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Professor Carrie Schweitzer has discovered hundreds of new species. Now, this research standout is leading students in a new degree program.  Carrie Schweitzer has always been interested in the things of Earth. The stuff that lies just below the surface of land and sea.  This professor of geology is no stranger to discovering a new species (or several hundred!). Now, the research standout is leading a new degree program at ��MŮ�� at Stark. The Bachelor of Arts in Geology is soon to become one of the more than 20 baccalaureate degrees that students can earn wit...

Dynamic duo. Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware grew up in different neighborhoods, but their connection transcends residential blocks. Broken barriers now build the dreams to change their communities for the better.  Long hailed from the southeast side of Canton; Ware called Massillon home. But, the obstacles to accessible health care were the same. Today, they are medical students ready to change it. “Growing up, I watched as family members struggled daily with untreated health issues,” Long said. “Life could have been so much better for them, had they had access to the care they nee...

The 88th meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) was held at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. A special symposium honoring the scientific contributions of Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy was part of this year’s program. The symposium included 19 posters that demonstrated the breadth and depth of Dr. Lovejoy’s contributions and research interests. Topics included biomechanics, bone development, comparative morphology, fossil interpretations, forensic applications, primatology, and neurochemistry. Discussants included Dr. Lovejoy’s former students, Bru...

Worth it. Theno “Kristo” Pantelides grew up in the hilly city of San Francisco, surrounded by ocean. A coastline not unlike the home of his father, where houses dot the shores of thousands of islands in a country influential in ancient times. Pantelides’ first words were Greek and he looked to his papáki̱s, Konstantine, for guidance at an early age. “Nothing worth doing is ever easy,” the senior Pantelides would often tell his son, a miracle baby right from the start. The family moved to Canton when Pantelides was 5 because his father wanted to be closer to the community where his fam...

Guided by purpose. Schooldays end with a “welcome home” at Tiqvah Hands of Hope, an after-school mentoring program for students who live in the city of Canton. A simple phrase graces the threshold of the doors they enter every day: “You can change the world.” Waiting on the other side is Ariel Deck. A member of the Tiqvah team, this ��MŮ�� at Stark senior is one of the first faces the children see. They greet “Miss Ariel” with a hug as they climb onto her lap.  It is not uncommon to see their tiny hands combing through her long, blonde hair. Tiqvah provides a...

Green Energy Ohio 2019 Award Recipients Business Achievement Award Talan Products, Inc. Talan Products had a humble beginning in 1986 with a single part for a single customer (the part is still being produced for that customer today). Steve Peplin, his brother Rich & John Talan each invested $2,100 to found the company. 33 years later, today Talan is a $50 million contract manufacturer specializing in solar mounting systems, LED lighting components & building products. All of Talan’s growth has been organic, there were no acquisitions of other companies. Talan’s customer base incl...

Summary report provided as community service to help businesses make data-driven decisions. A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at ��M�� at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018. The summary report released by the Corporate University is being provided as a community service to area businesses to help officials make data-driven decisions regarding wage a...

How do we connect to the Cuyahoga River? The flowing water touches our emotions, our communities, our environment and our history. In this 50th anniversary year of the last Cuyahoga River fire, the Concrete Poetry project invites us to reconsider and reconnect to the river and its legacy. The 1969 fire occurred at a pivotal time and helped spark the environmental movement leading to protective legislation and the sustainability movement today. ��MŮ��’s Office of Sustainability convened partners to create the designs. The poems are from the Wick Poetry Center’s Cuyahoga...

Comedic musical at ��MŮ�� Stark is the second production of the 2018-19 academic year. ��MŮ�� at Stark Theatre will hold its second theatrical production of the 2018-19 season, “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”, a musical comedy by playwrights William Finn, Rachel Sheinkin and Rebecca Feldman.  The cast of “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will take to the campus’ stage for opening night at 7:30 p.m. tonight in The Mary J. Timken Theatre, which is located in the newly expanded and renovated Fine Arts Building, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. ...

Kent Wired Article Halena Sepulveda March 1, 2019 RecycleMania at ��MŮ�� encourages student to participate from KentWired.com on Vimeo. Universities all across the country are participating in the annual Recycling Mania  as the competition finishes its fourth of eight weeks. The competition aids to call attention to the importance of Recycling on a broader scale.  Universities participate in the competition by recycling and trying to get rid of unnecessary waste.  Melanie Knowles, Sustainability Manager at ��MŮ��, says that this year ...