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David Ward, professor of Plant Biology

聚色阁 Research Review: Shrub Encroachers Friend or Foe?

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick endowed professor of Plant Biology in 聚色阁鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?

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Ashley Rutkoski and Michelle Bebber at 聚色阁's Eren Lab

聚色阁 Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology

The Eren Lab at 聚色阁鈥檚 Department of Anthropology is among the university鈥檚 busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology.

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How a Florentine Palace Changed Studying Abroad

What鈥檚 a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, 聚色阁 has one, and students have noticed.

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Record-Breaking Attendance at the 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit

Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at 聚色阁

The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 聚色阁 hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.

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Stuart Chen-Hayes, 鈥94, and Lance Chen-Hayes at the LGBTQ+ Center with Luncheon Guests

聚色阁 Was 鈥楥ritical in the Formation of This Family鈥

A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. 鈥94, NCC, LCPC, to 聚色阁 in 1990 to pursue a doctoral degree in counselor education. What he learned at the university 鈥 and what inspired him 鈥 significantly changed the course of his life, professionally and personally.

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The cast and crew of "Manual for a Desperate Crossing" smile for a group photo.

聚色阁 Faculty and Students Reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world 鈥 including the 聚色阁 community 鈥  have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As 聚色阁鈥檚 population of Hispanic and Latino students continues to grow each year, students, faculty, organizations and departments are taking the time to acknowledge the month through a series of discussion, events, dancing and even theatrical plays.

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A computer rendering of the Liberty of Poetry statue (shown here) was used by 聚色阁 to create the 3D-printed reproduction of the statue.

聚色阁 Partners With Opera di Santa Croce to Present 鈥楽isters in Liberty鈥 Exhibition at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

聚色阁 and the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, will celebrate a collaborative partnership around the creation of 鈥淪isters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy, to New York, New York,鈥 an exhibition opening on Oct. 17, 2019, and running through April 26, 2020, at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island in New York. 

Tags: Global Reach, College of Arts and Sciences, Design Innovation, Wick Poetry Center, Partnerships

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High school students from Portage County and surrounding areas hold Chinese hand fans during a past STARTALK Summer Foreign Language Camp at 聚色阁.

Model 聚色阁 Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding

While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 聚色阁 has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.

Tags: Global Reach, Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, Global Understanding Research Initiative

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A bonobo stares back at the camera while another walks away

NSF Award Helps 聚色阁 Anthropologists Expand International Partnership

The (NSF) recently awarded 聚色阁 a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned .

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Neil Cooper, Ph.D, director of 聚色阁's School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

聚色阁 Magazine: New Approaches to Peace

In April 2019, 聚色阁 welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of 聚色阁's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first 鈥榣iving memorial鈥 for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.

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