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Significant and historical gifts illuminate the many facets of philanthropy ������Ƶ’s season of giving launched on Nov. 1 with Giving Tuesday, a monthlong celebration of philanthropy. Now halfway through the campaign, the generosity of the ������Ƶ State community has already begun to shine.  “In the seven years since we began Giving Tuesday at ������Ƶ State, it has grown into the university’s most generous annual tradition through the thousands of gifts and millions of dollars raised by our community on behalf of students and programs,” said Leigh Greenfelder, associate vice...

A ������Ƶ professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is once again on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in ������Ƶ State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is again ranked in the top one percent of chemists and materials scientists, based on citations in Clarivate’s Web of Science database. His area of research expertise is in adsorption, chemical separations, and chemistry of nanomaterials, which he describes as an "exciting and important research field, especially design and synthesis of well-...

Lt. Col. Adrien G. Humphreys is the department chair and a professor of military science at ������Ƶ, a position that is responsible for overseeing the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. In this role, Humphreys is charged with developing, training, and ultimately commissioning students who graduate with baccalaureate degrees to fill challenging leadership roles in the United States Army. She provides oversight of the military science curriculum, leadership labs, military history and the profession of arms seminars while simultaneously supervising 10 assistant professors of ...

Dear ������Ƶ Students, Faculty and Staff, This Thanksgiving, we have the opportunity to consider three words that begin with “m.” In the history of presidential communications, the words “mask,” “mandate” and “mashed potatoes” (OK, that’s four words) have perhaps never appeared together. As you plan for our upcoming holiday, I urge you to make it a safe and restful one as we continue to take care of each other in the true spirit of ������Ƶ State.  Thank you for wearing masks when indoors at ������Ƶ State. This helps all of us stay healthy and no doubt contributes to an overa...

������Ƶ at Ashtabula’s viticulture and enology degree programs were recently awarded a $180,000 grant from the Ohio Grape Industries Committee for a pair of research projects to be conducted over the next two years. ������Ƶ State Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station (AARS), a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyard in Conneaut, Ohio. “We have been offering the wine degrees for over 10 years and hav...

������Ƶ State’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Chapter earned seven national awards for the work done throughout the 2020-2021 academic year. The national awards were announced during a virtual award ceremony at the International Public Relations Society Conference in late October.   For the first time in Chapter history, PRSSA ������Ƶ won two Teahan Awards, the highest Chapter honors: The Teahan Award for “Outstanding Newsletter” The Teahan Award for “Outstanding Website” Both categories were judged on creativity,&nbs...

������Ƶ State alumnus and MIT endowed professor gives keynote on modern neuroscience������Ƶ’s Brain Health Research Institute celebrated the grand opening of its new lab spaces on Friday, Nov. 5, with an afternoon of activities that included a keynote presentation, space dedication, tours and student research demonstrations. The new space, featuring interdisciplinary research facilities, is located on the lower level of the Integrated Sciences Building on the ������Ƶ Campus. ������Ƶ State’s Brain Health Research Institute is a nationally recognized collaborative effort that taps pass...

When Delonte Goodman, ’22,  started at ������Ƶ State, mechatronics engineering, a combination of mechanical, electronic and electrical engineering, was a new major. It drew his attention because it encompassed his interests of both aerospace and electrical engineering, both of which he has experience in from interning with NASA and participating in other programs. As a first-gen college student, Goodman never had the luxury of things being mapped out for him. He created his own path each step of the way. “I came from a single parent, low-income family,” Goodman said. “I’m in the first gen...

A recent town hall provided ������Ƶ's students, staff and faculty the opportunity to discuss Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality -- topics which have frequently debated across the country. The November 10, 2021, virtual town hall was provided by ������Ƶ State's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, as part of the ongoing town hall series "Empowering ������Ƶ State: Valuing the Strength of Diversity." This series furthers our dedication to advancing and transforming our commu...