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plant genetics and evolution

Dr. Soren Brauner

Dr. Soren Brauner, professor of biology, joined the Ashland University faculty in 1986. He received a Bachelor of Arts in environmental biology, a Master of Arts in botany from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California at Davis. His area of expertise is in plant genetics and evolution.

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plant genetics and evolution

3/20/19 –

Dr. Mason Posner, professor of Biology, was interviewed on campus by Mansfield's WMFD-TV and was featured in a news segment that described how Posner and a team of undergraduate students
3/13/19 –

Dr. Cory Hillman, assistant professor of Communicatiion Arts, was interviewed by John S. Kiernan who writes for the sports business website, Wallethub.com,
2/14/19 –

National school security and safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger was interviewed by C-SPAN about school safety and crisis response on the anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
She spoke via video link from Toledo, Ohio. Klinger
1/16/19 –

ESPN ran an article about Matt LaFleur, who had been a coach at Ashland and has now been named head coach for the Green Bay Packers.
The article quotes AU head football coach Lee Owens.
1/13/19 –

National school security and safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger was a guest blogger for the publication Education Week.
1/03/19 –

Ashland University's Correctional Education program was featured in a publication titled Breakpoint,
12/05/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was quoted extensively in a WEWS-TV 5 new segment on the psychology behind retail displays.
The segment was titled "Simple Psychology Behind Store Designs Directing...
11/30/18 –

AU Religion Professor Peter Slade was interviewed in Faithfully magazine.
11/29/18 –

The Ashbrook Center and Ashland University are mentioned in the Dec. 17 issue of National Review.
The article, titled "A Liberal History of the U.S." is Stephen Tootle's review...
11/26/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was quoted extensively in a WEWS-TV 5 news segment on the topic of Cleveland holiday hiring.
View the segment at:
11/26/18 –

The November 26 edition of EdTech: Focus on Higher Education features a video interview of three IT professionals, including Don Tharp, chief information technology officer.
11/20/18 –

AU's Assistant Professor of Finance Terry E. Rumker was featured in WalletHub's article about credit cards for college students.
10/29/18 –

Fox 8 News in Cleveland did a segment on AU's esports program and the fact that Ashland was the first school in the nation to offer scholarships for the game "Fortnite."
10/15/18 –

The Ashland Times-Gazette ran an article about AU’s Psychological Science Accelerator, which is an online collaborative program designed to connect scientific labs focusing on psychological research around the world.
10/10/18 –

Ashland University's esports program was featured in a cover article published in EdTech Magazine.
10/09/18 –

Associate Professor of Education Dr. Amy Klinger was featured Oct. 9 on Education Talk Radio, a national radio show that did a segment on "Keeping Students Safe Everyday."
9/20/18 –

Ashland University and its correctional education program were recognized in an article
about JPay celebrating the enrollment of 80,000 incarcerated students in...
8/29/18 –

Ashland University and its correctional education program was noted in an opinion article
that ran in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, newspaper, The Advocate.
8/20/18 –

Associate Professor Dr. Amy Klinger, a national school safety and crisis management expert, has been featured in the news a number of times following today's Amazon release of her new book
8/09/18 –

Ron Mickler Jr., executive director of the MBA program, was interviewed by OnlineMBAReport.com about the Ashland University Online MBA program.
The interview can be seen at:
8/02/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured on a WEWS-TV 5 Cleveland news segment with Jonathan Walsh.
7/30/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured in an article for Cleveland Jewish News.
7/17/18 –

The American Press printed an article on Correctional Education that discussed the online learning platform at 15 correctional centers across Louisiana and the partnership between the Lantern learning system and Ashland University.
The article talks about how the program is helping to reduce recidivism among...
7/06/18 –

Ashland University's Correctional Program was featured in an article printed in the Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
The article, titled "Online Learning is Helping Louisiana Inmates Stay Out of...
6/17/18 –

AU adjunct professor of geology Dr. William Reinthal was quoted in a news media article about the drilling of wells in Green and Mohican townships in Ashland County.
The article, titled "Looking for gas, oil in Ohio where few are," talks about...
6/15/18 –

Crain's Cleveland Business featured a note about Ashland University's new Center for Addictions in an article on local universities.
5/30/18 –

Dr. Don Tharp, chief information technology officer, had an article published in Educause Review.
5/30/18 –

Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, professor of chemistry, was quoted in a Popular Science article dealing with black plastic e-waste.
The article was titled "You could be eating a side of e-waste with your take...
5/23/18 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured in an article for Cleveland Jewish News.
The article, titled "Higher Education Makes Career Change Possible," featured...
4/11/18 –

Cleveland Plain Dealer sports writer Terry Pluto is a commentator on NPR radio stations and his latest segment of "The View from Pluto"
included another segment on the Ashland University women’s basketball program.
4/06/18 –

AU President Dr. Carlos Campo wrote an Op-Ed article that appeared in the Columbus Dispatch.
4/06/18 –

School safety and security expert Dr. Amy Klinger was one of five panelists speaking at "The Gun Violence Epidemic: Protecting the Public's Health" Forum presented jointly by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Reuters.
4/03/18 –

Dr. Christopher Chartier, associate professor of Psychology, was quoted and featured in a BuzzFeed News article on April 3.
3/16/18 –

Terry Pluto, sports writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, did an article on the women's basketball team and its run for back-to-back championships.
See the article at --
2/26/18 –

Dr. David Silverberg, director of the Telego Center for Educational Improvement, did a radio interview on Feb. 26 with Big Beacon Radio.
2/22/18 –

School safety and security expert Dr. Amy Klinger has been quoted by a number of national media over the past week.
2/21/18 –

Criminal Justice Professional Instructor & Field Experience Coordinator Marc Hedrick was quoted in a WalletHub piece about the most sinful states in America.
2/18/18 –

School safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger was interviewed live on Saturday on the Canada News Network and was interviewed Sunday morning on C-Span for a 30-minute segment.
2/15/18 –

School safety expert Dr. Amy Klinger did two Skype interviews with television stations following the tragic mass shooting at the high school in Parkland, Fla.
2/01/18 –

Media from across the country, including ESPN and Fox Sports, covered the story of the Ashland University’s Women’s Basketball team, which won its 58th game in a row Thursday night, setting a record in Division II basketball.
Thanks to its 101-84 win on Thursday (Feb.
1/26/18 –

Three players on the No. 1-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team did a live interview on HLN's Morning Express with Robin Meade, a 1991 alumna of Ashland.
1/25/18 –

The Associated Press wrote a story on the Ashland University Women's Basketball Team and the team's winning streak of 56 straight games.
1/22/18 –

Dr. Christopher Chartier, associate professor of Psychology, was quoted today in a Science Magazine article.
1/16/18 –

The New Philadelphia Times-Reporter ran an article on AU President Dr. Carlos Campo
serving as the keynote speaker for the MLK Jr Day Program in Dover.
1/10/18 –

The AU women’s basketball program has been featured by several media outlets in the past few weeks, including WKYC Channel 3 in Cleveland and Fox8 News in Cleveland.
The team topped Northern Michigan on Jan.
12/30/17 –

The Columbus Dispatch ran an article on AU basketball player Nick Bapst, who suffered cardiac arrest during a game.
The article, titled "Grove City's Nick Bapst survives scary cadiac arrest as...
12/23/17 –

The Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an op-ed article written by Thomas Sudow, director of Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
The article, titled "The Santa entrepreneur clause," points out that the...
12/14/17 –

Dr. Amy Klinger, director of the Masters Program in Educational Leadership and associate professor of the Educational Leadership Program, was quoted in an article by France24, an international news service.
12/13/17 –

FiveThirtyEight magazine ran an extensive and very positive article on AU psychologist Christopher Chartier and his new initiative -- dubbed “Psychological Science Accelerator."
12/12/17 –

Dr. Amy Klinger, director of the Masters Program in Educational Leadership and associate professor of the Educational Leadership Program, was quoted by NBC National News is an article talking about the changes five years after the Sandy Hook shooting.
12/10/17 –

Thomas Sudow, director of Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, had his op-ed article titled "As a Business, You Can't Stand Still," published
12/06/17 –

Dr. Amy Klinger, director of the Masters Program in Educational Leadership and associate professor of the Educational Leadership Program, was quoted, along with a number of other experts, in a District Administration article
11/27/17 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured on a WEWS-TV 5 Cleveland news segment with Jonathan Walsh.
11/22/17 –

Cleveland Plain Dealer sports writer Terry Pluto is a commentator on NPR radio stations and his latest segment of "The View from Pluto"
11/19/17 –

