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The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

In May 2018, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University had the largest number of undergraduate degrees ever awarded. One of the majors with the biggest spikes in growth from the previous year was marketing, which saw an increase of 43 students. The marketing major at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, housed in the College of Business and Administration, aims to teach students valuable skills and lessons they can implement outside of the classroom.

City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« so he can give back to his native country.

Christopher Dum, Ph.D., created the ID13 Prison Literacy Project to give men in Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut, Ohio, a positive outlet while serving their sentence, hoping it help inmates to see themselves as writers rather than convicts.

With a passion for entrepreneurial endeavors and a knack for inspiring, Mary Heidler, College of Business Administration lecturer, brings a fresh and enthusiastic approach into the classroom, earning her a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.

Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and historical geographer seeks to define today.

Junior nursing major Adam Roman got his first taste of Cleveland’s University Hospitals when he was a young child, and today, Mr. Roman is one of the first cohorts of nursing students who will be eligible to apply to become part of the new UH Scholars Program, a collaboration of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and University Hospitals.

Nearly 40 students from Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's Tuscarawas, Stark and Kent campuses recently participated in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s first site for the Global Game Jam (GGJ), a worldwide game-making event where creators gather at 800-plus sites around the world over a weekend to make games based on a single theme over a 48-hour period.

Danielle Coombs, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, says Super Bowl ads still target men despite the fact that nearly half of the modern NFL audience identifies as women.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management. 

Quick-thinking, experience and a kind heart describe freshman exploratory major Dylan Elson who took immediate action to help an employee during an apparent medical emergency. He was honored in a surprise ceremony by the Division of Student Affairs and awarded a plaque by Shay Little, Ph.D., vice president of student affairs.

Students are getting real-world experiences in classes across campus as they work with local organizations. For Communication Studies’ Counterterrorism and Communication class, the lessons are getting real very quickly. Students last semester worked with the Cleveland Police Department and the Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center, a task force that curates and disseminates threat-related information across federal, state, local and private-sector entities.

Students taking classes at the International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute (ICASI) in Chesterland have a open pathway to a Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University associate degree thanks to a new partnership between the cooking school and Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Geauga.

University Hospitals and Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University are joining forces to address the ongoing nursing shortage in Northeast Ohio through a new nursing education initiative that will increase the number of baccalaureate-degreed nurses who enter the workforce each year.

Record low temperatures aren’t the only thing that has come to the region, as Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Ashtabula Wines is releasing its new wine, 17° (Seventeen Degrees), through its partnership with Laurello Vineyards. The new wine, an ice wine, joins the award-winning vintages in the label’s lineup.

Julian Edelman capped off Super Bowl LIII with a victory for the New England Patriots and claimed the highest honor awarded to a player during the championship game of the National Football League (NFL).

Three Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students gained valuable video production experience by working on a new television commercial produced by the university as part of the new spring campaign.

Julian Edelman, the New England Patriots wide receiver and former Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University star, is making his fourth trip to the NFL title game when the Patriots face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.