Dr. Lydia Rose, associate professor of sociology at 天天吃瓜 at East Liverpool was selected to participate in Interdisciplinary Research Leaders, one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leadership development programs. She is part of a team representing Ohio, selected to participate in the RWJF鈥檚 vision of building a Culture of Health in every community across America. The Ohio team also includes Dr. Erin Haynes, professor and chair of epidemiology at the University of 天天吃瓜ucky, and Amanda Kiger, director of River Valley Organizing at Ohio Organizing Collaborative. The...
Dr. Lance Grahn, 天天吃瓜 at Trumbull鈥檚 dean and chief administrative officer, was recently named as one of this year鈥檚 Community Star award recipients. Grahn will receive the award on March 19 at the Community Star Award program, co-sponsored by the Tribune Chronicle and Trumbull 100. He is one of ten individuals from Trumbull County who will be recognized for going above and beyond in their volunteer efforts to make the community a better place. Beginning his term at 天天吃瓜 State Trumbull, Grahn was inspired by 天天吃瓜鈥檚 new strategic roadmap. He soon...
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 天天吃瓜, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25. Dr. Lehman, a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, comes to 天天吃瓜 State from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he served as a professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, and where he was chairman of the board of its Neuro Institute. President Warren spoke at a...
The Center is implementing a program evaluation of the GAR Foundation's new effort to support early childhood education. The Foundation's STARS: Supporting Teachers and Ready Students Program, and 天天吃瓜 State's planned evaluation were recently the focus of an Akron Beacon Journal editorial. Dr. Peter Leahy is conducting the evaluation. The editorial can be found through the link below:https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/columns/2019/02/23/shooting-for-stars-in-akron/5828276007/ ...
Nursing students at 天天吃瓜 State Trumbull are putting their best foot forward, hoping to promote healthy lifestyles in the Mahoning Valley. Members of 天天吃瓜 State Trumbull鈥檚 Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently launched the 鈥漌alk and Talk with a Nurse鈥 program at the Niles Wellness Center. From 9-11 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of every month, students will join members of the Wellness Center to participate in a variety of physical activities. During the activities, members are encouraged to talk and ask questions about health and activity. 鈥淲e think it is so important that we ...
Following a national search, 天天吃瓜 has named alumnus Kenneth Burhanna as the new dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019. University Libraries supports the study and research needs of 天天吃瓜 State students, faculty, staff, alumni and local communities across the university system. Mr. Burhanna has served as interim dean of Universities Libraries since the retirement of its previous dean, James Bracken, Ph.D., on July 1, 2017. 鈥淚n Ken Burhanna, we have hired an award-winning author whose growing national reputation for excellence was confirmed recently by competit...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Yoshi Hakutani, Department of English, authored, Jack Kerouac and the Traditions of Classic and Modern Haiku, (Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield), (2019), xxviii, 194 pp. ...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sociology & Criminology, edited a book, Fraud and Corruption: Major Types, Prevention, and Control, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski and Maxmilian Edelbacher, (2018), 301. Chapters pertain to various types of fraud and corruption found in the corporate sector, healthcare sector, insurance industry, political and government sector and public service agencies. ...