Associate Professor of Education Dr. Amy Klinger was quoted by NorthJersey.com in an article about how bomb scares are on the rise in New Jersey schools.
11/15/17 –

AU President Dr. Carlos Campo was quoted in a Washington Post article titled "D.C.'s new Bible museum says it wants to avoid politics. But its opening gala is at the Trump hotel."
11/08/17 –

The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com printed the story on Ashland University receiving a $1 million gift from Deborah Liebert Karl.
The $1 million gift will be used to fund a Military Veterans Resource Center on...
11/08/17 –

Science magazine ran an article about a new initiative -- dubbed “Psychological Science Accelerator” -- that is led by AU's psychologist Christopher Chartier.
Dr.
10/28/17 –

Video from an Ashland University soccer game was featured on SportsCenter, Cleveland's WOIO-TV 19 and on Deadspin,
one of the top sports news Web sites.
9/18/17 –

Iowa Pubic Radio ran an article about author Jon Kerstetter who is a 2011 graduate of AU's MFA program.
8/15/17 –

Ashland University was prominently featured in an article about incarcerated students earning college credit through JPay's Lantern.
8/15/17 –

An Huffington Post article on using technology to educate incarcerated students quoted an AU professor and discussed AU's involvement in the education of incarcerated students.
Dr.
8/04/17 –

AU’s Assistant Professor of Finance Terry E. Rumker was featured in WalletHub’s piece about credit scores,
titled 3 Credit Scores: The Myth, The Real Number & More. You can find the...
8/03/17 –

Dr. Elad Granot, dean of the Dauch College of Business and Economics, was featured on a WEWS-TV 5 Cleveland news segment with Jonathan Walsh.
Dr.
7/07/17 –

A more in-depth news segment on Ashland University’s Prison Outreach Program was featured on NPR radio stations across the country.
7/07/17 –

Roger L. Beckett, executive director of the Ashbrook Center, had a commentary published in the latest issue of Education Week.
6/24/17 –

AU graduate and theatre major Dwier Brown, who starred in the movie “Field of Dreams,” was featured in an Akron Beacon Journal article that was picked up by Associated Press
and run in newspapers across the country, including the San Francisco Chronicle...
6/11/17 –

Crain’s Cleveland Business interviewed Jason Ellis and Carla Abreu-Ellis, associate professors of education, and a couple of AU students
for an article on how teacher education students worked with local manufacturer...
5/18/17 –

AU's Adam Shaheen is getting much media attention at the Chicago Bear's rookie camp.
Shaheen, who was the 45th pick of the NFL Draft, has been in the news since...
4/25/17 –

ABC 6 News out of Columbus ran a segment on AU football player Adam Shaheen, who is expected to be drafted this weekend during the NFL draft.
4/18/17 –

A news segment on Ashland University’s Prison Outreach Program was featured April 18 on 89.7fm WGBH, Boston’s local NPR station.
Ashland University serves one of the largest student populations in the Pell...
4/16/17 –

A quiz for Passover and Easter compiled by David and Ellen Tucker, senior fellow and publications editor at the Ashbrook Center,
respectively, has been printed in a number of media across the country. Just...
4/04/17 –

The Cleveland Plain Dealer and cleveland.com ran an article about Ashland University's
new 1 Year MBA program in Cleveland.
3/30/17 –

ESPN, FOXSports and Associated Press both picked up the story that Ashland University's women's basketball team will play Connecticut
3/21/17 –

Cleveland Plain Dealer sports writer Terry Pluto is a commentator on NPR radio stations and his segment "The View from Pluto"
3/19/17 –

AU education associate professor Amy Klinger was quoted extensively in a Seacoastonline.com article
3/15/17 –

AU's Dr. Rosaire Ifedi was quoted by TV stations and newspapers as part of a statehouse news conference announcing plans to form
an Ohio arm of the group FWD.US, a national advocacy group
3/10/17 –

AU President Dr. Carlos Campo had a blog article posted on Huffington Post.
The article was titled "Everybody Does Not Love Milo: A Cautionary Twitter Tale...
3/10/17 –

AU education associate professor Amy Klinger was quoted extensively in a Harrison News-Herald article dealing with school bomb threats.
3/07/17 –

Terry Pluto, sports writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, did a feature article
on the AU women's basketball team that sports a 31-0 record and a No.

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