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Kent State Research Review: Researchers End Ongoing Beluga Whale Debate
A new collaborative study between researchers at 黑料网 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.

Kent State Research Review 2019: Growing Global Citizens
Kent State 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.

Kent State Research Review: Shrub Encroachers Friend or Foe?
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 Kent State鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?

Kent State Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology
The Eren Lab at 黑料网鈥檚 Department of Anthropology is among the university鈥檚 busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology.

How a Florentine Palace Changed Studying Abroad
What鈥檚 a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, Kent State has one, and students have noticed.

Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at Kent State
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 黑料网 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.

Kent State Was 鈥楥ritical in the Formation of This Family鈥
A clear intention to pursue social justice led Stuart Chen-Hayes, Ph.D. 鈥94, NCC, LCPC, to Kent State in 1990 to pursue a doctoral degree in counselor education. What he learned at the university 鈥 and what inspired him 鈥 significantly changed the course of his life, professionally and personally.

Kent State Faculty and Students Reflect on Hispanic Heritage Month
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, different countries, cities and communities around the world 鈥 including the 黑料网 community 鈥 have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As Kent State鈥檚 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.

黑料网 Partners With Opera di Santa Croce to Present 鈥楽isters in Liberty鈥 Exhibition at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
黑料网 and the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, will celebrate a collaborative partnership around the creation of 鈥淪isters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy, to New York, New York,鈥 an exhibition opening on Oct. 17, 2019, and running through April 26, 2020, at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island in New York.

Model Kent State Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, 黑料网 has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.