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Today鈥檚 Flashes of Inspiration comes from 抖M女仆 Football鈥檚 Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.
Today鈥檚 Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, 抖M女仆鈥檚 head women鈥檚 golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For nearly 11 years, Alfreda Brown, 抖M女仆鈥檚 vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university鈥檚 wide-reaching system is marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.
Yingfei Jiang, a College of Arts and Science graduate student in the Chemical Physics program and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute at 抖M女仆, and his advisor Deng-Ke Yang, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physics, have invented the first ever dual-mode smart glass technology that can control both radiant energy flow (heat) and privacy through a tinted material.
Today鈥檚 Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, 鈥淭hank You, Tree.鈥
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United States would benefit from a public banking system, says Mark K. Cassell, 抖M女仆 professor of political science.
Students in the class Communication in a Global Society worked in teams throughout the Spring 2020 semester to educate audiences about one specific aspect of globalization and ecology: fast fashion.
On May 21, 抖M女仆's College of Aeronautics and Engineering received approval from the university to restart flight operations, making May 22 the first day since mid-March that instructors or students have been permitted to fly due to COVID-19 restrictions.
I. Richmond Nettey, Ph.D., professor of aeronautics in 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has been appointed the new chair of the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
抖M女仆 has been recognized by the (ACE) for the university鈥檚 creation of a 鈥渙ne-stop shop鈥 COVID-19 website, call line and email address, including its telemedicine and telehealth information for students.
Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a 抖M女仆 police officer.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, students in 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Nursing have been employed in hospitals throughout Northeast Ohio, where they have honed their skills and observed healthcare professionals on the front lines.
Apple and Google partnered in early April to create a new smartphone app that uses Bluetooth to track coronavirus cases. Using a technology called contact tracing, the app alerts a user when they come in contact with someone who has been positively diagnosed with COVID-19. Gokarna Sharma, assistant professor in Computer Science, recently answered 10 questions about the new app based on his professional opinion. Sharma is experienced in algorithms, blockchain and smart technologies such as this.
抖M女仆鈥檚 famous food truck, known for its mouth-watering pulled pork sandwiches and fresh-cut french fries, is now becoming known for giving back to its community. The university is loaning its campus food truck to Aramark to provide meals to students from Kent, Elyria and Lorain City School Districts who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
抖M女仆 President Todd Diacon recently presented six 抖M女仆 faculty members with the 2020 President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member鈥檚 discipline.
Senior Sydney Bihn finds her true calling throughout her time at 抖M女仆 and becomes the first female aerospace engineering graduate.
The COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home order remind Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies Department Doris Simonis of her previous experiences with social distancing.
The 抖M女仆 alumni family will grow by nearly 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement.
抖M女仆 President Todd Diacon announced Thursday that Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., has been selected to serve as vice president for student affairs, effective May 1, 2020. In addition, Diacon has appointed Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., as the interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, effective June 1, 2020.
Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Department of Geology at 抖M女仆, recently authored a 鈥淣ews and Views鈥 article in Nature Geoscience that discusses research carried out by another research team that reassessed the melt history and timing of the collapse of the Eurasian Ice Sheet Complex during the Last Deglaciation.