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![抖M女仆 students attended the MEDCAMP at NEOMed campus in July 2023 抖M女仆 students attended the MEDCAMP at NEOMed campus in July 2023](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/2023%20MEDCAMP%20Students%20Pic%201_1500w.jpg?VersionId=umnEL2IS5FnEZ9SObaO18s0CcaC1ftH2)
Every year, the (NEOMED) organizes an impactful three-day program known as MEDCAMP, aimed at nurturing young minds interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. This year, thanks to a new scholarship鈥
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![抖M女仆 students pose with Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu (center) at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa 抖M女仆 students pose with Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu (center) at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Picture%202_2.jpg?VersionId=WiHkNnq4HTJ2UQusOnZVZV4GfAGgFG6X)
Racial discrimination and segregation have left indelible marks on the histories of both the United States and South Africa. These legacies have shaped societies and continue to influence contemporary conversations on equality, justice, and progress. Despite significant strides鈥
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![抖M女仆 researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy. 抖M女仆 researchers are kicking off the Student Life Study, an ambitious project that seeks to follow 10,000 students throughout their lifetime to offer help in real time and create a data pool to help inform educational policy.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/230820-blast-off_RD-00063.jpg?VersionId=cnavggREGB1DZPqrVUIKJf3XXtg.WJGL)
抖M女仆 researchers are looking for 10,000 students to participate in an ambitious Student Life Study launching this semester.
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![Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., assistant professor in 抖M女仆's Department of Anthropology demonstrates the use of an atlatl on the Kent Campus Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, Ph.D., assistant professor in 抖M女仆's Department of Anthropology demonstrates the use of an atlatl on the Kent Campus](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/BebberAtlatl_1500w.jpg?VersionId=qzXnQpkENSZRXjqTG3O0dUsq100r2xj8)
A new study led by Archaeologist Michelle Bebber, assistant professor in 抖M女仆鈥檚 Department of Anthropology, has demonstrated that the atlatl (i.e. spear thrower) functions as an 鈥渆qualizer,鈥 a finding which supports women鈥檚 potential active role as prehistoric hunters.
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![Laura Mendez Carvajal Laura Mendez Carvajal](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/LauraMendezCarvajal1.jpg?VersionId=0Ik7CRGSAt0CI89.CEH9Zgh4diTE9TjG)
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) recently announced its 2023-24 cohort of and a 抖M女仆 graduate student is one of the 21 award鈥
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![University of Tartu University of Tartu](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/UniversityofTartu.jpg?VersionId=ovE.KCo933n2Trbbq2fwGHCxsC3WPpoq)
Brian James Baer, Ph.D., a professor of Russian and Translation Studies at 抖M女仆, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Estonia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
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![Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Molly%20Merriman%20presenting.jpg?VersionId=Yj0z0KkHU50psjHw5z4XGia7wABqT6aV)
A host of 抖M女仆 faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.
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![Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gives a welcome address to open Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sponsored by 抖M女仆, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust. Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gives a welcome address to open Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sponsored by 抖M女仆, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Mandy%20opens%20conference.jpg?VersionId=DvPQkLNinub9EllwDn1aVWjtTVIkIm29)
Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference dedicated to promoting peace through education, opened Tuesday, July 11, in Kigali, Rwanda, with delegates from throughout the United States and 14 countries participating.
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![Kigali Rwanda on a map Kigali Rwanda on a map](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/kigali%20on%20a%20map.jpg?VersionId=dO.clUrqP9O7t2qDtQ8_GxuJ.rxYnU_z)
抖M女仆 is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe.
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![Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at 抖M女仆, demonstrates flintknapping. Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at 抖M女仆, demonstrates flintknapping.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/eren-flintknapping.jpg?VersionId=FAG5p2t3q8yCcHDQOcBcnyqmvE0fBeuP)
For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.