Global Reach
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Professors and Students Team Up With Community Groups to Provide Helping Hands
Two С»ÆƬÊÓƵ professors partnered with the Summit County Juvenile Court and Hands of Gratitude over the summer to teach juveniles how to assemble prosthetic hands for children in Central America and were featured in the Akron Beacon Journal.
Epidemiology Professor Featured on Mindscape Podcast
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ College of Public Health professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., was featured on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast to talk about the novel coronavirus (and its associated disease, COVID-19) pandemic. Smith gives insight on what measures are useful and which are probably not.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Magazine: Picture This
Each year, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ students participate in off-campus study away/study abroad programs and internships in locations across the country and around the world. And they take photos—lots and lots of photos.
Renowned Marine Scientist Michael Beck to Discuss Coastal Conservation on March 4
Renowned marine scientist Michael W. Beck, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of coastal conservation at a free lecture on March 4. Beck, a research professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focuses on conserving our coastlines in an effort to reduce the risks of storm surges and flooding to property, people and our planet and will speak at 7 p.m. March 4 in Auditorium 101 in the Science & Nursing Building at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Stark.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Biologist Joins Tennessee, Toledo Colleagues to Study Arctic Climate Change Effects
In early February, scientists reported the hottest temperature on record in Antarctica: 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Studies show climate change is disproportionately affecting the poles, warming them faster than anywhere else on Earth, and raising questions about what kinds of changes we can expect in arctic ecosystems as temperatures rise. 
A С»ÆƬÊÓƵ biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Research Review: Researchers End Ongoing Beluga Whale Debate
A new collaborative study between researchers at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has confirmed a way to determine the age of beluga whales - a topic that has been the center of much debate.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Research Review 2019: Growing Global Citizens
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ hosts STARTALK Foreign Language Academy, where 20 accepted high school students in Northeast Ohio are immersed into either Russian or Chinese language and culture. The Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies received federal funding for the 12th year to host this academy on campus.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Research Review: Shrub Encroachers Friend or Foe?
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick endowed professor of Plant Biology in С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology
The Eren Lab at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Department of Anthropology is among the university’s busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology.
How a Florentine Palace Changed Studying Abroad
What’s a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ has one, and students have noticed.