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Applied communication junior Julia Hazel was the winner of this year’s fifth annual 91�ֿ� LaunchNET Elevator Pitch competition. The competition gives students 90 seconds to pitch a business idea or personal skills to a panel of judges for a chance to win prize money. Judging this year’s competition was Kristin Williams, executive director of Career Exploration and Development; Rachel O’Neill, marketing of Segmint Inc. and 91�ֿ� alumna; and Marjorie Wachowiak, School of Fashion Design and Merchandising lecturer. Hazel won the $400 prize for Best Personal Pitch against 22 other s...

Married Professors Tend to Geology Museum Rodney Feldmann, an emeritus professor of geology, and Carrie Schweitzer, a professor of geology at 91�ֿ� 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 91�ֿ� 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 91�ֿ�’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Miller is a 91�ֿ� alumnus who grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio. “The generosity of Earl and Marlene reflects their passion for 91�ֿ�’s brain health research,” said 91�ֿ� 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, 91�ֿ� 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. 91�ֿ� 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 91�ֿ�. 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:   ...

Officers from 91�ֿ� Police Services have always had a “protect and serve” philosophy, and recently, they put this philosophy in action in order to help families in need. Each year, the department holds a Glow, Grow and Give fundraiser throughout November to raise money for a worthy cause. The staff members can donate $30, and in return, they may grow out beards (for men), dye their hair pink or blue or paint their fingernails. “These are things that are normally against department regulation, so it’s a real treat for us to be able to express ourselves,” says Officer Shaun...

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 91�ֿ�’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....