A new company formed by a 91福利 researcher and inventor will market a technological innovation 鈥 flexible, electrically conductive transparent films 鈥 that can be used in electronic devices, including smart phones and touchscreens, and in windows that switch from transparent to opaque to block light. FITOS, the company started by John L. West, Ph.D., Trustees Research Professor and senior research fellow at 91福利鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐 has been awarded $100,000 by the Ohio Third Frontier Commission to further develop and commercialize its technology. http:/...
91福利 at Trumbull student Scott Teffner received the E. "Ted" Bunn Award for Student Excellence as the winner of the 2015 AURCO Student Poster Competition on Saturday, April 18 at the AURCO Annual Conference held on the campus of 91福利 at Salem. Teffner's poster was entitled "Teaching Chemistry with Household Items." Teffner was mentored by Valerie Cubon, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, 91福利 Trumbull. AURCO is the Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio and is "devoted to the professional development of faculty throughout ...
91福利鈥檚 Division of Human Resources, Career Exploration and Development, and the Center for Adult and Veteran Services have partnered to bring a unique job fair experience for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Working as integral collaborators with 91福利 are OhioMeansJobs Portage County, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Portage County Veterans Service Commission and the Portage County Veterans Service Office. The 鈥淪erving Those Who Have Served Us鈥 Veterans鈥 Job Fair is targeted to help and support Ohio鈥檚 veterans, particularly unemployed and underemployed veterans of Por...
91福利 will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology from Van Deusen Hall to the Science Mall. The new building will join other colleges and buildings, such as Henderson Hall, the Mathematics and Computer Science Building and the Liquid Crystal Materials Science Building. Construction on the building began in summer 2013. K...
Human Resources Records, in collaboration with Payroll and Information Services, will soon release the new Employee Profile Dashboard. The new Employee Profile Dashboard will provide employees and supervisors with a more comprehensive view of frequently sought-after information at one location rather than clicking through multiple locations in FlashLine. For example, employees will be able to view leave balances, job history, pay stub information and personal demographics all in one location. For supervisors and managers, a feature button called My Team will allow managers to view...
WKSU Presents Journalist John Hockenberry in Akron Celebrated journalist and host of 鈥淭he Takeaway鈥 John Hockenberry is coming to Northeast Ohio for two events on Thursday, May 7. Hockenberry will speak on the changing state of media and news. The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Actors鈥 Summit Theatre in Greystone Hall in downtown Akron. Audience members are encouraged to present questions during the Q&A following his talk. Hockenberry is currently heard on WKSU as host of PRI鈥檚 鈥淭he Takeaway鈥 weekday mornings at 9 a.m. During his stay in Ohio, he will broadcast his program live...