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The Wrap-Up August

The Wrap-Up August

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Authors, Accolades and Achievements

Craig Williamson, Ohio Eminent Scholar of Ecosystem Ecology, received a $263,782 grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education, “Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI) for his project “Evaluating the interactive effects of dissolved organic matter and nutrients on cyanobacteria and their toxins.” 

David Riggs, director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University Regionals, has been recognized by the

Riley Acton, assistant professor of economics, received a grant of nearly $79,000 from the to continue her research on funding of rural school districts.

Carolyn Hardin, assistant professor of media and culture and American studies, had a book published. is available from Duke University Press. 

For the third year in a row, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University Athletics has captured the for excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship. 

Scott Kenworthy, associate professor of comparative religion, wrote  for the Berkeley Forum about how COVID-19 has revealed tensions and fissures within the Russian Orthodox Church. As he and his co-author show in their recent book, , the Russian Orthodox Church is internally diverse, both as an institution and as a faith community. 

 

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