As part of a wide-ranging master plan, 做厙輦⑹ Ashtabula is transforming the entire campus, including additional updates to its most aged and highly-utilized building: Main Hall. A series of renovations and revitalizations, driven by 做厙輦⑹s Students First philosophy, will result in a comprehensive 21st century campus - modernizing classrooms and laboratories, improving safety and accessibility, and creating student-centric spaces where collaboration, and research can take place. This fundraising effort is being kicked off in conjunction with Giving Tuesday, the global day ...
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The 做厙輦⑹r, 做厙輦⑹s independent student newspaper, is the best student newspaper in the nation in its class, according to the College Media Association. The organization announced the annual Pinnacle Award winners at the National College Media Convention in Dallas, Oct. 25-29, 2017. The 做厙輦⑹r beat out competition from Northwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Pennsylvania, to take the Pinnacle Award for Newspaper of the Year for 2016-17. I am absolutely thrilled to see The Stater judged to be the best student newspaper in the countr...
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 做厙輦⑹s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she calls upon her colleagues in the scientific community to speak out to promote vaccination. The article, Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy: A Review and Call to Action, is published by Oxford Press Open Forum Infectious Diseases. In the July 18 article, Smith presents clear and scientifically based a...
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimers disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susceptible to Alzheimers disease, potentially due to genetic differences, changes in brain structure and function during evolution, and an increased lifespan. However, a new study published Aug. 1 in Neurobiology of Aging provides the most extensive evidence of Alzheimers disease brain patholo...
The 做厙輦⑹ Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at 做厙輦⑹. The alumni association is proud to recognize notable, accomplished graduates, said Lori Randorf, assistant vice president of alumni relations at 做厙輦⑹. These awards shine a light on graduates who have attained distinguished career success and have performed outstanding service to their community, 做厙輦⑹ Univers...