultural Policy in India as Related to Economics of an Emerging Underdeveloped Nation, Wayne Ingram Christman
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
A Study of Substituent Effects in Selected Aromatic Systems by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Carol K. Haas
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
The Synthesis and Reactions of Isatoic p-linear bis Anhydride, Willis G. Frick
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
The Development of Transportation, With Special Emphasis Upon the Changing Importance of the Railroad in the United States, Nancy E. Coleman
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactions of 1,2-dihydro-2-thiono, 3,1-Benzoxazin-4-one and its Isomer the 3,1-benzothiazine-2 (1H), 4-dione, Joan Louise Davis
The Synthesis of 2-Carboxyethyl-P, P-Diphenylphosphine and a Study of it as a Potential Chelating Agent, Harriet V. Taylor
Equilibrium Constants of Various Polyol-borate Systems, Karen L. Wanner
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
The Synthesis and Reactions of 8-Carboxy Isatoic Anhydride, James E. Scheirer
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
The Synthesis and Reactions of 6-Carboxy Isatoic Anhydride, Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
The Synthesis and Reactions of 7-Carboxy Isatoic Anhydride, Elsa M. Janle
The Synthesis of 2, 4, 6, 8 - Tetraoxo - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 - octahydro-benzo (1, 2-d:-5, 4-d') bis (1, 3) oxazine, Calvin L. Moyer
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
A Study of the Reactions in the Formation of Sulfoacetic Acid and of the Preparation of Pure Crystalline Sulfoacetic Acid, Barbara Jean Eichel
Kinetics of the Reaction of Isatoic Anhydride With Low Molecular Weight Alcohols, William Mast
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
The Gross and Microscopic Morphology of the Digestive System of the Cutlips Minnow, Exoglossum Maxillingua (Le Sueur), Ira Lederman
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
Theses/Dissertations from 1953
Cyclization of W-tertiary Butyl Uramido Benzoic Acid, John R. Lovett
Identification of Certain Fatty Oils by Chromatographic Methods, G. Earl Newborn
The Preparation of the Heavy Metal Soaps of Naphthenic Acids, Frederick H. Owens
Theses/Dissertations from 1952
A Botanical Study of the Trees and Shrubs Found on the Campus of Ursinus College, Daniel Burnside
Shall I Fill 'er Up, Sir?: A Study of the Retail Gasoline Service Station Operator and Methods of Increasing his Profits, Linford Loesch
Variations in the Anteriomesenteric Axis of the Arterial Blood Supply of the Frog, Adelle V. Michels
Theses/Dissertations from 1951
The Factors Influencing the Rate of Polymerization in the Formation of Propylene Phthalate, Guenter R. Ackermann
Stability and Concentration Effects in the use of Siloxene as a Chemiluminescent Indicator in Redox Titrations, William F. Burkhardt
Rate of Reaction and Order of the Esterification of Propylene Glycol With Acetic Acid, Thrygve R. Meeker
Colorimetry and its Application to Analytical Methods, William L. Walls
Theses/Dissertations from 1950
The Man of Tomorrow, Murray N. Silverstein
The Marshall Plan: A Critique of the European Recovery Program, Louis D. Stefan
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
The Preparation of Double Complex Cobalt Salts by the Resinous Exchange Method, Russell H. Berry Jr.
An Inquiry Into the Relationship Between Sulfur and Plant Growth, George E. Dillinger Jr. and William F. Weber
A Study of the Flora Found in the Area of North Bay, Ontario, Canada, Dorothy H. Post
A Study of the Intestinal Fauna of the Frog, Russell W. Schaedler
Nile Blue Staining of the Prostate Gland of Living Mice, Herbert M. Schiller
Theses/Dissertations from 1948
A Discussion of Rodent Circulation With Special Reference to the Chinchilla, Jacqueline A. Klein
Something About the Industry of Boonton and the Labor Relations That Prevail Within Some of its Plants, James J. Kromka
Minor Elements in Plant Growth, Vangy A. Tilton
Theses/Dissertations from 1947
Hormones of the Vertebrates and Their Influence on the Growth and Development of Invertebrates, M. G. Heckman
Experiments on the Keto-cleavage of D1 (2-cyanoethyl) Acetoacetic Ester, Charles W. Huff
Brazil; Our Economic Partner: A Study of Brazil and the Future of our Trade, Dorothy Kleppinger
Synthesis of Terpenes, Jeanetta Reneberger
Theses/Dissertations from 1946
International Cartels, Jane Reifsnyder
Theses/Dissertations from 1944
Synthesis of Dyes, Faith B. Cramer
A Discussion of Histological Technique With Special Reference to Double and Triple Staining, Margaret J. McKinney
Theses/Dissertations from 1943
Injection of Circulatory System of Chick Embryos, Mary T. DiMedio
The Preparation of Corrosion Specimens, Llewellyn W. Hunsicker
