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We sat down with Dr. Rebecca Meehan of the School of Information (iSchool) to talk about the release of her new book as well as the recent accreditation of the Health Informatics (HI) program and what it all means for students who are looking to start a new career, change careers or move to a different type of job within the broad world of healthcare and information.  CCI: First off, congratulations on publishing your book. What is it about?Rebecca Meehan: Thank you! This has been a great experience. I wrote this book with John Sharp who is an adjunct professor here in the iSchool. It’s c...

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at ������Ƶ Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone.  University Libraries received a Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a project to digitize the entire Trigère collection, which fills more than 10 feet of shelving in the library basement.&n...

Doctoral student Mandalynn Slupek has seen what opioid addiction does to people. Her research at ������Ƶ into an easily obtained, over-the-counter supplement may curb the urge for opioids before addiction begins. Slupek won first place in ������Ƶ State’s Three Minute Thesis competition on Oct. 3 when she presented “Getting the NAC of Being Drug-Free,” research on how the supplement NAC or N-acetyl cysteine can be used in the fight against addiction. Slupek’s project proposes giving people NAC before they take prescription opioids instead of after. If the research is succe...

In celebration of the dedication of the Maj Ragain Poetry Park, which took place on the 14th of September, generations of ������Ƶ State’s writing community came together to celebrate the poet’s influence not only on the university’s poetic presence in the nation, but also on the people around him. In a venue brimming with supporters of the arts, the sense of an ever-growing platform for local writers was undoubtedly a theme. However, as we look to the future and marvel at the thriving poetry scene on campus, we must acknowledge the pivotal role Maj Ragain undertook in this journey.   “...

Phase II of ������Ƶ State’s Mental Health Strategy implements university-wide efforts to promote a healthy and well campus community.  On World Mental Health Day, October 10, a kickoff event launched the univerisity-wide Mental Health Campaign. The event featured a moderated discussion and Q&A with Kier Gaines, licensed therapist and mental health advocate. The campaign promotes a website with mental health resources and support and aims to reduce the stigma around mental health, increase help-seeking behaviors, and inform the university community about how to refer a Flash to the app...

When she signed up for her first education abroad experience, ������Ƶ graduate student Lilian “Lily” Keister purposely avoided selecting a European program.  “I felt like I could do Europe on my own, but I would need a guide to explain this part of the world to me,” she said.  Keister was taking the course, Equity and Justice in Higher Education, when Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., an instructor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and assistant director of global education initiatives at ������Ƶ State at Stark, gave a presentation on the Kigali Summer Institute. ...