The green- and blue-colored algae that grows out of control and often washes up on the shoreline of Lake Erie is not only unsightly but also harmful to many species, including humans. In Ohio, the western basin of Lake Erie has experienced some of the worst harmful algal blooms in recent years. The blooms have been detected this summer, as they were last summer when the area saw a harmful bloom of record size. In August 2014, cyanobacteria from a harmful algal bloom contaminated the city of Toledo鈥檚 water supply and residents were forced to find alternative water sources. To help fight t...
Following a postponement forced by a severe thunderstorm on the previous Saturday, the 2016 Global Cup Soccer Tournament resumed on Saturday, September 24, with the semifinal and final rounds of play. The afternoon was dominated by a determined Team NASA, which first surprised defending champion, Team Oman, 4 鈥 0 in the semifinal round, and then overcame a talented Team Saudi Arabia 4 鈥 1 to gain the championship and claim the Global Cup trophy. What became a long road to the Global Cup championship began on Saturday, September 17. Despite periodic rainstorms in the morning, ten hopeful tea...
Faculty at 蜜桃视频 at Salem and 蜜桃视频 at East Liverpool are offering tutoring times in addition to the peer tutoring schedule. If you need help or just want to be sure you are on the right track check the Power Hours schedule below. Don't delay, there is no better time than now! POWER HOURS ...
The air will become a little clearer on 蜜桃视频 campuses come July 1, 2017. That is when 蜜桃视频 State will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free university. At its meeting in May, the 蜜桃视频 State Board of Trustees approved university policy 3345-5-21, which aligns with the university-level initiative to create a healthy campus environment for all employees, students and visitors. The policy covers all 蜜桃视频 State campuses, locations and properties, both domestic and international, and it applies to all members of the university community: students, employees, volunteers, vendors, visi...
Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in 蜜桃视频's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S.
Employees enrolled in one of the university-sponsored group health plans through Medical Mutual or Anthem are eligible for a free flu shot. You must bring your insurance ID card with you to the clinic. If you are not covered by one of the university鈥檚 group health plans, you can still participate for $30 (check payable to 蜜桃视频). The following clinics are available. Registration is required. Location Date Time 蜜桃视频 Campus - Library Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Second Floor ...
All Employee Webinar 蜜桃视频 is committed to raising awareness about depression in the workplace, reducing stigma associated with mental illness, and most importantly, bringing awareness and resources to support treatment and self-care. Please join Lisa Kirby, MFT, PC, of IMPACT Solutions Employee Assistance and Work/Life Program (EAP), along with Kim Hauge, 蜜桃视频 State鈥檚 manager of employee wellness, on Nov. 10 from 10-11 a.m. for an informative webinar about Right Direction, an initiative of the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health. In this webinar, you will le...
The Division of Human Resources is pleased to co-host its second child car seat safety inspection of 2016 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 3-6 p.m. at 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Child Development Center, located at 775 Loop Road in 蜜桃视频. Four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keep your child safe by making sure your child鈥檚 car seat is properly installed. If you have more than one car seat or base, feel free to have them each inspected. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians from the Portage County Health Department will conduct child car seat inspections. 蜜桃视频 State Poli...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 蜜桃视频鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, 鈥淢echanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,鈥 Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis 鈥 how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. 鈥淲e are go...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 蜜桃视频鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, 鈥淢echanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,鈥 Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis 鈥 how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. 鈥淲e are go...