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College of Arts and Sciences

Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archeology at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, demonstrates flintknapping.

For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.

U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Honors College

Sonyea Moore, a sophomore Honors student from Twinsburg, Ohio, is currently pursuing two majors and three minors in the College of Arts and Sciences and is thriving while doing so. Holding a 3.9 G.P.A., Sonyea is following her interests in the humanities through majors in anthropology and Africana studies, along with her minors in English, creative writing, and history. While the workload of such an education is demanding, Sonyea explains it's worth it to study her passions. 

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Pictured on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel at Western Reserve Historical Society are (from left to right) Kevin Adams, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Department of History; Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., dean of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s College of Arts and Sciences; and Kelly Falcone-Hall, president and CEO of Western Reserve Historical Society.

Western Reserve Historical Society and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State have announced a cooperation agreement enabling unique access and real-world experiences for students and faculty in the Department of History. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students will gain access to archival research materials for research projects, internships and jobs as well as research assistantships for graduate level students.

Derailed Norfolk Southern rail cars in East Palestine, Ohio.

On Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, dozens of Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed, 11 of which contained hazardous materials. In an effort to start repairing the situation, Arcadis, an international company hired by the railroad company, has developed a plan to clean the air, ground and water in the village. Kuldeep Singh, Ph.D., assistant professor in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Department of Earth Sciences, reviews the cleanup plan.

Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychological Sciences shares her expertise in a Deseret Magazine article about the quarter-life crisis. She discusses the stage of development called â€œemerging adulthood.â€