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Julia Levashina, Ph.D., associate professor of management at the College of Business Administration, and a co-author at St. Mary’s University in Canada, were presented with the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2020…
Research to protect our water supply continues at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University in the laboratory of Dr. Xiaozhen Mou, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. CLEANING UP TOXINS FROM ALGAL BLOOMS Along with Dr. Teresa Cutright (Professor,…
By: APRIL MCCLELLAN-COPELAND ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., and Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., recently entered the annals of university history. On May 1, 2020, Hylton became the first Black person in the…
Assistant Professor of Print Media and Photography, J. Leigh Garcia, was recently interviewed for the art and culture magazine Juxtapoz. A biracial Latina, Garcia is passionate about her students and her portrayal of…
When someone chooses to follow a specific diet, it is often for the purpose of weight loss or with an intent to improve health. There has been a growing movement, however, to also consider the impact dietary patterns have on the…
Scientists have long recognized that biodiverse ecosystems are more stable and productive. What makes ecosystems diverse is having many species living together in the same place. But what factors allow for the success of the species in…
Members of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first…
By PHIL SOENCKSEN The Campus Kitchen at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the Kent area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food…
A team of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students was recently honored for its efforts to create a sustainable black dye alternative. The BioBlack team of Janda Van Dyk, Jordan Smith, Kirsten Thieman and Lizeth Ramirez received the…
When black Americans watched George Floyd being killed by a white police officer, they saw themselves and their family members. During that horrible eight minutes and 46 seconds, black Americans were traumatized. The unrelenting series of…
