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Vive la Revolution!

Ever wanted to travel back in time, and be a fly on the wall during the pivotal events in Paris during the French Revolution? Ashland University students in the Honors Western Civilization II class were able to experience the next best thing.

This semester, these students are participating in role-playing simulations from the Reacting to the Past series. The name of the first simulation was "Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791-92" and students were assigned roles informed by classic texts from the period.
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Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences to Host Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium

Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences is hosting an Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium that will feature the works of more than 65 students from 14 departments in the College.

According to Dr. Andrew Greene, assistant professor of biology/toxicology, the March 30 symposium, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Myers Convocation Center. The symposium will feature oral presentations, performances, poster presentations and art exhibitions.
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Ashland University, Mansfield City Schools Join in Math Turnaround Project

Ashland University and Mansfield City Schools have agreed to collaborate on a school turnaround project – focusing on middle school math instruction -- that could become the model for change in schools facing rigorous challenges in Ohio.

“Ashland University was awarded a $33,000 grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation to develop a School Turnaround Program for Low Academically Performing Schools, and the Mansfield City School District has been selected as a case site for the program,” said Ashland University President Dr. Fred Finks.
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Ashland University Faculty and Students Help Create Learning Centers

Four Ashland University students majoring in Child and Family Studies and 13 students majoring in Early Childhood Education helped create and run learning centers for a School Readiness Initiative titled "Talk, Read, Play...Together!"
The event, which was attended by 41 parents and their children, was held at the Kroc Center in Ashland and sponsored by the Family and Children First Council of Ashland County and United Way of Ashland County. The learning centers were for parents and their children ages infants through age 4.
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Ashland University Graduate Named Simulation Grand Champion

Wooster resident and recent Ashland University graduate Brandon Akey has received the designation as Glo-Bus simulation grand champion after he took first place in the Best-Strategy Invitational (BSI) Competition sponsored by Glo-Bus.
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Ashland University Chemistry Professor Study Confirms Inexpensive Jewelry Can Release High Levels of Dangerous Cadmium When Children Mouth or Swallow Items

Young children who mouth or swallow jewelry containing cadmium may be exposed to as much as 100 times the recommended maximum exposure limit for the toxic metal, according to research published online March 4 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP).

The study, conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, professor of chemistry at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, measured bioavailability, or how much cadmium leached out of the jewelry. The research also found that damaged pieces of jewelry in some cases leached up to 30 times more cadmium than undamaged pieces.
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Ashland University Students and Faculty Attend Symposium at Ohio Statehouse

Nine Ashland University students presented their research at the First Annual Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Undergraduate Research Symposium held in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium on Feb. 16.
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Ashland University Board of Trustees Approves College of Nursing Construction Plans

The Ashland University Board of Trustees has approved construction plans for the new Dwight Schar College of Nursing facility in Mansfield and set the new building’s groundbreaking for July of 2011.
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Ashland University Student Senate President Meets President at Forum

For Ashland University Student Senate President Phillip Wages, it was “a day I will always remember.”

Wages, a senior toxicology major from Blanchester, Ohio, was invited to attend President Barack Obama’s small business forum at Cleveland State University on Feb. 22 and was part of a group of 15 college student leaders scheduled to meet with Kalpen Modi, the youth liaison for President Obama. This meeting took take place following President Obama’s opening remarks at the small business forum.

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Fitness Day at Rec

Ashland University students, faculty and staff participated in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) National Fitness Day held on campus Tuesday at the 110,000-square-foot Recreation Center.

During the afternoon, informational tables and booths were provided by various organizations from the Ashland University community. These groups provided educational information and some hands-on learning in areas such as fitness assessment, healthy eating, tobacco awareness and more.
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