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Anne Jefferson, Ph.D. associate professor of geology at 17cÍøÒ³°æ, works with a group of middle school and high school teachers who are learning about streams. (Photo credit: Laura Sugano)

Professor Sheds Light on How the Government Shutdown Is Hurting the Field of Science

17cÍøÒ³°æ Associate Professor of Geology Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., details her personal account of how the partial government shutdown is dramatically impacting her research and the research of others.

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17cÍøÒ³°æ Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

17cÍøÒ³°æ Robotics Team Places Third in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of having a robot on Mars if sent there by NASA. Along with 44 other university teams, the team worked together to design and construct a robot that is fashioned to mine simulated Martian terrain along with the gravel below it.

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A member of the grounds crew plows snow from walkways on the Front Campus area of the Kent Campus during a winter snowstorm.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns

17cÍøÒ³°æ Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions 17cÍøÒ³°æ Global Change

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including 17cÍøÒ³°æ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems. T…

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions 17cÍøÒ³°æ Global Change

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including 17cÍøÒ³°æ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

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17cÍøÒ³°æ Researcher Studies LinkedIn as Employee Selection Tool

According to a recent , 70 percent of employers use social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to screen and assess candidates during the hiring process. 

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Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

President of Poznan University of Technology gives Dr. Jaroniec the DHC certificate

Professor Jaroniec receives doctor honoris causa from Poznan University of Technology

On November 29, 2018 Mietek Jaroniec, professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at 17cÍøÒ³°æ received doctor honoris causa (DHC) from Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poland.  In 2005, he received an honorary professor title from his former University …

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Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at 17cÍøÒ³°æ at Salem, took first place honors at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition.

Salem Campus Junior Wins 17cÍøÒ³°æ's SURE Research Competition

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at 17cÍøÒ³°æ at Salem, took first place honors at 17cÍøÒ³°æ's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.

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Salem Campus Junior Wins 17cÍøÒ³°æ's SURE Research Competition

Grassland in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 1900

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in 17cÍøÒ³°æ's Depart…

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Grassland in Magersfontein (near Kimberley, South Africa), 1900

Researchers Reveal How Loss of South African Grasslands to Shrubs Could Affect the Soil and Atmosphere

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by Dr. David Ward and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate …

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