Global Reach
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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark.
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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.

A new collaborative study between researchers at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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.
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 Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?
The Eren Lab at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’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.
What’s a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ has one, and students have noticed.
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.
A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. ’94, NCC, LCPC, to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ in 1990 to pursue a doctoral degree in counselor education. What he learned at the university – and what inspired him – significantly changed the course of his life, professionally and personally.
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world – including the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University community – have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s population of Hispanic and Latino students continues to grow each year, students, faculty, organizations and departments are taking the time to acknowledge the month through a series of discussion, events, dancing and even theatrical plays.