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Clyde Meets With Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Choose Ohio First Scholars
State Representative Kathleen Clyde, who represents Central and Southern Portage County in Ohio’s 75th District, met with 30 of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Friday (February 13) in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. After a brief presen…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic,…
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SPCS Professor Challenges Students to Reflect on Empathy and Compassion
Karen Cunningham, associate professor with the Center for Applied Conflict Management (now the School of Peace and Conflict Studies) at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, was recently asked by YES! Magazine to write an article for their online issue on a creative assignment she gave to her Applied Conflict…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Mark Bracher Professor of English College of Arts and Sciences 1985-present Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development. Bracher investiga…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Makes Sick Children Feel like Princesses
Brianna Ali Arko uses princess magic to turn frowns upside down for children battling cancer. Ali Arko is in the pre-medicine program in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. She volunteers for a non-profit group called, A Special Wish Foundation Inc., Cleveland Chapter. …
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Psychology Professor Invited To White House Workshop
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Psychology Professor John Dunlosky will participate in the White House Workshop on Bridging Neuroscience and Learning on Friday, Jan. 23, in Washington D.C. Dunlosky will provide expert input about the current state of research relevant to neuroscience-based interventions for …
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy. With the help of his participation in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s James Blank Appointed New Dean of Its College of Arts and Sciences
James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving as interim dean since No…
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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s SOLE Center Researchers to Study Informal STEM Learning Experiences With NSF Grant
While most can agree that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experiences outside of school can be exciting and engaging for young people, there is much that isn’t known about its impact on short-term and long-term learning. How can it best be connected to what students are learn…
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Two Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4, 1970, Voices Documentary
The documentary film May 4th Voices: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, 1970, created by two Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University collaborators, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Association’s Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. The Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together all people interested…
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