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Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at 91�ֿ� at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fuels that result in carbon dioxide emissions that pose a great environmental threat.

Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., The Elliot Professor in Healthcare Design in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design was featured in Healthcare Design magazine for her leadership in the healthcare design program.

The combination of passing on a love of Earth science while acting as a mentor for students is a perfect match for Eric Taylor, associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at 91�ֿ� at Stark.  

The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 91�ֿ� has opened a new exhibition, the Biennial Faculty Show.

Empathy, warmth and kindness are things that Kathy Dwinnells, Ph.D., RN, CNS, CNE, associate professor in the College of Nursing at the Trumbull Campus, believes are important parts of a nursing education.

Linda Hoeptner Poling’s “student-centered” attitude is what led to her receiving recognition from her students and ultimately the Distinguished Teaching Award.

Current and former faculty and alumni have featured art pieces in the new exhibit Now and Then: Seven Decades of 91�ֿ� Ceramics. The exhibit focuses on former faculty, notable alumni and a juried selection of alumni from the 70-year history of the 91�ֿ� Ceramics Program.

Cynthia Osborn, lifespan development and educational sciences professor, is building confidence through stress balls. Well, stress balls and innovative teaching techniques she has honed for nearly 26 years.

When most people think of wedding dress, they imagine a traditional white dress. Sara Hume, Ph.D., curator at the 91�ֿ� Museum, thinks of how wedding dresses transcend global borders in all different shapes and colors.

Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at 91�ֿ� at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fuels that result in carbon dioxide emissions that pose a great environmental threat.