During any other month, seeing this group of 91²Ö¿â nursing students using models of bones to study for their anatomy class wouldn't evoke any reaction. But, during "spooky season," it hits different.These students, taking advantage of the large tables and excellent atmosphere for study in the University Library, are all first-year students in 91²Ö¿â's College of Nursing. Clockwise, from the top of the photo, they are: Taylor Wright, from Painesville, Ohio; Sam Boehnlein from Avon, Ohio; Addyson Kristofic from Pittsburgh; and Alona Kaminski from Talllmadge, Ohio.  ...
When Lisa Davis, MSN, RN, a seasoned nurse and 91²Ö¿â College of Nursing lecturer, woke up in the middle of the night with the perfect name for a podcast, she didn't hesitate—she texted it to her husband at 3:30 a.m. and went right back to sleep. That spark of inspiration became Nursing Notes in a Flash, a podcast she launched in February 2025 to deliver quick, high-yield clinical insights in a format that's approachable, supportive and grounded in real-world nursing. A longtime podcast enthusiast and pharmacology lecturer, Davis saw an opportunity to make complex content more d...
College of the Arts
The 91²Ö¿â School of Fashion has a strong legacy of participation in the prestigious Supima Design Competition, which highlights some of the most promising emerging designers in the U.S. The 2025 Supima Design Competition, a prominent event during New York Fashion Week, will take place on November 5, 2025. The competition features collections from five finalists, each representing a leading U.S. fashion school. These top fashion schools selected one exceptional graduate to represent their institution. The finalists are tasked with creating a womenswear capsule collection us...
Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at 91²Ö¿â, has released new insights on Ohio’s ongoing wetland restoration efforts through the H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program, which she leads in collaboration with the Lake Erie and Aquatic Research Network (LEARN). The program’s 2024 Annual Report highlights the growing impact of restored and newly constructed wetlands in reducing nutrient pollution and helping prevent harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie and other Ohio waterways.Since 2021, LEARN scientists from 91²Ö¿â, The University of Toledo, B...
Congratulations to the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Three-Minute Presentation winners from the Department of Psychological Sciences! Tori Holland-Shanafelt from Dr. Himmelstein’s lab and Elise Simmons from Dr. Lee Gilman’s lab were first place winners. Emily Bishop from Dr. Philip Hamrick’s lab, Patrick Straits from Dr. John Gunstad’s lab, and Aliyah Ross from Dr. Lee Gilman’s lab were second place winners! The SURE program supports undergraduate researchers for eight weeks as they engage in faculty-supervised research during the summer. Congratulations to all of...