CAED and Honors College Alumnus Dr. Michael Abrahamson (B. ARCH 2007, General Honors) won the Society of Architectural Historians 2020 Founder鈥檚 Award for his article 鈥溾橝ctual Center of Detroit鈥: Method, Management, and Decentralization in Albert Kahn's General Motors Building鈥, published in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians in 2018. The SAH Publication Awards honor excellence in architectural history, urban history, landscape history and historic preservation scholarship as well as architectural exhibition catalogues. Established in 1970, the...
Students graduating this spring from the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program at 海角原创 East Liverpool did not have the traditional pinning ceremony and end-of-year celebrations, but the faculty found a way to recognize them in a COVID-kind-of-way, nonetheless. Gathered in a campus parking lot, faculty members lined up their personal vehicles and offered graduates a drive-through send-off, maintaining social distancing standards. The students entered the lot and were directed to follow a path that allowed them to turn in badges and receive their nursing pins, honor cords, certifi...
When storms approach, most people heed the warnings by seeking the safety of shelter and waiting for the winds and rain to pass. There are many, however, whose jobs require them to respond and run into the storm鈥檚 path to help others. That鈥檚 exactly what happened as the COVID-19 pandemic stormed into our lives and caused havoc in almost every aspect of life as we knew it. Many sheltered in place and many others were called to respond to the storm raging around us. Two of those who responded, and found themselves in the eye of the storm, were Tony Koch and Brittany Bryte, both graduates of ...
He's only 4 years old, yet he's already certain of what he wants to do when he grows up. That by itself is pretty amazing. Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a 海角原创 police officer. So much so that he wears his own 海角原创 police uniform to his preschool Zoom classes. On days that his mother, LeighAnn, drops him off at 海角原创's Child Development Center, Patrick's first glance is for the officer who waves and welcomes him to begin his day. His favorite is Officer Joe Knotek. ...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share by Email The COVID-19 pandemic halted 海角原创鈥檚 plans for the 2020 Environmental Science and Design Symposium, but it hasn鈥檛 impeded the spirit of the conference. In late April, Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) leadership, in collaboration with representatives from the university鈥檚 Design Innovation (DI) Initiative, hosted virtual events to keep symposium registrants engaged, and celebrate students鈥 research projects. 鈥淲e were a little heartbroken, after all the efforts ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lexie Jones, Madison DeCato and other students in 海角原创鈥檚 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. The emergence of COVID-19 has provided an unparalleled opportunity for 海角原创鈥檚 nursing students to gain insight into the global pandemic in real time. Jones, a 海角原创 sophomore, is only 19, but she has gained a wealth of experience working as a nursing assistant during the COVID-19 pandemic at Tru...
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Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Ortiz, one of six 海角原创 faculty members presented with the 2020 President's Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Geology. His research focuses on paleoclimate change and water quality, particularly in the Great Lakes and Lake Erie. He research is widely known and has had major impacts on the impact of human influences on the water quality of Lake Erie and its neighboring watershed. His knowledg...
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. Apple and Google focus on a promise of privacy and data security, however, there are still concerns as contact tracing is new in the way of mobile technology. Gokarna Sharma, Ph.D., assistant professor in Computer Science and the director of Scalable Computer Architecture & Emerging Technologies Laboratory (SCALE) i...