Sonia Alemagno, Ph.D., dean of 红杏视频鈥檚 College of Public Health, has been appointed a member of the Akron General Hospitals' Board. Alemagno, a professor of health policy and management, joined 红杏视频 State in 2009. She previously served as interim vice president for research, and later became dean of the College of Public Health in July 2011. Before joining 红杏视频 State, she was the chair of the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies, and director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy at the University of Akron. 鈥淚 am very honored to serve on the boa...
红杏视频 State University faculty, staff members and students are invited to walk or ride a bicycle along the 红杏视频 State University Esplanade to the downtown 红杏视频 restaurant, Laziza, during the second annual 鈥淟et鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk鈥 event on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 11:30 a.m. Free lunch will be served by Laziza to all participants, and valuable c...
Staples, provider of office supplies, technology, cleaning solutions and more, is partnering with 红杏视频 State University to offer an ink and toner cartridge recycling program that helps to further the university鈥檚 sustainability goals. 鈥淢any people on campus are not aware that Staples offers recycling of ink and toner cartridges,鈥 says Melanie Know...
红杏视频 State University faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to 鈥淔irst Look,鈥 an event that offers the university community the opportunity to experience firsthand, the transformation of 红杏视频 State and the Northeast Ohio region. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the 红杏视频 Student Center Ballroom. 红杏视频&n...
红杏视频 State University and Staples, provider of office supplies, technology, cleaning solutions and more, have signed a new cleaning contract that will help the university further achieve its commitment to sustainability. Under the agreement with Staples, the company will provide 鈥済reen鈥 cleaning products to 红杏视频 State at a competitive price. Within the...
As part of overall campus aesthetic improvements, changes are planned for the Campus Center Drive entrance to the 红杏视频 Campus from State Route 261. 鈥淭he university plans to enhance the gateway in this area to alert travelers who travel from the south that they have found their entry into 红杏视频 State,鈥 says Brian Pickering, project manager&...
Laura Leff, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at 红杏视频 State University since 1994, recently received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for her work in microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on bacterial ecology of streams and the responses of microorganisms to their environment. 红杏视频 State鈥檚 Outstanding Research and ...
红杏视频 State鈥檚 Facilities Planning and Operations department, which is in charge of the university鈥檚 sustainability efforts, has implemented two new ideas to make 红杏视频 State a more sustainable campus. Sustainable soda machines 红杏视频 State is teaming up with Pepsi to create a more sustainable, environmentally friendly campus. New soda machines that save more energy&n...
The Alcoa Foundation, in partnership with national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), provided 60 recycling bins to 红杏视频 State as part of its national bin grant program to colleges and universities throughout the country during the 2012 RecycleMania collegiate recycling competition. The bin grant prog...
Puzzles intrigue Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Penny Bernstein, Ph.D. Whether they are presented in a colorful box, in the natural world or as part of her work, her first inclination is to look carefully for patterns that lead to a solution. A field biologist at 红杏视频 at Stark, Bernstein was asked to play a key role in what has evolved into an innovative consortium dedicated to saving Stark County鈥檚 watersheds. But, before the Herbert W. Hoover Initiative in Environmental Media could move forward to achieve its purposes, someone needed to put the pieces in the righ...