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Beginning July 1, ����ԭ�� will become smoke-free and tobacco-free, in accordance with university policy 5-21. The new policy aligns with the university’s healthy campus initiative, ����ԭ�� of Wellness. While most people know the health benefits gained from quitting smoking, they may be unaware of the significant financial benefits.   According to a USA Today article, smoking costs the average smoker at least $1.1 million over the course of a life. In Ohio, that number is closer to $1.4 million. This number comes from adding the cost of purchasing one pack a day for ...

A low socioeconomic status might not be the underlying cause of infant mortality and low birth weight among African American babies. Instead, researchers are looking at the role stress plays. Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in ����ԭ��’s College of Arts and Sciences, explains how racism causes stress, which in turns causes the body to over produce stress hormones, affecting mother and baby. Learn more from WEWS-TV  ...

����ԭ�� Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President's Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium. The President’s Medal is the highest honor conferred by ����ԭ��. It recognizes faculty and administrative staff who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of ����ԭ�� through extraordinary and unique service. In a stellar academic career spanning nearly 50 years, Lovejoy has advanced the education of students and global understanding of ...

WKSU presents “The Future of Television, Media and Journalism, with NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans” on Tuesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights. General admission tickets can be purchased at ClevelandCinemas.com for $15. Details are available at www.WKSU.org/ericdeggans. Some have called this era of quality TV a new “Golden Age of Television.” From so-called prestige TV programming on cable to an ever-expanding array of apps and online subscription services, viewers have never had so much access to a range of media options. What does this choice mean to legacy bro...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed Donald L. Mason of Zanesville, Ohio, to a three-year term on the ����ԭ�� Board of Trustees. Mason’s appointment began May 19, 2017, replacing the unexpired term of the late trustee Richard Marsh, which runs through May 2020.  “We welcome Don Mason to our board,” said Lawrence Pollock, chair of the ����ԭ�� Board of Trustees. “His extensive public service and experience as a private attorney will be an asset to the strategic vision of the university’s eight-campus system, and we look forward to his engagement with ����ԭ��.”...