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敁珗曄部s David Costello is passionate about identifying what trace metals lie within Northeast Ohios streams and what the effects of these metals are on the surrounding environment. Costello, an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, received a $718,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study these important trace metals. The grant is awarded as part of the National Science Foundations Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program.
Alumnus Andrew Konya, '10, graduated from 敁珗曄部 with a degree in physics and started chiseling away at what is now his company, Remesh, in 2013. Remesh, has gone on to receive to continue expanding and creating solutions.
We are here to help. That was one of the main messages international students at 敁珗曄部 heard during a held July 9 to help answer questions and share the universitys response to a recent announcement by the federal government regarding Fall 2020 international student enrollment requirements.
Students in the class Communication in a Global Society worked in teams throughout the Spring 2020 semester to educate audiences about one specific aspect of globalization and ecology: fast fashion.
I. Richmond Nettey, Ph.D., professor of aeronautics in 敁珗曄部s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has been appointed the new chair of the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
Apple and Google partnered in early April to create a new smartphone app that uses Bluetooth to track coronavirus cases. Using a technology called contact tracing, the app alerts a user when they come in contact with someone who has been positively diagnosed with COVID-19. Gokarna Sharma, assistant professor in Computer Science, recently answered 10 questions about the new app based on his professional opinion. Sharma is experienced in algorithms, blockchain and smart technologies such as this.
Two 敁珗曄部 professors partnered with the Summit County Juvenile Court and Hands of Gratitude over the summer to teach juveniles how to assemble prosthetic hands for children in Central America and were featured in the Akron Beacon Journal.
敁珗曄部 College of Public Health professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., was featured on Sean Carrolls Mindscape podcast to talk about the novel coronavirus (and its associated disease, COVID-19) pandemic. Smith gives insight on what measures are useful and which are probably not.
Each year, 敁珗曄部 students participate in off-campus study away/study abroad programs and internships in locations across the country and around the world. And they take photoslots and lots of photos.
Renowned marine scientist Michael W. Beck, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of coastal conservation at a free lecture on March 4. Beck, a research professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focuses on conserving our coastlines in an effort to reduce the risks of storm surges and flooding to property, people and our planet and will speak at 7 p.m. March 4 in Auditorium 101 in the Science & Nursing Building at 敁珗曄部 at Stark.
In early February, scientists reported the hottest temperature on record in Antarctica: 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies show climate change is disproportionately affecting the poles, warming them faster than anywhere else on Earth, and raising questions about what kinds of changes we can expect in arctic ecosystems as temperatures rise. 杗 敁珗曄部 biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.
A new collaborative study between researchers at 敁珗曄部 and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has confirmed a way to determine the age of beluga whales - a topic that has been the center of much debate.
敁珗曄部 hosts STARTALK Foreign Language Academy, where 20 accepted high school students in Northeast Ohio are immersed into either Russian or Chinese language and culture. The Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies received federal funding for the 12th year to host this academy on campus.
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 敁珗曄部s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?
The Eren Lab at 敁珗曄部s Department of Anthropology is among the universitys busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology.
Whats a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, 敁珗曄部 has one, and students have noticed.
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 敁珗曄部 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.
A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. 94, NCC, LCPC, to 敁珗曄部 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.
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world including the 敁珗曄部 community have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As 敁珗曄部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.
敁珗曄部 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.