Health
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State Nursing Student Honored for Lifesaving Effort
A ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State College of Nursing student who graduated Aug. 20 recently was honored by the city of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, along with her sister, for working to save the life of a woman who fell ill while playing volleyball.
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing
For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟβs College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026.
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State Community Assists Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky in Donating and Packing Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Although ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Campus and in the larger ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ community to send to Ukraine.
Campus Grind2Energy Systems Are a Key Component in ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs Sustainability Future
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State, these units arenβt disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy and high-grade fertilizer.
Wick Poetry Center Uses the Power of Poetry to Share Experiences During the Pandemic
Born from inside ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs Wick Poetry Center, βDear Vaccineβ gives citizens a chance to process the pandemic through poetry. The poetry center collaborated with the University of Arizona to expand on poet Naomi Shihab Nyeβs poem βDear Vaccine.β The poem became a catalyst for respondents around the world to share their own poems.
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Stateβs Spirit of Motherhood Program for Pregnant Black Women Receives $100,000 Grant
Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work being undertaken at ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State, an elite research university with the esteemed R1 designation, to address this important issue.
NSF Grant Leads to Modeling Novel Serial Robot Dynamics and Prototypes
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a two-year $198,978 grant to Tao Shen, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics & Engineering, for the development of a compact, cable-driven serial robot that can be used in medical settings. Shen aims to build a robot with his students that will address the critical limitations that most current medical robots have.
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic Partner to Offer Respiratory Therapy Satellite Program in Cleveland
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospitalβs main campus in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State Ashtabula.
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine
Although ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ Campus and in the larger ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ community to send to Ukraine.
ΜμΜμ³ΤΉΟ State Communications Professor featured on βDr. Philβ Podcast
Suzy DβEnbeau, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Communication Studies, was recently featured on βDr. Philβ podcast βPhil in The Blanksβ for her expertise on pronouns and the power of language.