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Denison's Eisner Center director talks about keeping the arts alive during the year-plus of COVID-19.

"I’ve had the special privilege of working with a broad range of colleagues to build a program from scratch ... and help it evolve." Abram Kaplan.

Cancel culture emerges to "takedown" behaviors that represent implicit bias, but research shows we all carry bias, says Prof. Toni King.

President Weinberg on why spring break is different this year, maintaining campus health and safety—while also allowing a full college experience.

Vibrant textiles from Denison Museum are the subject of Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá, an exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

30 faculty took a winter-break challenge: learn to solve the Rubik's cube in five minutes or less and learn to become better instructors.

Midwest cities like Columbus have had some of the most resilient job markets during the pandemic.

NASA will land the most sophisticated rover ever on Mars this week; prof. Erik Klemetti lays out an agenda to map the history of the red planet.

Second in a series of investigative reporting by Journalism students on Black lives in Newark.

Journalism students investigate and report on Black lives in Newark in a series collaboration with the Newark Advocate and the NAACP.

Research by Prof. Paul Djupe and Jacob Dennen '21 finds that identification with QAnon, Christian nationalism, Trump and anti-Semitism are linked.

If you can work from anywhere, where do you want to live? Denison's next-door neighbor Columbus tops the list - making it a great place to launch.

Lava lakes, Lava flows, Lava domes, Prof. and vulcanologist Erik Klemetti waxes poetic on the mysteries of lava.

Sophia Menconi '20 is directing Samantha Simone (CBS "Blue Bloods”) and Xaiver Reyes (Kinky Boots National Tour) in "The Pee Test."

Prof. Fadhel Kaboub shares how to Modern Monetary Theory insights to current issues such as the pandemic.

Emmy-winning Matthew Hamachek '03 shares stories from his first Hollywood foray on the set of Master and Commander.

"Midland: Reports from Flyover Country," by profs Michael Croley and Jack Shuler is lauded for making reporting with ongoing value more accessible.

"I definitely try to be a strong mentor for all my women students," says math and computer science professor Sarah Wolff.

"Volcanoes can be somewhat unpredictable, even with the best monitoring," says Prof. Erik Klemetti in an article about New Zealand's White Island.

Oyauma Garrison '96, president and CEO for A Kid Again, is a finalist for Columbus CEO of the Year.

Chase Beamer '97 represents the US Department of State as a National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

"Understanding things on an atomic level truly allows you to better understand how the world and the body works," says Asso Prof Rachel Mitton-Fry.

Former congressman and US ambassador Tony Hall '64 was named the recipient of 2020 Peace Prize by the Dayton Peace Accords Anniversary Committee.

Carron Montgomery '04 sees firsthand how the pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of children, teens, and families.

Gus Biggio's memoir, The Wolves of Helmand: A View from Inside the Den of Modern War explores the attorney's two terms in the Marine Corps.

Broadway may be closed, but performing and other arts are thriving at some colleges, writes Professor Margot Singer.

Community developer Walter "Dakota" Williams has been named president of an NAACP branch in Edwardsville, IL.

Money, Inc. features 10 things you didn't know about Ralph Schlosstein '72, co-founder of BlackRock and president and CEO of Evercore.

Author and veteran Gus Biggio's new book, The Wolves of Helmand, illuminates the Afghanistan war from an inside perspective.

COVID-19 presents new opportunities for teamwork in academic settings write Global Commerce directors Karen Spierling and Jane Palmer.

Working with individuals in recovery has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career says Dr. Matthew Christiansen '05 (Biology major).

Enjoy an excerpt from Prof Jack Shuler's recent book, "This is Ohio”: A New Way of Thinking About Addiction.

KeyBank VP Shaquira Johnson '98 (Communication major) has been chosen to lead the revenue team of Northeast Ohio's Boys & Girls Club.

Scholarship and teaching are enriched via intellectual community, says Prof. Adam Davis, sharing ways to enhance dialogue in today's environment.

Study by DU Faculty Robert Bennett III notes that Black athletes' potential to connect with voters can be larger than that of politicians.

French major and teacher Megan Cover '93 will lead the Chattanooga Girls Preparatory School.

Former English major Mark Stevens has been appointed a judge in North Carolina, where he served as an assistant DA in Wake County since 2008.

Leading Ohio's Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever, biologist Cody Grasser '09 partners with the USDA, ODNR, and the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

A new partnership with Columbus Public Health offers internships and opportunities to uncover issues of racism in public health.

Making the case for data science in college, USNews calls out Data Analytics major Maddy Matura '20 who is heading to Deloitte with her degree.

DU Prof. Jack Shuler’s new book reveals courageous men and women combating the overdose crisis in Newark, Ohio.

Co-edited by DU Profs Michael Croley & Jack Shuler, "Midland: Reports from Flyover Country," challenges mainstream media coverage of mid-America.

In the midst of a pandemic, Matt Nowling '21 is trying new ways to help students register and vote this fall.

Claudia Sahm '98, a Director at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and creator of the Sahm Rule recession indicator, on Bloomberg Radio.

Cinema major Logan Floyd '16 is in L.A. pursuing his dream of storytelling through cinematography. Next stop, an MFA at American Film Institute.

Prof. Lauren Araiza writes about a deep-rooted partnership between the Black Panther Party and the United Farm Workers.

Marie (Smith) Webb '96 has been named the Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer for EPB, an energy company in Tennessee.

An article by English Prof. Jack Shuler asks "Can the White People of Small-Town America Get Behind the Movement for Black Lives?"

Black executive board member Matt Nowling '21 has accepted the presidency of the College Democrats of America.

Physics Prof Steven Olmschenk on a topic Star Trek fans relish: Teleportation, saying 'It would be very, very hard...and perhaps very messy.'