Messages of congratulations and displays of 91ֿ pride flooded social media as the 91ֿ men’s basketball team captured the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Championship title and was selected as a No. 14 seed to play the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. 91ֿ students, alumni, employees, community members and fans of the Golden Flashes celebrated the unexpected achievement of the men’s basketball team winning four straight games to become MAC Tournament Champions and advance to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Congratulato...
March Madness got underway early this past Saturday at the 91ֿ Student Recreation and Wellness Center as eight international teams squared off to compete in the university's first GlobalJam Basketball Tournament. In the championship game, Team ILEP out-shot and out-hustled a talented, physical Team China 18 to 11 to claim the GlobalJam title. The championship game was the culmination of an afternoon of competitive play among the eight international teams. The event was organized and hosted by the Office of Global Education. Two of the eight teams in the tournament wer...
The 91ֿ men's basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8), 70-65. "Tonight the story is about our guys and what they've been able to accomplish here tonight, what they've been able to accomplish here over the past week, what they've been able to accomplish over the entire season," exclaimed head coach Rob Senderoff. "I'm just really, really proud of the entire group." The championship is the sixth in program history and the first under Senderoff. After taking down Central Michigan ...
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Dr. Eboni Pringle is the Dean of 91ֿ’s nationally recognized University College. Among Dr. Pringle’s many responsibilities is co-leadership of a program called DEEDS – which stands for Dynamic Education and Engagement of Diverse Students. DEEDS aims to bridge the performance gap between underrepresented students and the general student population, including the gap in graduation rates. 91ֿ University College Students in Transition Award Academic Success Center Award ...
Fear of losing federal databases filled with decades of scientific research has sparked “data rescue” events over the past few weeks. The events consist of science professionals searching and pulling data before it could be lost forever from government servers. The rescue efforts are the result of the Trump administration’s proposal to make budget cuts for agencies including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. 91ֿ’s Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., geology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, took to Twitter to ex...
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As spring break quickly approaches, a growing number of 91ֿ students are choosing alternative ways to spend their time off. Instead of indulging in the sun soaked beaches far, far away from northeast Ohio, some students will be rebuilding homes, reaching out to refugees, and helping to feed the homeless all around the country. "They are really dedicating their spring break to learning about social inequalities and the structures of poverty, racism, hunger and homelessness," said Amanda Paulus, director of 91ֿ’s Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement, ...
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Could losing a few pounds actually make you smarter? By Erin Peterson | Illustrations by Mikey Burton ’08 Researchers have long known that carrying extra weight can be hard on our bodies: studies show that obesity is linked to higher rates of heart and liver disease, for example. Those extra pounds may be weighing down our brains, too, says John Gunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences and director of 91ֿ’s Applied Psychology Center. “Our research has found that individuals who are overweight—not even obese—have difficulties with memo...