Megan Heenan, Nevada State College

There are over 1,300 areas in the country on the National Priorities List due to the levels of hazardous waste contamination.

Katherine Brand, University of Michigan

Being optimistic is generally considered a good thing, but what happens when people take that to the extreme? Oftentimes the result pushes an upbeat attitude that ultimately invalidates normal human emotions.

Madelyn Haasken, Bemidji State University

With popular trends like the ‘back profile challenge’ and ‘what I eat in a day’ videos, the social media app is encouraging body image negativity.

Ayanna Totten, East Stroudsburg University

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