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Emmaleigh Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several months conducting research on community ecology, and she has one more trip planned. Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day.

Enology students of ��MŮ��’s Ashtabula Campus are leaving a lasting impact with their high-quality luxury wines. One local wine connoisseur was so impressed with the wines, he featured them in a recent article in the Akron Beacon Journal. 

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) created the AIA-ACSA Design & Health Research Consortium to advance university research that ties together building design and health concerns.

The Fashion School at ��MŮ�� held its 37th annual fashion show April 26 and 27 in the school’s home of Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus. Models worked the runway which flowed from the catwalk in the Rockwell Auditorium and out into the second-floor atrium, giving viewers an up-close glimpse at the construction of the student-made garments. 

Instead of traveling to a bustling beach in Florida or a cross-country trip to the Rocky Mountains, ��MŮ�� students embarked on a variety of alternative volunteer trips during this year’s spring break.

An interdisciplinary team of ��M�� faculty will participate in a $13.3 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve educational outcomes for Nigerian children.

The ��MŮ�� Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., ��MŮ��’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.

From April 22 to Aug. 1, ��MŮ��’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Mr. Schroeder’s sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center. 

From April 22 to Aug. 1, ��MŮ��’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Mr. Schroeder’s sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center. 

��MŮ��’s very first Women’s Lacrosse team is making an impact on the culture at ��MŮ�� during its first year on campus. Since the team is new to ��MŮ��, players get to shape opinions and perceptions of the team and the players.