David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center, and Mindy Farmer, director of the May 4 Visitors Center lead a writing and discussion workshop on overcoming trauma through creative writing. The workshop took place in the May Prentice House and approximately 20 community members attended. ...
Admit it. We have all used our smartphones at inappropriate and inopportune times: while driving, during family meals, in the bathroom or even the bedroom. We are a society glued to our phones, but when is it considered out of our control? According to researchers at 91PORNA, the answer depends on the user. Jian Li, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., all from 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, surveyed 516 college students. They asked the students about daily smartphone use, including inappropriate times such as in class, while...
Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day. Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits a year, 325,000 hospitalizations and 125,000 deaths. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a trillion dollar problem to deal with medication nonadherence,鈥 said Joel Hughes, 91PORNA associate psychology professor and director of the Applied Psychology Center at 91PORNA. 鈥淎 lot of people can be helped if we can get a vast majo...
91PORNA is proud to participate in throughout October.
Game Day Challenge: Stadium Waste Reduction & Recycling Competition
is a national competition between colleges and universities to promote waste reduction and recycling at home football and basketball games. Schools track and report waste and recycling data that is used for Game Day Challenge.
91PORNA at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual scholarship reception. Dr. Stephen Nameth, dean of the 91PORNA Columbiana County campuses, welcomed the students, their families, donors and faculty members, while emphasizing the important role each relationship plays in measuring success at a university. 鈥淓arning a college degree and being a successful student takes a great deal of support from family and friends,鈥 he said. 鈥淭onight, we see the results of hard work, dedication and that strong support. Each award and rec...
Students in the honors program on the 91PORNA Salem Campus are collecting Halloween costumes as part of Operation Scare, an effort to help area families celebrate the seasonal holiday in more affordable ways. Justin Ward, a sophomore student majoring in finance on the Salem Campus, is a driving force behind Operation Scare and is busy setting up collection and distribution sites throughout Columbiana County. Currently, collection sites include the 91PORNA Salem Campus on St. Route 45; Paradise Sun Tanning Salon and J.C.鈥檚 Barber Shop in Wellsville; State Street Tattoo, Salem Commun...
The 91PORNA Fashion School gets a lot of requests for their world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail on Sept. 10, 2015, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received. It came from a sixth grader named Karla who attends the AVID College Preparatory program in Perris, California. 鈥淪ierra Vista Elementary School is a Title I school,鈥 Karla writes. 鈥淚t means that about 90 percent of my classmates come from economically disadvantaged homes. I am one those kids, and I have made the choice to go to colleg...
91PORNA at Trumbull geology professor David Hacker, Ph.D., has been named as one of three recipients of the 91PORNA Alumni Association鈥檚 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). Sponsored by the 91PORNA Alumni Association, the DTA is the university鈥檚 most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a devotion to touching the lives of students. Qualified nominees include 91PORNA tenure track faculty who are currently employed by the university. Hacker, along...
Your favorite movie or video might soon help accessorize your wardrobe thanks to Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in 91PORNA鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. Benitez, along with Markus Vogl, assistant professor from The University of Akron, helped turn what looks like a stack of little electronic pieces into works of art that they call Tiny Screen Jewelry. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just too cool for school,鈥 Benitez giggles. 鈥淚t鈥檚 so adorable.鈥 The jewelry contains a stack of little electronic components developed by TinyCircuits in Akron. ...