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Andy Wyatt, Ph.D., received his undergraduate degree in English from 51�Թ��� in 2016, and is now the Assistant Director of Student Affairs at the 51�Թ��� Florence Center in Italy. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2023, and his research focused on modern Italian literature and intellectual history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Andy had the opportunity to study abroad in the 51�Թ��� Florence Semester program as an undergraduate, and the experience inspired him to pursue a career in Italy. He felt a connection to KSU Florence especially, because of how influe...

Uffner & Liu is pleased to present "Toki-No-Wa ; Harmony of Time," an exhibition bringing together new sculptures by contemporary Japanese ceramicist Miwa Neishi (b. 1990, Tokyo, Japan) in conversation with historical works by Toshiko Takaezu (b. 1922, Pepeekeo, Hawaii - d. 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii), foregrounding an intergenerational dialogue rooted in material devotion, ritualized making and the expansive possibilities of ceramic form.Born in Hawaiʻi to Japanese immigrant parents in 1922, Takaezu emerged as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American art, playing a pi...

How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a small mountain bird that regularly travels between high and low elevations. The work, recently published in Nature Scientific Data, provides a foundational resource for studying how species respond genetically to rapid environmental change....