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Coming to Fruition: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Ashtabula has partnered with a vineyard in the Grand River Valley to provide hands-on experience for students in the viticulture and enology programs—and launch a new Â鶹ÊÓƵ wine label. Read more about Â鶹ÊÓƵ Ashtabula's wine program.
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Features
A Vintage Yearby Jan Senn
A new partnership with Grand River Valley’s Laurello Vineyards provides hands-on experience for students in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Ashtabula’s viticulture and enology programs, including the production of a new Â鶹ÊÓƵ Ashtabula wine label, made from Ohio grapes in the Grand River Valley. A riesling and a cabernet blend were released in December.
by Lisa Abraham
Inspired by the grand opening of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Integrated Sciences Building, we asked the heads of the chemistry, biomedical sciences, physics and biological sciences departments about the advances they expect to see over the next 10 years.
Optimal Agingby Lynette Lamb
Planning for your golden years can be overwhelming, no matter your age. Â鶹ÊÓƵ experts share advice on pertinent topics that may help you and your loved ones optimize the years yet to come.
On The Mapby Jan Senn
As men were leaving civilian employment and entering the armed forces during World War II, Â鶹ÊÓƵ was one of 22 universities to offer a 60-hour course in cartography for women willing to make maps for the war effort. Bea McPherson, BS ’43, took the course, went to Washington, D.C., and has recently been honored for her pioneering work.
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