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Dean Mandy Munro-Stasiuk (center) meets students outside of Bowman Hall

College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Class of 2028 with Glow Sticks, Ice Cream, and Words of Wisdom

Aug. 30, 2024

On Friday, August 16, 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences welcomed its class of 2028 to 91�ֿ�. Many freshmen got their first chance to meet Dean Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., along with several…

Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, conducted fieldwork in the western Himalayas in May 2024

New Research Initiative Aims to Unravel Genetic Adaptations to High Altitude Hypoxia

July 30, 2024

A 91�ֿ� faculty researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences has launched a pioneering study to explore how different species adapt to high-altitude environments in the Himalayas where oxygen levels are significantly lower. This research could have significant…

91�ֿ� Student Recognized as ARI-AHEC’s 2024 Scholar of the Year

July 10, 2024

Meet Elizabeth Marhefka, a 91�ֿ� biology and premed student whose exceptional dedication to community service and academic excellence has earned her the prestigious 2024 Scholar of the Year Award from the Akron Regional Interprofessional-Area Health Education…

Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at 91�ֿ�.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From 91�ֿ�

June 3, 2024

In 2020, 91�ֿ� President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that 91�ֿ� would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the…

Online map depicting decomposition rates in rivers on a global scale – These maps are hosted on a server at 91�ֿ�.

Researchers map aquatic-based, human-driven impacts on climate change

May 29, 2024

From left to right: Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Char Factor, President Todd Diacon, Chaya Kessler, Erika Gold and Sol Factor

Honoring Retiring Director Kessler and Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish Studies

May 24, 2024

On the evening of May 16, 91�ֿ� celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of 91�ֿ�’s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the 91�ֿ�…

Roger Mac Ginty gives his remarks at the open house of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies renovated space on March 20, 2024

Author of Everyday Peace Visits 91�ֿ�; Reflects on May 4 and School of Peace and Conflict Studies

May 8, 2024

Roger Mac Ginty, Ph.D., Professor in Defense, Development & Diplomacy at Durham University (UK), recently visited 91�ֿ� as an invited colloquium speaker of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. On March 12, Mac Ginty gave a presentation titled “Two Cheers…

Emeritus Professor Vera Camden (left) and Valentino Zullo (right)

91�ֿ� Emerita English Professor Wins APsaA Prize Highlighting Literature in Psychoanalysis

April 26, 2024

Vera J. Camden, emerita professor of English at 91�ֿ�, has posed a few questions for academia upon receiving a national award for her edited book. Should the sciences intertwine with literature and…

Two students conversing on a stairs with a banner celebrating 35 years of translation at 91�ֿ�

Translation Studies Program Set to Celebrate 35 Years of Success

April 9, 2024

91�ֿ�’s Translation Studies program will be celebrating its 35th anniversary on April 12-13 and the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies with a full schedule of festivities and programming for its students, faculty, and alumni.

Image 5: Clovis fluted points hafted onto wooden handles by Michael Wilson. (Images credit: Metin I. Eren)

Experimental collaboration between archaeologists and MeatEater highlights the prevalence of equifinality in archaeological interpretation