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Prehistoric Landslide Was Bigger Than Three Ohio Counties, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researcher Reports

A catastrophic landslide, one of the largest known on the surface of the Earth, took place within minutes in southwestern Utah more than 21 million years ago, reports a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí geologist in a paper published in the November issue of the journal Geology.

 The Markagunt gravity slide, …

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Rewriting Russian History

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration has slowly changed the way Soviet history is taught in Russia, according to Todd Nelson, Ph.D., a recent ¹ú²úÂ×Àí political science doctoral graduate.  In his recent article, published in Post-Soviet Affairs, Nelson examines how …

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí economics major and Chinese minor Garmai Matthew is excited to climb the Great Wall of China during her education-abroad trip this past summer.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Economics Student Explores Sustainable Fashion in China

An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got ¹ú²úÂ×Àí student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students c…

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Education Abroad

An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got ¹ú²úÂ×Àí student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students c…

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A National Treasure

For ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.  â€¨  So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to t…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Success Story , Research & Science

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JMC Grad Participates in Forward-Thinking Research

Imagine a future where a consumer scans an item through a window display and purchases it without entering the store. Groceries are ordered at a kiosk for delivery within the hour. Human voice assistance is a standard part of the online shopping experience. Predictive analytics help retailers antici…

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Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month D. Blake Stringer Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2013-present D. Blake Stringer is an assistant professor of aeronautics in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology. His research focuses on u…

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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 


For ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.  â€¨  So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the…

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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 


Mt. RushmoreFor ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.

So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the National Park Service to develop a research project and write a grant proposal. The $25,000 grant was awarded this past summer and Shakoor and Poluga traveled to Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, to study the effect of vibrations on the sculptures associated with the annual Fourth of July fireworks exhibit.

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Pictured from left to right is Yonathan Admassu, assistant professor at James Madison University and a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumnus; Lindsay Poluga, geology master’s student at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí; and Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., ¹ú²úÂ×Àí professor and principal Inve

Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Study the Stability of National Monument

For ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.     So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the …

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