Married Professors Tend to Geology Museum Rodney Feldmann, an emeritus professor of geology, and Carrie Schweitzer, a professor of geology at 91ֿ Stark, are the husband and wife duo who currently tend to the geology museum in McGilvrey Hall. The collection has specimens ranging from fossils to minerals, with over 70 displays free to view during regular building hours. The building has been around since the late 1930s. Since then, the collection has grown through donations from faculty and amateur collectors in the community. Feldmann has been at 91ֿ since 1965. Now...
Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and his wife, Marlene M. Wicherski, have pledged $2 million to fund three scholarships and a professorship in 91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Miller is a 91ֿ alumnus who grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio. “The generosity of Earl and Marlene reflects their passion for 91ֿ’s brain health research,” said 91ֿ President Beverly Warren. “With their support, we will continue our multidisciplinary efforts to unlock the secrets of brain function and address the complex interaction of factors contributing to brain health.” Dr. Mil...
For the ninth consecutive year, 91ֿ has earned the 2018 Military Friendly® School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur®. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. In addition to the Kent Campus, the university’s Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses received the 2018 Military Friendly School designation. ...
No one thought becoming a nurse was easy. Classes and clinical work are time consuming and challenging. 91ֿ at Trumbull nursing students take their education to another level as they learn how to care for patients as well as the community. This fall through their Student Nurses Association (SNA), they raised money to purchase Sleep Sacks for new parents at Trumbull Memorial Hospital to counteract high infant mortality rates in Ohio, installed smoke detectors in homes in the community for veterans, families in domestic violence situations, and the elderly, and m...
Dec. 2: Dr. Tara Smith is an associate professor in the College of Public Health at 91ֿ. Dr. Smith’s research generally focuses on zoonotic infections (infections which are transferred between animals hand humans). Her work has been profiled in many publications, including Science, Nature, and The New York Times. Learn more about the College of Public Health Visit Tara SMith's website Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
How different are human brains compared to the brains of other primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys? It’s one of many important questions that scientists have asked for years while pursuing a better understanding of human evolution. Researchers in 91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences recently co-authored an article with more than 30 scientists, led by Yale University, from the United States, Italy and Spain in the journal Science that describes some of the small, yet distinct differences between the species in how individual cells function and form connections....
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New storytelling platforms are emerging as audiences continue to consume news digitally and students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication are exploring new ways to use their journalism skills. Valerie Royzman, ‘21, traveled with Assistant Professor Susan Zake to a hack-a-thon at West Virginia University. In the competition, she had to combine journalism and technology to create a solution to accessibility issues in elementary school classrooms. “We saw a great need for our product because teachers across the board don’t have enough resources in the classroom,” Royzman ...
91ֿ researchers create cutting-edge geospatial technology to map drug points, find solutions Driving through the streets of Ravenna on a weekday afternoon, you probably wouldn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. Gray clouds hover overhead. There is a steady hum of traffic lurking in the air. A mom pushes a stroller down West Main Street. But as a Ravenna police officer looks at the parking lot of a popular fast food restaurant, it sparks haunting memories of a quiet killer lurking around every-day people in broad daylight. “The bathroom is very common for heroin overdose...