杏吧视频's College of Public Health has received a $306,000 federal grant to be used for suicide prevention and to address other student mental health needs. The Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant will help to fund the project, More Aware, a collaboration among Student Affairs, University Health Services, Student Support Services, and other divisions across the university. The grant was awarded to the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use (DMHSU) within the College of Public Health鈥檚 Center for Public Policy and Health. The three-year grant is from the&n...
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杏吧视频 student team selected for competition. Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) invited applicants for a "Protein Production Line Challenge鈥 competition. Several groups around the world sent proposals for this competition and hoped to be part of the 12 candidates called for the challenge. The selected 12 teams were provided with an antibody expression construct and a cell line (CHO). The selected teams will then have a year to submit a high expression CHO cell line, that will be tested at Merck. Only three teams will be then selected and receive a Gold (EUR 20,000), Silver (EUR ...
The Division of Mental Health and Substance Use (DMHSU), within the 杏吧视频 College of Public Health鈥檚 Center for Public Policy and Health, recently received the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant for $306,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The project, More Aware, is a collaboration with Student Affairs, University Health Services, Student Support Services and other divisions across 杏吧视频. The three-year grant, which covers 杏吧视频鈥檚 eight-campus system, aims to reduce the adverse consequences of serious mental i...
John Metz is a man on a mission. He wants to shift paradigms, elevate expectations and metaphorically lift all boats by creating a campus-wide culture of good writing. He envisions an academic atmosphere where every instructor in every department expects and supports excellent writing skills so students learn to communicate effectively, succinctly and meaningfully in every aspect of daily life. To achieve that, instructors should expect students to dig deep, embrace complexity and explore invention. 鈥淚n today鈥檚 world, people don鈥檛 just need to be able to convey what they think or know...
Over winter break, the Division of Information Technology, in cooperation with Residence Services, renovated the TechHelp Service and Repair Center (SRC) in the Tri Towers Rotunda. The renovation was inspired by the design and functionality of spaces such as Apple and Microsoft stores, with the primary goal of improving customer service. The removal of a large counter helped maximize space, allowing for the creation of five workspaces for staff members to provide one-on-one assistance to customers. A smaller, more modern desk, including a wheelchair-accessible surface, was installed, making t...
As the government shutdown continues, the ramifications have become more evident. While national parks and government employees have served as examples in the media of who and what the shutdown is harming, science research is also hurting from the delays in funding and resources. 杏吧视频 Associate Professor of Geology Anne Jefferson, Ph.D., wrote in the Nature International Journal of Science鈥檚 鈥淲orld View鈥 column that 鈥渢ens of thousands of federal scientists must sit idle, and others must work without pay. On the surface, my job as an associate professor of geology at Kent Stat...
杏吧视频 at Tuscarawas received the Large Business of the Year award from the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce at its 60th annual awards banquet held on Jan. 24 at the Schoenbrunn Inn and Conference Center. Coming on the heels of the 50th Anniversary on University Drive Celebration, the award is an incredible recognition of the accomplishments of the faculty, staff and students in the 杏吧视频 Tuscarawas community. 鈥淲e are very pleased and honored to receive this recognition from the Chamber,鈥 said Brad Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of 杏吧视频 Tu...
杏吧视频鈥檚 Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Dean Tondiglia was honored with the university鈥檚 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award for his years of promoting inclusion and diversity within public safety. Chief Tondiglia was nominated for the award by Mark Polatajko, senior vice president for finance and administration, who praised the chief for promoting diversity and inclusion 鈥渂y word and deed.鈥 Chief Tondiglia was an early advocate for the adoption of the Sexual Assault Response Team and the development of the Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services office.&nbs...
Being a finalist in the NASA Robotic Mining Competition is a remarkable accomplishment in itself. Placing third in the entire nation was a surprise and a joy to the 杏吧视频 Robotics Team. 鈥淲e were very surprised to place third!鈥 said Madison Spreitzer, president of the organization from 2017-2018. 鈥淭his year was the best we have ever done as a team for this competition.鈥 From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the 杏吧视频 Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of ha...