At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation. Faculty from Kent State University will join colleagues from the University of Cincinnati and Heidelberg University to lead the Greater Ohio Living Architecture Center (GOLA), which will be dedicated to the study of integrating vegetation within and upon buildings as novel ecosystems. The center will engage vegeta...
Oct. 6: Dr. Sara Koopman iDr. Sara Koopman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University. Her work deals with the peace and solidarity efforts around the globe with a focus on work in Columbia. She blogs about this at decolonizingsolidarity.blogspot.com. Learn more about Dr. Sara Koopman Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
Virginia Dressler, Digital Projects Librarian and Assistant Professor, University Libraries, authored the book Framing Privacy in Digital Collections with Ethical Decision Making, 1st Edition, (Morgan and Claypool), (2018). ...
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Ohio ranks seventh in new business creation, but last among larger states in integrating startups into the overall economy. That makes it hard to build momentum in the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. WKSU presents: Growing Ohio’s Startup Culture: An Exploradio Meetup Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Public Library in Downtown Akron. The free event is moderated by Jeff St. Clair, WKSU host of All Things Considered and producer of the station’s award-winning Exploradio series. Panelists include: Doug Weintraub, CEO of Bounce Innovation Hub C...