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Item Open Access The Float Lab: Reframing the “flaws” and challenges of working with window and architectural glass(2026-07-08)The idea that sand is an unlimited resource is a misconception, but there is also a false scarcity mindset that perpetuates compulsive extraction and stockpiling rather than innovating a more circular material ecology. We don’t need more things; we need better ways of working with what is right in front of us. In the case of glass, this philosophy certainly applies. We currently have all the glass in the world that we will ever need; yet sand, silica, and quartz are continually mined, hoarded, and shipped globally. In 2018 alone, 7.6 million tons of glass were thrown in a landfill. Recycling centers in the US only process bottle glass, while float glass–window and architectural glass which are made with a different process and formula–are simply discarded. Industry professionals working to reduce waste assert that the biggest problem is lack of public awareness and communication between glass and recycling industries. For example, it’s a commonly held belief that tempered glass cannot be reshaped due to the heat treatments that toughen it for safety measures; however, in my research I have developed several techniques for de-tempering and transforming glass through various processes such as thermal shock, specific annealing processes, fusing, and slumping. This initiative has four outcomes: research industrial float glass production and reframe challenges of compatibility and devitrification that often deter artists from using the material; disseminate research on how to reshape the material; provide examples of how to reintegrate post-consumer float glass into streams of art and design production; assist Tyler Glass Program in leading sustainability research in glass art practices by exploring and modeling these efforts through a curricular lens.Item Open Access Andrew Isenberg: Wyatt Earp - A Vigilante Life [Audio Interview](2026-07-09)Andrew Isenberg's book, Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life (Hill & Wang: 2013) is a fascinating look at the life of a man who lived on both sides of the law and reinvented himself time and time again as he moved throughout the West. Having seen several different Hollywood versions of Wyatt Earp, in this interview I was interested in learning about the real man and how his legend was born. Untangling myth and legend from historical fact, Western historian Andrew Isenberg traces the journey of Wyatt Earp, from his beginnings in the small-town Midwest, to the saloons, jails, and brothels in cow towns and mining towns of Kansas, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, and California, to his final years in Los Angeles.Item Open Access Amy Defibaugh: Macey's Ashes [Audio Interview](2026-07-09)Amy Defibaugh is the author of “Macey’s Ashes: After-Death Care of Companion Animals as Interspecies Family,” which appears as a chapter in the anthology Feeling Animal Death: Being Host to Ghosts (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019). "Macey’s Ashes", adapted from material in Defibaugh’s dissertation, examines contemporary methods of burial and memorialization of companion animals. For Defibaugh, the human-animal relationship is a personal as well as intellectual engagement. Having grown up on a Central Pennsylvania farm, non-human animals were always a big part of her life and they remained so as she made the transition to city life. In her doctoral program, her intellectual focus came in part from her graduate teaching of the popular religion course Death & Dying, where she decided to primarily address issues concerning the death and dying of non-human animals. In this course, she found that her students were far and away most engaged when discussing the deaths of companion animals (the household dog, cat, rabbit, turtle, or snake). This stimulated Defibaugh’s interest in understanding more about this very intimate relationship. There appears to be a vast untapped reservoir of emotion humans feel towards their non-human companions that is expressed in many different public and private ways. I spoke to Amy Defibaugh on October 17, 2019 in the Charles Library in Temple University.Item Open Access The Lived Experience of Loneliness in Transgender Older Adults: A Qualitative Descriptive Study(2026-04-26)Loneliness is pervasive in older adulthood and is associated with poor overall health and increased mortality. Individuals who are transgender experience health and social disparities that place them at high risk for loneliness, yet there is a scarcity of research focused on loneliness within this vulnerable older adult population. The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience of loneliness in older adults who are transgender.Item Open Access Addressing Obesity in Black Women Aged 18-39: Creation of Culturally Sensitive Nurse-Led Education(2026-04-26)Obesity is directly related to chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. By 2030 the American Heart Association predicts that obesity will impact 57% of the world population. Obesity disproportionately affects African Americans; 49.6 % vs 42.2% to other racial groups. Obesity rates were highest in African American women (56.9%) compared to African American men (41.1%). Medical interventions have increased but prevention and obesity management are the most cost-effective routes to address this health crisis. The aim of this DNP scholarly project was to create and implement a culturally sensitive obesity management program specific to Black women aged 18-39. The secondary aim was to develop a collaboration with community partners.