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91²Ö¿â hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)

91²Ö¿â Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef

91²Ö¿â senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.

The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef’s headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

Tags: Success Story , Hospitality Management , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Student Success

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Faculty and staff walk up the stairs on the way to Commencement.

It is Never Too Late to Graduate from 91²Ö¿â

Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II has the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018. On that day, Mr. Bare will don a cap and gown and walk across the stage at 91²Ö¿â’s Summer Commencement to accept his Bachelor of Science degree, completing the college studi…

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Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D, assistant professor of geology in 91²Ö¿â, received a five-year, $487,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.

91²Ö¿â Geologist Wins Grant to Study Climate Change Factors and Inspire Young Scientists

The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. For example, p…

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Girls4STEAM Hackathon Event

Girls4STEAM is a hackathon event hosted by the 91²Ö¿â Student Chapter for American Computing Machinery-Women in partnership with the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) of 91²Ö¿â’s College of Education, Health & Human Services. The event is designed to inspire young women i…

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91²Ö¿â researchers are awarded a patent for the next generation of the therapy cycle known as the SMART Cycle, for Speed Manipulated Adaptive Rehabilitation Therapy.

91²Ö¿â Professor Receives Patent for New Cycle to Help Parkinson’s Sufferers

Anne Heller’s face was getting red as she pedaled the stationary bike. The 59-year-old Cuyahoga Falls resident had agreed to take part in experiments at 91²Ö¿â using a bike developed by researcher Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., in 91²Ö¿â's College of Education, Health and Human Services, …

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91²Ö¿â’s Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., and Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., stand in their research lab. The two exercise science/physiology faculty members will lead a study related to the use of probiotics and physical exercise.

91²Ö¿â Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise

91²Ö¿â’s Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. 91²Ö¿â faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st…

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Joanne Dowdy, Ph.D., a professor in 91²Ö¿â’s School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies has authored her 14th book, Minding Their Own Business: Five Female Leaders from Trinidad to Tobago

Dream Chaser: 91²Ö¿â Professor Finds Purpose in Her Writings to Encourage Others to Reach for the Stars

Joanne Dowdy, Ph.D., a professor in 91²Ö¿â’s School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies has finished her 14th book, which shares the journeys of successful female entrepreneurs and leaders of African descent.

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A 91²Ö¿â student makes blankets to bring comfort to children going through difficult times.

91²Ö¿â Student Blankets Struggling Children with Warmth

A 91²Ö¿â student makes blankets to bring comfort to children going through difficult times.

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School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake participated in the Creating Global Mindedness Leadership Institute sponsored by 91²Ö¿â’s College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake Schools Participate in Leadership Institute Sponsored by 91²Ö¿â

School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron’s Firestone cluster and Westlake delved into understanding leadership through a contextual and cultural lens in a recent four-day institute.

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services , Read Center for International and Intercultural Education , Global Reach

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91²Ö¿â researchers study the link between Pokémon GO and increased exercise.

91²Ö¿â Researchers Study Link Between Viral Mobile App and a Healthier Lifestyle

Pokémon GO’s worldwide release one year ago sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone. Capturing the little monsters isn’t just fun for the players, it m…

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services , Exercise Science , Health , Success Story , Research & Science

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