School of Visual Communication Design
The School of Visual Communication Design recently welcomed Daphne Firos to its faculty. Firos, whose background is in both architecture and graphic design, will teach students three-dimensional "form building and the integration of type and image in projects that range from packaging to environmental graphics." "My focus both professionally and at the VCD is 3D design, and therefore I'm really looking forward to teaching students about this challenging part of the field and helping them develop their individual voice," Firos said. "I am also happy to have the opportunity to work with Pr...
91²Ö¿â women’s basketball head coach Danielle O’Banion is taking on her toughest opponent yet: stage II lymphoma. O’Banion shared her story with P.J. Ziegler from FOX 8. O’Banion talks about the power of positivity and how she’s taking the advice she gives her players about managing adversity and staying strong. Watch more on FOX 8. ...
91²Ö¿â women’s basketball head coach Danielle O’Banion is taking on her toughest opponent yet: stage II lymphoma. O’Banion shared her story with P.J. Ziegler from FOX 8. O’Banion talks about the power of positivity and how she’s taking the advice she gives her players about managing adversity and staying strong. Watch more on FOX 8. ...
Karen Cunningham, associate professor with the Center for Applied Conflict Management (now the School of Peace and Conflict Studies) at 91²Ö¿â, was recently asked by YES! Magazine to write an article for their online issue on a creative assignment she gave to her Applied Conflict Management students. Read the full article. The article, “Practicing Awareness: A Living Memorial to Four Slain 91²Ö¿â Studentsâ€, describes Cunningham’s unique assignment and its successful outcomes. In the spring of 2013, 91²Ö¿â Professor Karen Cunningham used the YES! ...
The recent measles outbreak in the United States has stirred up a lot of debate about getting children vaccinated. 91²Ö¿â associate professor Tara Smith in the College of Public Health shared her views with CNN on what does and does not influence parents to vaccinate their children. Smith points to psychological studies where showing parents positive medical data can often do more harm than good. Smith says, in some cases, the data can actually make parents more skeptical of vaccines. Read more on the vaccine debate on CNN.com. ...