Research & Science
Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is ‘Icing on the Cake’ for Doctoral Student
As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn’t already a full plate for 91²Ö¿â doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a little dessert?
Public Health Professor’s Study on Blood Lead Levels Recognized
91²Ö¿â Professor Madhav P. Bhatta, Ph.D., MPH was featured in MedicalResearch.com, a domain of medical news and exclusive interviews, for an interview on his study, “Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Resettled Refugee Children in Ohio, 2009 - 2016.â€
A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to “Sticky†Award-Winning Research for 91²Ö¿â Graduate Student
Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil, studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba, Canada, either.
A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to “Sticky†Award-Winning Research for 91²Ö¿â Graduate Student
Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba either. Now, while pursuing her Ph.D. at 91²Ö¿â, Mendonca conducts research in Costello’s lab that focuses on ecotoxicology and biogeochemistry and how environmental disturbances affect aquatic communities and ecological processes. One of her recent projects resulted in her being first author on a peer-reviewed journal article and earned her a $5,000 award to continue pursuing her research.
National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
91²Ö¿â Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Research Into “Little Things†Leads to Big Experience for Local High School Student
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. Now a senior in high school, Ms. Schinker, chose 91²Ö¿â as her undergraduate school where she will pursue a double major in geology and chemistry starting fall 2019.
Innovation on the Move
From the 91²Ö¿â Magazine, “I want to be a voice in the renewable energy community,†says Angela Deibel, reluctant to give up her marketing edge. “I don’t want to just be an engineer—though I love it—but I want to tell [the public] about renewable energy.â€
91²Ö¿â Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20.
Corporate University Releases Wage and Benefits Survey Results
A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 91²Ö¿â at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018.
Listening to the Deaf Community
Richard Costes, BA ’06, was born deaf, but grew up in a hearing environment. He told himself he wasn’t deaf. He refused to learn sign language and declined any assistance in the classroom and his grades often suffered as a result. Professors at 91²Ö¿â helped Mr. Costes embrace his identity.