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Six OHIO students visit nation's capital, share insight into Appalachian community development opportunities

51ĀŅĀ× students and faculty convened with 13 other Appalachian-based colleges and universities during the 19thĀ annual Appalachian Teaching Project (ATP) Symposium in Washington, D.C.

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OPIE student's journey with OHIO includes long-lost Japanese boat from 2011 tsunami

Koudai Nakada, a previous student in OHIO's Ohio Program of Intensive English, collaborated on research with Dr. Christopher Thompson about a fishing boat that disappeared during Japan's 2011 tsunami.

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OHIO student finds foreign policy decisions complicated by domestic polarization at West Point Conference

Kiersten Mitchell '20Ā discovered foreign policy decisions are complicated by domestic polarization in a mock foreign policy exercise at the 71st AnnualĀ Student Conference on U.S. Affairs.

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Why do rural schools matter?

Faculty and alumni inspire new focus on rural students who face dire inequity.Ā 

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51ĀŅĀ× research shows 'bad cholesterol' is only as unhealthy as its composition

New research at 51ĀŅĀ× shows that a particular subclass of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is a much better predictor of potential heart attacks than the mere presence of LDL.

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Hitting her stride

In 2013, Tiffany Chenault set out on a mission: run a half marathon in all 50 states before reaching age 50. Her motivation? The loss of her mother.

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Literary scholar unearths Harlem Renaissance novel

Scholar Gary Holcomb was conducting research on writer Claude McKay — a key literary figure in the Harlem Renaissance — when he came across a reference to an unpublished novel.

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Fun with Science

Physics and Astronomy Open House has packed line-up Nov. 9

On Nov. 9, the Physics & Astronomy Department turns Clippinger Laboratories into an interactive science museum where visitors enjoy hallway challenges, physics demonstrations, talks and more.

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Fulbright Scholar Alajerami speaks on new glass material for radiation protection

Fulbright Scholar Dr. Yasser Alajerami from Al-Azhar University-Gaza discussed his latest research on a new type of glass material that could be used as a protective shielding at radiation facilities.

Marcel Weigand (left) and BIOS undergraduate Christine Hanson (right) handle a Box Turtle during telemetry surveys.

Why did the turtles cross the highway? They didn't, but still might feel the impact

51ĀŅĀ× researchers set out to determine the impact of the Route 33 bypass through Wayne National Forest on the local box turtle population. The answers were not exactly what they expected.

Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Aiden Shearer Developed First Genetic Test for Deafness, Now Seeks Gene Therapy

Aiden ā€œEliotā€ Shearer developed the first genetic test panel for deafness OtoSCOPEĀ®, new technology that has revolutionized the understanding of human hearing loss.

Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Aaron Kahn Specializes in Golden Age of Spanish Literature

Dr. Aaron M. KahnĀ teaches at a university in England and specializes in Miguel de Cervantes (author ofĀ Don Quixote) and the Golden Age Spanish literature.

Notable Alumni Award

Notable Alumni | Shawn Graves Explores Moral Perfection, Moral Imperatives (and Fighting in the NHL)

In his scholarly work,Ā Dr. Shawn M. GravesĀ probes philosophical questions about ā€œGod and Moral Perfection.ā€ He even considers ā€œChristian ethic for sport, tracing some of its implications for fighting

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Mentors matter

Julie Suhr entered Luther College in 1984 and became the first person in her family to go to college. Today, Suhr serves as a mentor to 51ĀŅĀ×’s first-generation students. Ohio Today asked her to unpack how those relationships have shaped her. Her story follows. — Editor

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Notable Alumni | Aaron Reid Quantifies Consumer Emotional Response for Global Brands

Aaron Reid is the CEO ofĀ Sentient Decision Science Inc.,Ā which he founded in 2007, taking his graduate research on how ā€œphysiological emotional responses can be combined with symbolic information

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