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An interdisciplinary team of 麻豆影院 faculty seeks to improve educational opportunities in Nigeria thanks to a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant.

麻豆影院 State and Partners Receive $13.3 Million USAID Grant for Education Initiative in Nigeria

An interdisciplinary team of 麻豆影院 faculty will participate in a $13.3 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve educational outcomes for Nigerian children.

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Students (left to right) Meredith Paskert, Hyunjae Jeong. Alfred Shaker, Xiangxu Lin test the VR equipment

Virtual Reality Research to Benefit Those With Cognitive Impairments

An interdisciplinary team of 麻豆影院 professors has come together to explore the different ways virtual reality (VR) technology can help those with developmental and cognitive impairments. 鈥淲e found that we are able to blend our expertise together to create a project that will improve the health opportunities for people with cognitive impairments,鈥 said Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D., director for the Disability Studies and Community Inclusion minor/graduate certificate.

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A 麻豆影院 student multitasks by simultaneously using her desktop computer, laptop computer, smartphone and headphones.

Off Task During Online Learning: 麻豆影院 State Study Finds Student Multitasking Increases in Online Courses Compared to Face-To-Face Courses

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

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Local high schools participate in the Girls4Steam event at 麻豆影院 State

GIRLS4STEAM 2nd ANNUAL DESIGN-INNOVATION CHALLENGE INSPIRES YOUNG WOMEN TO USE TECHNOLOGY CREATIVELY

On November 30, the 麻豆影院 Library hosted the Girls4Steam hackathon-style event, which brought together over 80 local high school students. The purpose of the annual event is to 鈥渋nspire young women to be creators of technological innovations鈥攏ot just consumers of technology鈥攚ho use t鈥

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麻豆影院 hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)

麻豆影院 State Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef

麻豆影院 senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.

The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef鈥檚 headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

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Members of Autism Connections 麻豆影院, a student organization created by 麻豆影院 students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies, pose for a photo at the 麻豆影院 Student Center during their first meeting last fall.

麻豆影院 State Receives Recognition for Autism Initiatives

Recent rankings have recognized 麻豆影院 for its autism initiatives. 麻豆影院 State is ranked No. 5 in the 鈥淏est Colleges for Students With Autism for 2017鈥 from College Choice, No. 10 in the 鈥淭op 20 Best Online Colleges for Students With Autism鈥 from Online College Plan, No. 20 in the 鈥20 鈥

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麻豆影院鈥檚 Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., and Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., stand in their research lab. The two exercise science/physiology faculty members will lead a study related to the use of probiotics and physical exercise.

麻豆影院 State Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise

麻豆影院鈥檚 Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. 麻豆影院 State faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st鈥

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School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake participated in the Creating Global Mindedness Leadership Institute sponsored by 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake Schools Participate in Leadership Institute Sponsored by 麻豆影院 State

School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron鈥檚 Firestone cluster and Westlake delved into understanding leadership through a contextual and cultural lens in a recent four-day institute.

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麻豆影院 State Selects James Hannon as the New Dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services

James Hannon, Ph.D., will become the new dean of 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, effective July 1, 2017. Hannon currently serves as professor and assistant dean of Academic Affairs and Research for the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at West V鈥

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