Global Reach
91PORNA Biologist Joins Tennessee, Toledo Colleagues to Study Arctic Climate Change Effects
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. 鈥ˋ 91PORNA biologist has teamed up with some colleagues in an inter-institutional effort to answer some of those questions.鈥
91PORNA Research Review: Researchers End Ongoing Beluga Whale Debate
A new collaborative study between researchers at 91PORNA 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.
91PORNA Research Review 2019: Growing Global Citizens
91PORNA 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.
91PORNA 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 91PORNA鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students want to know what happens when these changes interact?
91PORNA Research Review: Cutting Edge Archaeology
The Eren Lab at 91PORNA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, 91PORNA has one, and students have noticed.
Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at 91PORNA
The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when 91PORNA 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.
91PORNA 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 91PORNA 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.
91PORNA 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 91PORNA community 鈥 have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. As 91PORNA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.
91PORNA Partners With Opera di Santa Croce to Present 鈥楽isters in Liberty鈥 Exhibition at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
91PORNA 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.