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David Ward, professor of Plant Biology

91²Ö¿â 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 91²Ö¿â’s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?

Tags: Research & Science , Global Reach

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Ashley Rutkoski and Michelle Bebber at 91²Ö¿â's Eren Lab

91²Ö¿â Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology

The Eren Lab at 91²Ö¿â’s Department of Anthropology is among the university’s 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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91²Ö¿â Florence

How a Florentine Palace Changed Studying Abroad

What’s a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, 91²Ö¿â has one, and students have noticed.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Global Reach

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Record-Breaking Attendance at the 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit

Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at 91²Ö¿â

The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 91²Ö¿â 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.

Tags: Community & Society , Global Reach

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

91²Ö¿â Was ‘Critical in the Formation of This Family’

A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. ’94, NCC, LCPC, to 91²Ö¿â in 1990 to pursue a doctoral degree in counselor education. What he learned at the university – and what inspired him – 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.

91²Ö¿â Faculty and Students Reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world – including the 91²Ö¿â community –  have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As 91²Ö¿â’s 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.

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach

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A computer rendering of the Liberty of Poetry statue (shown here) was used by 91²Ö¿â to create the 3D-printed reproduction of the statue.

91²Ö¿â Partners With Opera di Santa Croce to Present ‘Sisters in Liberty’ Exhibition at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

91²Ö¿â and the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, will celebrate a collaborative partnership around the creation of “Sisters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy, to New York, New York,†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: College of Arts and Sciences , Design Innovation , Wick Poetry Center , Partnerships , Global Reach

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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 91²Ö¿â.

Model 91²Ö¿â Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding

While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 91²Ö¿â 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: Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , Global Reach , Research & Science

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A bonobo stares back at the camera while another walks away

NSF Award Helps 91²Ö¿â Anthropologists Expand International Partnership

The (NSF) recently awarded 91²Ö¿â 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 91²Ö¿â's School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

91²Ö¿â Magazine: New Approaches to Peace

In April 2019, 91²Ö¿â welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of 91²Ö¿â'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 ‘living memorial’ for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.

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