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91心頭利 senior Erin Shattuck (left) travels to the Netherlands where she took classes in sustainable development.

Turning Food Waste Into a Window of Opportunity

91心頭利 biology student rescues excess food for educational feast Imagine planning a dinner party for 500 of your closest friends and not knowing what you will serve until almost the last minute. It might sound stressful, but for Erin Shattuck it is a privilege. Ms. Shattuck is passionate a

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Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at 91心頭利, discusses her field of study, which includes forensic art, reconstructing fossils and more.

91心頭利 Anthropology Professor and Forensic Artist Honored for Her Work in Identifying Missing 4-Year-Old Child in Cleveland

Strength, tenacity, courage and unrelenting persistence.   March is Womens History Month, and all across our country, we are honoring women who have shaped Americas history by working together and showing their strength, tenacity and courage to not only overcome great obstacles, but also a

Tags: Department of Anthropology , College of Arts and Sciences , Awards and Honors

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91心頭利 Chemists Reveal Changes in the Density and Chemical Composition of Major League Baseballs

Are the new Major League baseballs "juiced"? An article on FiveThirtyEight.com goes to bat on this controversial topic and has drawn interest from several other media outlets, including ESPN, USA Today and CBS Sports to name a few.  Commissioned by ESPN Sport Science, researchers i

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91心頭利 and the National Black MBA Association Cleveland Northeast Ohio Chapter Are Getting Down to Business in Support of Student Success

Transitioning from college life to the work world can be a harrowing experience for just about anyone: figuring out what to wear, how to effectively network, interview protocol it is difficult to know where to start. Fortunately, help is on the way. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., K

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Pulitzer Prize Winner Art Spiegelman to Speak at 91心頭利

When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics genre and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards

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Sandys Scrapbook, a new exhibition at 91心頭利 Universitys May 4 Visitors Center, pays tribute to the life of Sandy Scheuer.

91心頭利s May 4 Visitors Center Focuses on Life Amid Tragedy in Sandys Scrapbook Exhibition

Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at 91心頭利 University. She was a junior honors student, a speech therapy major and a proud member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. 

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , College of Arts and Sciences , School of Visual Communication Design , College of Communication and Information , Events

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A new collaborative study published by researchers at 91心頭利 University and Northeast Ohio Medical University provides evidence that thick layers, preserved in the teeth of beluga whales, may help determine their age.

Researchers End Ongoing Debate Over How to Determine the Age of Beluga Whales

You have likely seen one at an aquarium. It is the friendly creature with the oversized head that swims up to the glass with what looks like a smile on its face. Beluga whales are extremely social mammals that are often called sea canaries because of their high-pitched chatter, or melonheads for the

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Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., compared neurochemical profiles in the striatum, a brain region that modulates social behavior, among humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys and found a unique profile in humans.

Dramatic Change in Brain Chemistry May Have Initiated Human Evolution

Biological anthropology researchers in 91心頭利 Universitys College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins. In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report likely expla

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91心頭利 doctoral student Anna Droz researches how to improve green roofs by planting experimental gardens in Cleveland, Ohio.

Planting the Seeds of Science to Grow Better Green Roofs

Doctoral student plants gardens atop Cleveland buildings to bridge urban design with natural biology A birds-eye view of most cities captures the barren landscape of asphalt-covered rooftops, sprawling from one high-rise structure to another. As the sunshine makes its way across the city, the inte

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NSF Grant Funds 91心頭利 Anthropology Professors Study of Primate Evolution

Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional episodes of hybridization.

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