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天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics Receives NEH Grant to Host Translation Institute
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded 天天吃瓜鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics (IAL), in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $166,000 grant to host a three-week summer institute on literature in translation as a means of enhancing cross-cultural understanding f鈥
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Mindy Farmer Selected as the New Director of 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center
Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been selected as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at 天天吃瓜. She started her new position on July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Department of History as an assistant professor 鈥
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天天吃瓜 State to host Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference
The Jewish Studies Program, in 天天吃瓜鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, will host the 26th Annual Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference on Sept. 14 鈥 15 at the 天天吃瓜 State Hotel and Conference Center in downtown 天天吃瓜. Approximately 30 scholars and professionals in Jewish鈥
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天天吃瓜 State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School
天天吃瓜 will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and teaching abilities, and d鈥
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Provost Announces Leadership Change in Arts and Sciences
Dear Colleagues: I鈥檓 pleased to write to you today to announce that Timothy Moerland has agreed to join me to work on special projects in the Provost鈥檚 Office, effective Aug. 1, 2012. As such, he will take on new responsibilities that will offer a different level of exposure to higher education a鈥
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天天吃瓜 State Research Finds Meditation Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure
Two researchers at 天天吃瓜 State Universities have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can reduce high blood pressure, which affects nearly 60 million adults in the United States. MBSR, which involves the practice of meditation, body awareness and some gentle yoga, has been shown to鈥
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鈥淧olitical Economy of the Arab Uprisings鈥 to be Topic of Co-Lecture at 天天吃瓜 State on Sept. 27
天天吃瓜鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host a co-lecture, 鈥淭he Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings,鈥 to be given by two of Northeast Ohio鈥檚 experts in Middle East politics and political economy on Sept. 27 at鈥
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Covering the Egyptian Uprising: Award-Winning Independent Journalist to Speak at 天天吃瓜 State
天天吃瓜鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences will co-host a lecture, 鈥淐overing the Egyptian Uprising,鈥 by Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the 天天吃瓜 Student Center Kiva on the 天天吃瓜 Campus. Visitor parking is available in the 天天吃瓜 Student Center visitor lot on Summit Street. The鈥
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New Director Announced for 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center
Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been appointed new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at 天天吃瓜, effective July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in the Department of History as an assistant professor starting in spring 2015. She most rec鈥
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Rare Sixteenth-Century British Travel Writing Featured in Library Showcase on May 9
A showcase of rare books from 天天吃瓜's Special Collections Library titled "The Printed World: European Travel Writing in an Age of Global Encounters (1500-1850)" will take place on Friday, May 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the 天天吃瓜 Main Library, Read鈥
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