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(from left to right) Reid Coffman, Katherine Manning, and Christie Bahlai

Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Dissertation Award

The work of a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments. Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning, Ph.D.…

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College of Sciences and Humanities

Forest photo by Robert Boyd

Tiny Insects Play a Big Role in Forest Recovery

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State researchers are studying the ways that insects help in the recovery of forests. 

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Works

While Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduates leave the university well-prepared to work in their fields nationally and internationally, their impact across the Northeast Ohio region—and the entire state—cannot be understated.

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Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker

Environmental Justice, Ecology and Race

Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University

Tags: Research & Science , Undergraduate Research Symposium , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Organizational Sustainability , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life

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Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Tabitha Ludwiczak, who worked extensively on the project, graduated with a BS in Zoology in Spring 2022

Biological Sciences Researchers Study Tire and Road Wear Pollutants in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus Stormwater Wetlands

When driving in the rain, it is unlikely that you have thought much about how the environment is affected, let alone how nearby aquatic sources are impacted.

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College of Sciences and Humanities

Honors student Olivia Eader takes a group of children on a hike through the woods as part of her summer research for the SURE Program.

Honors Student First to Receive Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship

Olivia Eader is a second-year Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Honors College student from Bellefontaine, Ohio. She is the first recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship, the newly established fund for Honors students in memory of Elizabeth Howard, Ph.D., who was a prominent member of …

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Honors Education