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�鶹ӰԺ and three health departments in Portage County, Ohio, are pleased to announce receipt of a $125,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore how “cross-jurisdictional sharing” can enable greater protection and promotion of public health. This two-year grant will be administered by the Center for Public Policy and Health in �鶹ӰԺ’s College of Public Health, in cooperation with the health departments of Portage County, the city of Ravenna and the city of �鶹ӰԺ.  The project builds on work previously performed by the Task Force for Impr...

The first public meeting for the �鶹ӰԺ Airport Master Plan has been scheduled for Monday, March 4. In this meeting, the public will be introduced to the project and learn why university leaders are reassessing recommendations from the 2006 plan and taking a fresh look at the airport’s assets and needs. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Council Chambers at Stow City Hall, located at 3760 Darrow Road in Stow. It will include a presentation of the master plan process, the project schedule and how the public can provide input on the airport’s existing conditions and future u...

The second public meeting for the �鶹ӰԺ Airport Master Plan, a public open house, has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6-8 p.m. at Stow-Munroe Falls High School, located at 3227 Graham Road in Stow, Ohio. The first public meeting was held last year to introduce the project to the community and seek input about the airport’s future. In this meeting, the public will have an opportunity to review and provide comments on the alternatives’ development for evaluation. Informational displays will be set up explaining updated elements of the project, and project staff will...

A �鶹ӰԺ State fashion student and two alumni are partnering to offer organic clothing for infants in this new age of eco-friendly products where fashion and clothing are no exceptions. Pooja Songar, a 2006 �鶹ӰԺ State graduate, created the brand Cutie Bees, a safe, stylish organic clothing line for infants, ages 0-18 months. The clothing line not only benefits babies and children, but also the environment. Cutie Bees clothes are made from 100 percent organic cotton and are free of chemicals such as pesticides and formaldehyde thought to cause many diseases such as asthma, eczema or possibly can...

Four graduate students recently completed a second phase of research on hand hygiene among economically disadvantaged populations for Akron’s GOJO Industries, Inc., the leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings and inventor of PURELL® hand sanitizer.   Doctoral students Diana Kingsbury, Lorriane Odhiambo and Julie Schaefer, along with MPH student Sunita Shakya, conducted focus groups in November to gain greater understanding of hand hygiene practices in Africa, Asia and Latin America and to test hypotheses for encouraging be...

�鶹ӰԺ Airport Initiates Development of a New Master Plan Public meetings soon to be organized A steering team for the �鶹ӰԺ Airport has begun planning the development of a new master plan. The public may help determine the future of the airport by participating in a series of public information meetings in early 2013. �鶹ӰԺ has owned the public-use, general aviation airport since 1942 and uses the facility to support its Aeronautics Program, one of 32 accredited aviation education programs worldwide. The airport is a critical asset for the...

 Ceramic Artist Anna Calluori Holcombe will visit the �鶹ӰԺ School of Art on Thursday, Dec. 6, and Friday, Dec. 7The event is presented by the School of Art, the Ceramics Club and the Michener Lecture Series. Holcombe will visit the Ceramics Studio on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Friday, Dec. 7, at noon, Holcombe will present a free public lecture in Room 202 of the Art Building, 325 Terrace Dr., in �鶹ӰԺ. For more information, call the School of Art at 330-672-2192. Holcombe’s Dec. 6 visit to the Ceramics Studio will include a lecture on her rese...

Veterinary technology students may soon be practicing their craft on real “patients” as �鶹ӰԺ at Trumbull began offering classes in the field this fall . When fall classes began in August, �鶹ӰԺ State Trumbull not only welcomed a bevy of new and returning students, but new course work for the associate of applied science in veterinary technology program as well. Prerequisite courses in math and science, as well as the �鶹ӰԺ Core classes, are now available along with the specialized veterinary technology courses.   There are only three accredited veterinary technology progra...

Research was carried out for GOJO sustainability initiative Four graduate students from �鶹ӰԺ's College of Public Health recently completed a research project focused on hand hygiene among economically disadvantaged populations for Akron's GOJO Industries Inc., a leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings and inventor of PURELL® hand sanitizer. During Spring Semester 2012, a multidisciplinary team of two doctoral students, Diana Kingsbury and Julie Schaefer, along with two Master of Public Health students, Lorrian...

Sonia Alemagno, Ph.D., dean of �鶹ӰԺ’s College of Public Health, has been appointed a member of the Akron General Hospitals' Board. Alemagno, a professor of health policy and management, joined �鶹ӰԺ State in 2009. She previously served as interim vice president for research, and later became dean of the College of Public Health in July 2011. Before joining �鶹ӰԺ State, she was the chair of the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies, and director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy at the University of Akron.  “I am very honored to serve on the boa...