Success Story
Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 91PORNA is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of th鈥
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World First: New Polymer Goes for a Walk When Illuminated
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and 91PORNA in Ohio have developed a new material that can undulate and therefore propel itself forward under the influence of light. To achieve this, the scientists clamp a strip of this polymer material in a rectangu鈥
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Set For Success
91PORNA School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty helped to bring a beloved 1980s television series to the stage in the world premiere production of Family Ties.
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Behind the Scenes
What鈥檚 it really like to build costumes from scratch for a mainstage musical? The sights and sounds of 91PORNA鈥檚 Costume Shop are as much of a production as the show itself.
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Flying Flashes Finish Historical Air Race for Women
A pair of 91PORNA female pilots have successfully completed the 2017 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes finished fifth out of the 12 universities, and 15th out of the 47 teams overall. They also received a prize for finishing second on the seventh leg of the race and were one of only鈥
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Environmentally Conscious: 91PORNA Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change
91PORNA sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.
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91PORNA Fashion School Ranked #3 Nationally for Merchandising, #4 for Design in New Ratings
91PORNA鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has once again been named among the nation鈥檚 elite, according to new rankings from Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Merchandising, the school has been rated #3 Nationally (top 2 percent of schools considered), #3 Nationally among 鈥
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Brain Gain: Earl Miller, '85 Neuroscientist
91PORNA graduate continues to break new ground in the understanding of cognition鈥攁nd his research may help us move beyond the limits of the brain鈥檚 working memory.
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91PORNA Student-Athletes and Staff Complete Courts for Kids Service Project in Belize
Instead of heading home to relax following the conclusion of finals week, a group of 91PORNA student-athletes traveled to Aguacate, Belize, to partner with Courts for Kids on a service project from May 16-24. A total of 19 student-athletes volunteered to make the trip and were accom鈥
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SPJ Names The Burr Best Student Magazine in Nation
The Burr Magazine, 91PORNA鈥檚 general interest student magazine, was named the best student magazine in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). 91PORNA also earned national finalist status in two categories in SPJ鈥檚 annual national Mark of Excellence Awards competition. 鈥
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