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91�ֿ� students exercised their freedom of speech rights on Tuesday, April 16, with opposing speakers appearing on campus the same day.

Nicholas Belluardo is a part-time faculty member at 91�ֿ� and the co-owner of four aviation businesses.

The University Research Council recently selected winners of the Bettering Communities Pilot Grants, a prestigious award aimed at fostering initiatives that advance research while benefiting local communities.  

The annual prairie burn on the university property near the Recreation and Wellness Center renews healthy plant growth and saves 91�ֿ� money in maintenance costs.

91�ֿ�’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communication Studies has organized a panel discussion to talk about free speech and protest on campus to educate students about their rights and responsibilities.

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by 91�ֿ� alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

The protected prairie surrounding 91�ֿ�’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 15, between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon, to allow for new growth during the summer season.

The School of Fashion at 91�ֿ� is pleased to announce British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes as the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee.

Freda Robinson is proof that a college degree is worth the journey – at any age and for as long as it takes.

91�ֿ�'s DI Hub is participating in the Campus Race to Zero Waste One-Building Challenge, a friendly competition between universities with the goal of finding all the ways to reduce the amount of non-diverted trash in a specific university facility. 

The Healthy Communities Research Institute conducts interdisciplinary basic and applied research that will lead to the discovery of practices that “enable people to thrive free of preventable diseases and injury.”

91�ֿ� President Todd Diacon focused on the benefits to Ohio from state support of 91�ֿ� during his April 10 presentation before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in Columbus, Ohio. 

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91�ֿ� Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting “Developing and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at 91�ֿ�” as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Flashes can sample items from nearly 20 vendors to help University Culinary Services determine which new items to add to on-campus menus. 

A team of Rising Scholars from 91�ֿ� Columbiana County earned a spot in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The scholars will compete with teams from around the country on April 17 to determine if their culinary creation will be a future meal selection for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus 91�ֿ� presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

Artificial intelligence is a reality for many industries and individuals. We use it for fun, in business and in the classroom. The question of how to use it appropriately drove some new revisions to 91�ֿ�’s administrative policies.