Undergrad research journal takes on topics from tipping to LSD

The second issue of the Cardinal Edge (TCE), the University of Louisville’s only undergraduate multidisciplinary research journal, came out in Fall 2022.   “This past cycle, we received diverse submissions from over 20 fields of study,” TCE’s editors said. Chosen research topics range from COVID-19 vaccination rates at the Kentucky Racing Health Services Center in Churchill Downs to the evolution of LSD usage in the 1960s. [caption id="attachment_58181" align="alignright" width="173"] MBA student Golnoush Esmaeily examines the psychology behind customer tipping. Her research is included in the Cardinal Edge.[/caption]   Another topic of interest is a research paper on tipping etiquette.   In “The Economic Behavior of Restaurant Tipping: The Effect of Tipping on Profit,” MBA student Golnoush Esmaeily examines the psychology behind customer tipping and provides statistical and survey data supporting various customer motivations.    The journal’s first issue was published in Fall 2021.   Real-time download data on the TCE website shows the journal has resulted in more than 7,000 downloads worldwide since its first issue. The goal of the journal is to help students prepare for future publishing work by sharing their research.