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July 20, 2020
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…
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July 15, 2020
Research to protect our water supply continues at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ in the laboratory of Dr. Xiaozhen Mou, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences.
CLEANING UP TOXINS FROM ALGAL BLOOMS
Along with Dr. Teresa Cutright (Professor,…
July 13, 2020
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…
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July 13, 2020
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…
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July 13, 2020
By: APRIL MCCLELLAN-COPELAND
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’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…
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June 25, 2020
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…
June 24, 2020
Members of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’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…
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June 24, 2020
By PHIL SOENCKSEN
The Campus Kitchen at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food…
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June 23, 2020
A team of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State 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…
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June 17, 2020
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…
