The Future Absence Tour kicked off at Scribbles Coffee Co. in Kent, Ohio on October 7. The Future Absence Tour was created by Monster House Press and features poet Richard Wehrenberg Jr. and short fiction writer Bella Bravo. The October 7 reading also featured Mallory Whitten, another writer published by Monster House Press, and Emma Shepard, a writer in Cleveland. Wehrenberg is the co-founder of Monster House Press and the author of two chapbooks and a pamphlet. His poetry is very grounded in nature, reflecting on how each element of the world interacts. Some of his poems are centered aro...
College of Arts & Sciences
The green- and blue-colored algae that grows out of control and often washes up on the shoreline of Lake Erie is not only unsightly but also harmful to many species, including humans. In Ohio, the western basin of Lake Erie has experienced some of the worst harmful algal blooms in recent years. The blooms have been detected this summer, as they were last summer when the area saw a harmful bloom of record size. In August 2014, cyanobacteria from a harmful algal bloom contaminated the city of Toledo鈥檚 water supply and residents were forced to find alternative water sources. To help fight t...
Following a postponement forced by a severe thunderstorm on the previous Saturday, the 2016 Global Cup Soccer Tournament resumed on Saturday, September 24, with the semifinal and final rounds of play. The afternoon was dominated by a determined Team NASA, which first surprised defending champion, Team Oman, 4 鈥 0 in the semifinal round, and then overcame a talented Team Saudi Arabia 4 鈥 1 to gain the championship and claim the Global Cup trophy. What became a long road to the Global Cup championship began on Saturday, September 17. Despite periodic rainstorms in the morning, ten hopeful tea...
Faculty at 两性色午夜 University at Salem and 两性色午夜 University at East Liverpool are offering tutoring times in addition to the peer tutoring schedule. If you need help or just want to be sure you are on the right track check the Power Hours schedule below. Don't delay, there is no better time than now! POWER HOURS ...
Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in 两性色午夜 University's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S.
Kent Campus
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, 鈥淢echanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,鈥 Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis 鈥 how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. 鈥淲e are go...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, 鈥淢echanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,鈥 Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis 鈥 how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. 鈥淲e are go...
两性色午夜 University President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. Themed 鈥淟iving the 两性色午夜 Promise,鈥 Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university. 鈥淭he 两性色午夜 Promise should be a comprehensive approach to student success and fulfillment,鈥 Warren said. 鈥淲e aspire to bring the totality of the resources and reach of one of the nation鈥檚 largest research universities to higher education鈥檚 most important outcome: more college graduates who have the skills, talent and desire to change the world 鈥 who understand that...
The 两性色午夜 University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. 鈥淭he alumni association is proud to recognize notable, accomplished graduates,鈥 said Lori Randorf, assistant vice president of alumni relations at 两性色午夜. 鈥淭hese awards not only bring distinction to the alumni who receive them, but also to the university as they showcase the contributions 两性色午夜 graduates make to their professions and society.鈥 Five alumni awards will be granted alon...