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On Thursday, Nov. 15, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., we will host our evening workshop on popular fad diets, discussing why they work, why they do not work long term and the alternative to “dieting.”  Tanya R. Falcone, M.S., RD, LD, coordinator for the Center of Nutrition Outreach at �Ը�������'s School of Health Sciences in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, will lead this workshop at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center in Seminar Room B. Registration is required for this event. All full- and part-time employees, family members and students are invited...

As part of a continued commitment to building financial wellness, the Employee Wellness office is pleased to present "Estate Planning Strategies" on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from noon-1 p.m. in Room 107 at Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. This estate planning workshop will provide practical information on components of estate planning, including incapacity planning, probate, estate taxes, wills and trusts. The presenter will be Sean Deasy, CFP, ChFC, RICP, of VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. A light lunch will be provided. Register to attend. Space is limited, and livestreaming is not avail...

The United Way Portage County campaign runs through Oct. 31. Follow the directions below to make a contribution. Log in to FlashLine. Click on “University Resources” in the left column. See “Giving Back” on the left side of page. Click on “United Way Pledge.” To support specific agencies, which is optional, you may list any desired agencies in the “Directed Deduction” field. If you leave the “Directed Deduction” field blank, your gift will be directed to the general fund of your local United Way. ...

When the topic is career choices for women in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) the job of fashion designer may not immediately come to mind.  But it should, says Tameka Ellington Ph.D., �Ը������� University associate professor of fashion. From the geometry needed to design, measure and cut dress patterns to the math needed to crunch sales figures and retail data, Dr. Ellington recently explained to WKYC’s Betsy Kling how fashion is very much a STEM career. “The business of fashion has a lot to do with retail math,” Dr. Ellington said. “Also, when yo...

Yanhai Du, Ph.D, acquired the largest grant award in �Ը�������’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) history when the U.S. Office of Naval Research invested in his “Laser-Sintering System for Research on Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Fuel Cells.” The $485,000 award came in the summer of 2017 for CAE’s associate professor, but only recently has his vision for the funding been put into motion. A new laboratory with safety elements to house a 3D metal printing machine is currently under construction. This equipment complements the college’s Stratasys Objet260 Connex3 3D polymer ...

Dr. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of �Ը������� University’s College of Arts and Sciences and one of the most highly cited scientists in the fields of chemistry and materials science, recently received two more significant honors. He was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which also publishes the journal Science. In addition, he accepted an invitation to attend an award ceremony in his native Poland to receive Doctor Honoris Causa from ...