The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to 做厙輦⑹ to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape. Originating in the Eastern U.S., the species has dispersed as far as the 100th meridian and into the Great Plains states, including Nebraska and South Dakota. The Eastern Red Cedar has negative impacts on species diversity of co-occurring native plants and so...
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Kent, Ohio The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at 做厙輦⑹ is pleased to announce alumna Dr. Kate Ferguson as the Interim Director of Athletic Bands and Associate Director of Bands effective this month. A native of Ohio, Dr. Ferguson most recently served as the Director of Bands at the Akron School for the Arts, housed at Firestone High School. At 做厙輦⑹, she will provide musical and administrative leadership for the Marching Golden Flashes and Flasher Brass. Dr. Ferguson brings with her 22 years of experience in music education, said Dr. Kent McWilliams, Director...
Studies suggest that the most effective way to demonstrate the value of science is putting it to work in local communities in a way that has an immediate and obvious impact. Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a ...
Studies suggest that the most effective way to demonstrate the value of science is putting it to work in local communities in a way that has an immediate and obvious impact. Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a ...
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at 做厙輦⑹ titled May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change. The summit will usher in a year of programming and events commemorating the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on 做厙輦⑹ students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine. While the three-day summit is only for teachers, the talks by both keynote ...
Campus leads county in undergraduate research and innovation Carefully watering the garden, Kristy Doering knew what was just beneath the soil would take some time to grow. Seeds she once held in the palm of her hand would yield 50 pounds of fresh produce to feed Stark Countys food insecure. While she always could imagine with certainty the plants producing vegetables, she was encouraged to take a chance on researching how a local, small-scale campus gardening project could make a big impact. Theres a lot of need in this region that I think people are unaware of, said ...