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¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Biological Sciences Professor Helps Lead International Research Coordination Network to Study Insect Decline
Oct. 10, 2022
Over half of the described species in the world are insects. Although many people think of insects as pests, they play vital roles and have a big impact on our invaluable ecosystems, as pollinators, helping break down wastes, and as an essential food source for many other…
Read More »Gov. DeWine Declares October Ohio Employee Ownership Month With Proclamation Recognizing OEOC at ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State
Oct. 3, 2022
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently issued a joint proclamation recognizing the impact that employee-owned companies have on Ohio’s economy as well as the work of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) based at ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´, which…
Read More »Questions of Race, Colonialism, and Nuclear War Discussed on International Day of Peace
Oct. 1, 2022
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a…
Read More »Students Conduct Landscape Ecology Research to Discover Effects of Sea Level Rise
Sept. 19, 2022
Saying "yes" to everything landed Kathryn Burns in the middle of New Jersey's coastal wetlands
Read More »¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Africana Studies Professor Appointed Non-Resident Fellow of Nkafu Policy Institute
Sept. 13, 2022
The Nkafu Policy Institute recently appointed Ghana native Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´, one of its Non-Resident Fellows in Governance & Democracy.
Read More »Groundbreaking Study of Fraternity Hazing Co-Authored by ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Researcher Reveals Little Connection to Group Solidarity
Sept. 7, 2022
¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´â€™s newest anthropologist, Assistant Professor Aldo Cimino, Ph.D., has made it his life’s work to understand the causes and consequences of hazing, including the possible generation of solidarity. He and his co-author recently published an…
Read More »Postdoc Explores Psychological Well-Being and the Positive Side of Mental Health
Sept. 1, 2022
The College of Arts and Sciences wishes to congratulate David Disabato, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´, who recently landed a tenure-track faculty position at Baldwin Wallace University, near Cleveland!
Read More »¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award
Aug. 31, 2022
ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron…
Read More »Five ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full-Rides to Grad Schools
July 29, 2022
Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you.
Read More »Neurological Research Helps Develop Potential Autism Pharmaceuticals
July 6, 2022
Autism spectrum disorder is a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities characterized by social communication deficits and stereotypic behaviors. Currently, little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder, but the research of ¾Ã¾ÃÎçÒ¹ÐßÐßÓ°ÔºÃâ·Ñ¹Û¿´ State…
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