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| 60
square miles of area’s farmland ‘urbanized’ over 15
years, study estimates |
Farmland
being lost to urban sprawl in northwest Ohio may
not be as significant as some thought—at least in
Lucas County and eight surrounding counties. A BGSU
study led by Robert Vincent, geology,
used satellite data to estimate how much of each
county’s cropland became urbanized between 1984
and 1999.
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Kubow receives USAID Outstanding
Citizen Achievement Award
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Patricia
Kubow, educational foundations and inquiry,
received the Outstanding Citizen Achievement Award
from the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)
in Washington, D.C., for using education to promote
democracy in Eastern Europe. Read
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| New
Year’s Eve on the Riviera |
The
Collegiate Chorale rang in the New Year on the red-carpeted
steps of the home of the Cannes Film Festival. Directed
by Mark Munson, the group spent Dec. 26-Jan. 3 performing
in Italy, France and Monaco. On Sunday, Dec. 29,
they sang for High Mass at the cathedral in Monaco.
Other performances took place in Cremona, Italy,
in composer Guiseppe Verdi's home cathedral, and
in a small church in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, where
they sang to a capacity audience. All told, 52 people,
including 15 alumni, made the trip.
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| To
all administrative staff members from Administrative
Staff Council: |
Let
the spirit move you! Catch someone in the act of caring
about BGSU students and colleagues. Nominate a member
of the administrative staff for the Spirit of BG Award
in recognition of his or her act of compassion, kindness,
expert help, or extra effort.
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