The Turkish Studies Project (TSP) at the University of Utah titled “The Origins of Modern Ethnic Cleansing: The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Emergence of Nation States in the Balkans and Caucasus” will enter its fifth year this fall. Established in 2009 through a multi-year grant provided by the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), the TSP continues to advance scholarship on Ottoman/Turkish studies and the shaping of modern Turkish identity under the leadership of its Director, Dr. Hakan Yavuz. Since its inception the TSP has carried out this mission through the organization of interdisciplinary conferences, the publication of scholarly works and the provision of graduate fellowships.

The Air Force warned personnel over the weekend to steer clear of a specific flavor of Chobani Greek yogurt that includes hemp seeds. Hemp contains trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive ingredient also found in marijuana, classified alongside heroin and LSD as a Schedule I drug under federal law. The Air Force, as part of its anti-drug policy, added hemp seed oil products and hemp seed to a list of forbidden substances in 1999, over concerns that they could confuse the results of drug tests regularly given to service members.

FORT LEE, NJ - Z Realty Group announced today that the firm has successfully leased 15,842 SF of office space at 2200 Fletcher Avenue, Fort Lee, NJ on behalf of Vatech America, Inc. Sarah Kim, an associate at the Z Realty Group, represented the tenant in the transaction and Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord. Ms. Kim has also been appointed the exclusive broker for the sublease of 5,828 SF of office space at 333 Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus, NJ.