This election season, º£½ÇÔ´´ Today will feature a series of stories about voting on campus, sharing information about how and where to vote, first-time student voters, important event dates and deadlines.Voting as a college student can be challenging, but º£½ÇÔ´´ is prepared to help students register to vote and answer their questions about how and where to vote.Craig Berger (right) works to engage and inform voters.Craig Berger, associate director, community engaged learning in º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s Center for Undergraduate Excellence, is the co-chair for the º£½ÇÔ´´ Votes initiat...
Zoology major Allison Remick and environmental studies major Madeline Desmond spent several weeks in º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program getting to know the microbes of the European wall lizard.The students were among a cohort of 178 students who conducted research projects under the direction of faculty mentors during the annual 2024 SURE program.Remick, a junior pre-veterinarian major from Grove City, Ohio, said it takes a lot of experience to get into veterinarian school and the SURE program gave her the opportunity to gain that experience.“The biggest ...
It's time for the Departmental Picnic once again! Faculty, staff, students, alumni, family, and friends are all invited to join us!The picnic will be held at Plum Creek Park, Pavilion #1 (Kent), beginning at 12:00 pm on Saturday, September 21st. The main dish - as well as the paper products - will all be provided by the department, and the remainder of the picnic will be potluck.If you are interested in joining, please RSVP at /chemistry/picnic. ...
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. The project provides crucial data that is helping scientists decipher the causes of environmental shifts and the health of butterfly populations in the region.A Volunteer-Powered InitiativeThe butterfly surveys, managed by a dedicated group of volunteers, are conducted weekly thro...
In March 2024, º£½ÇÔ´´ announced that Adobe approved º£½ÇÔ´´ as an Adobe Creative Campus. As one of only 90 institutions worldwide and one of only three in Ohio to earn the Adobe Creative Campus designation, this title is an important distinction for º£½ÇÔ´´. To earn the Creative Campus partnership with Adobe, a university must complete extensive evaluations and processes to display a commitment to digital literacy. As part of º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s commitment to digital literacy students, faculty and staff have free access to the Adobe Express suite of tools, available at https://so...
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. The project provides crucial data that is helping scientists decipher the causes of environmental shifts and the health of butterfly populations in the region.A Volunteer-Powered InitiativeThe butterfly surveys, managed by a dedicated group of volunteers, are conducted weekly thro...
Wellness partner BeWell Solutions has compiled 8 tips for making sure you're exercising safely. Regular exercise provides many health benefits, from weight management to disease prevention. However, safety is paramount to avoid unnecessary injuries or setbacks. We’ve compiled eight tips to help you exercise safely and get the most out of your workout session.Get the Green Light from Your DoctorBefore beginning a new exercise routine, or if it’s been a while since you’ve consistently exercised, you should consult your physician first. Working with your doctor helps determine your readiness for ...
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 emissions) across the world, including areas such as the tropics that have been underrepresented in prior studies. Researchers Scott Tiegs (Oakland University), Krista Capps (University of Georgia) and David Costello, Ph.D. an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at º£½ÇÔ´´ ...
This spring, the Lawrence & Sandra Armstrong Gallery inside º£½ÇÔ´´'s John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design hosted an inspiring exhibition highlighting innovative designs for structural walls.The "Opus Versatilium: A Meta-Vernacular Approach for Contemporary Load-Bearing Walls Exhibition" was created by Pablo Moyano Fernandez, an assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he has been teaching since 2006.Fernandez has extensive experience in the field of architecture, developing his career in firms with a strong connection to constr...
º£½ÇÔ´´ earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.º£½ÇÔ´´ placed first in the large campus division for Food Organics waste, for diverting more food waste than any other large-size university in the competition.Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability at º£½ÇÔ´´.Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability at º£½ÇÔ´´, said the university looks broadly at food waste reduction and other waste reduction and recycling strategies.“That starts with University Culinary Services minimizing the creation of...