Ñý¼§Ö±²¥

College of Arts and Sciences

President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, Alice Cone, Paul and Eileen Gaston and their daughter Beth, and David Hassler, at the dedication of the Gaston Prentice House, Aug. 28, 2024.

Wick Poetry Center Home Formally Dedicated as Gaston Prentice House

The historic house perched next to the Lefton Esplanade at South Lincoln Street on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus, which has been home to the Wick Poetry Center since 2014, is now officially the Gaston Prentice House.

Tags: University News , Arts & Culture , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Wick Poetry Center , College of Arts and Sciences

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today

Metin Eren, Emma and Brian

A Natural Partnership

How a longstanding friendship between Metin Eren, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of archaeology, and a former curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will benefit Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students for years to come.

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today

Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, conducted fieldwork in the western Himalayas in May 2024

New Research Initiative Aims to Unravel Genetic Adaptations to High Altitude Hypoxia

A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State faculty researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences has launched a pioneering study to explore how different species adapt to high-altitude environments in the Himalayas where oxygen levels are significantly lower. This research could have significant implications for understanding hypoxia-related conditions in humans.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Sangheet Lamichhaney , Himalayas , Genomics , Hypoxia

College of Arts & Sciences

Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State

In 2020, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

Tags: Profiles , Students First , I Promise , University College , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , alumni-news , College of Arts and Sciences

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today

Online map depicting decomposition rates in rivers on a global scale – These maps are hosted on a server at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.

Researchers map aquatic-based, human-driven impacts on climate change

 A study published in the journal Science uses a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to aquatic ecosystems are contributing to the global climate crisis.The study estimates rates of organic-matter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems (a source of carbon e…

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , David Costello , College of Arts and Sciences , Science , Research , Environmental Sciences & Design , climate change , Water

College of Arts & Sciences

From left to right: Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Char Factor, President Todd Diacon, Chaya Kessler, Erika Gold and Sol Factor

Honoring Retiring Director Kessler and Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish Studies

On the evening of May 16, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of “Getting to Now …

Tags: Jewish Studies Program , College of Arts and Sciences , Chaya Kessler , School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities

College of Arts & Sciences

Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.

New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year

Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.

Tags: Research & Science , Global Reach , Profiles , Students First , Department of Computer Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Mathematical Sciences

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today

Roger Mac Ginty gives his remarks at the open house of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies renovated space on March 20, 2024

Author of Everyday Peace Visits Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State; Reflects on May 4 and School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Roger Mac Ginty, Ph.D., Professor in Defense, Development & Diplomacy at Durham University (UK), recently visited Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University as an invited colloquium speaker of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. On March 12, Mac Ginty gave a presentation titled “Two Cheers for Ignorance: The M…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , peace

College of Arts & Sciences

Senior Hannah Fender graduates.

She's Staying for Graduate School!

As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Profiles , Students First , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Honors College

Honors College

Sydney stands in front of her research board

Sydney Gallagher's College Career as an Exceptional Honors College Student

Sydney Gallagher, an Honors College senior graduating in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in biology, has had a college career chock-full of activities, learning experiences, and extraordinary accomplishments. Originally from Hudson, Ohio, Sydney decided to attend Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Universit…

Tags: Honors College , Biology , College of Arts and Sciences

Honors College