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Welcome to this issue of our bi-weekly CSU Land-Grant e-News. We keep you in the know of happenings in the CSU 1890 Land-Grant Program, Extension, and Agricultural Research and Development (ARD). Each issue brings you new and engaging content. Enjoy!

EXTENSION NOTES

Photo and illustration by: Crystal Duckett

Tamiko Troutman shows off her beautiful turnips, harvested from her home farm in Trotwood, Ohio. A graduate of CSU Extension's Agriculture & Natural Resources Fast Track Farming Program, Troutman was profiled in the September/October, 2023 issue of Land-Grant News Magazine. "Before joining Marc's class, I thought I knew the basics. But what I learned at the Trotwood Incubator Farm opened a new world," Troutman said. Here's a second take of the article.

2023 in Pictures

Six Questions for the Researcher: Sakthi Kumaran, Ph.D.

Sakthi Kumaran, Ph.D., former interim associate director of Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP), looks back on his 15-month tenure heading the expanding CSU 1890 Land-Grant research unit. Read more. View a photo gallery.

PART 2: (L-r) Research Connection Podcast host Cyril Ibe, Ph.D., interviews CSU research professors, Pratibha Gupta, Ph.D., Ibrahim Katampe, Ph.D., Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Ph.D., and Sakthi Kumaran, Ph.D. about the scope and nature of research on campus since CSU was granted an 1890 Land-Grant status in 2014. Listen on Soundcloud.

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CSUE PRESENTS USDA FARMERS DISCRIMINATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Congratulation to Family and Consumer Science Extension Program Leader Renita Porter for receiving the Older Adult Behavioral Health & Wellness Initiative (WISE) with the St. Mary Development Corporation. CSU Extension Educators will provide assistance to the initiative by leading WISE facilitated classes to older adults within the community specifically reaching Montgomery, Greene, Cuyahoga, Stark, Hamilton and Lucas Counties, with focus on mental health wellness.

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Land-Grant Communications Team

Lena Fields-Arnold

Communications Coordinator

Cyril Ibe, Ph.D.

Media Relations Specialist/Editor

Crystal Duckett

Media Relations Specialist

Alfred Robertson

Videographer & App Developer

Jesse Montgomery

Videographer & App Developer

Research and Economic Development & 1890 Land-Grant Programs

Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Ph.D.

Vice President for Research and Economic Development & Director, 1890 Land-Grant Programs

Extension

Cindy (Alcinda) Folck, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Director of Extension

Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP)

Sakthi S. Kumaran, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Director of Research & Research Associate Professor

Contact:

937.376.6276

landgrantcommunications@centralstate.edu

YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH US

CSU Extension has offices in five regions in Ohio, covering 66 counties. You can contact Alcinda Folck, Ph.D., interim associate director of Extension, at (937) 376-6101, or via email: afolck@centralstate.edu.

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