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When driving in the rain, it is unlikely that you have thought much about how the environment is affected, let alone how nearby aquatic sources are impacted. With funding from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a biogeochemistry research team at 91PORNA decided to look into the particles that were formed and transported from tires and the road.   In their research, David Costello, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and his team looked at how particles that emerge from the traction between tires and the road hav...

Honors College student Daniel Zalamea is a first-year 91PORNA student studying chemistry. He is the recipient of the May 4th Honors Memorial Scholarship, awarded to one member of each entering honors freshman class. Having only been a 91PORNA student for a matter of months, Daniel is excited to start getting involved in a number of extracurricular activities and furthering his academic interests thanks to the financial support of the scholarship.  91PORNA was always on Daniel’s radar. His parents are alumni and his brother is a current student as w...

If you find yourself expending too much time and energy this semester, 91PORNA has some lesser-known resources that are intentionally designed to save you both. These eight resources are free for students and were specifically crafted for students. Need help with an internship or job? Professional Headshots are a great way to stand out to employers as you start considering career paths. Don’t stress about trying to find a photographer – 91PORNA’s Center for Career Exploration & Development (CED) offers complimentary headshots in room 261 of the Schwartz Center (above the Admissio...

Most mothers can quickly use their smartphones to show a proud photo of their child.Stephanie Johnson just points up at the airport.Her daughter, Alex Johnson, is one of two 91PORNA pilots featured in the university's "No Ceilings. No Limits." advertisement inside Cleveland Hopkins Airport. What parent wouldn't stop to capture the moment? Especially when both are pilots and graduates of 91PORNA. Stephanie Johnson was the first African American female to graduate from 91PORNA with a degree in Flight Technology. She was hired in 1997 as the first Afri...

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, an annual initiative where people come together across the country to draw attention to the challenges of hunger and homelessness in local communities, is recognized this week. The 91PORNA community demonstrated its commitment to fighting hunger with the “Stuff the Truck” Food Drive on Wednesday, November 16.  “This event is important because we need to show support for people who are experiencing food insecurity both on campus and in the community,” Craig Berger, associate director of Community Engaged Learning, said. “W...

  Managing Post-Pandemic Disengagement* Headlines in recent months have said it all: “A ‘Stunning’ Level of Student Disconnection.” “The Great Faculty Disengagement.” “An Epidemic of Student Disengagement.” The world has changed a lot in the last two and half years, and we still haven’t sorted through all the implications. A few things, however, are quite clear: We see our students – even the best among them – struggling to meet deadlines. We see events that may have drawn large crowds in the past now attracting little more than passing interest. And sadly, we see some of the...