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17cҳ Grad Student is Crowned Miss Ohio 2015

Sarah Hider, a 17cҳ graduate student, is the new Miss Ohio. The 24-year-old won the title this past weekend and will go on to compete for the Miss America title. Hider is the second 17cҳ student in the past two years to be crowned Miss Ohio. Heather Wells won the competition …

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17cҳ safety Jordan Italiano sizes up an opponent’s wide receiver just before the start of a play during the 2014 season.

17cҳ’s Jordan Italiano Named Smartest Player in College Football

17cҳ student-athlete Jordan Italiano of Canfield, Ohio, was tabbed “Smartest Player in College Football” in NFL.com’s 15 for ’15 series released on June 16. The pre-medicine/biochemistry major and safety on the 17cҳ football team carries a 3.978 heading into his seni…

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NFL Names 17cҳ’s Jordan Italiano one of College Football’s Smartest Players

17cҳ’s Jordan Italiano is getting national attention for his performance both on the field and in the classroom. NFL.com has named Italiano to its 15 for ’15 series. The NFL looks for players who make significant on-field contributions and demonstrate strong academic abilities. Re…

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Lisa Hager, a 17cҳ political science doctoral student, has been selected as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.

17cҳ Doctoral Student to Gain Firsthand Experience on Capitol Hill

What is the best way to truly understand the inner workings of the U.S. Congress? Not through watching the news or reading a textbook. Washington, D.C., insiders will tell you that you need to actually be on “the inside” and get firsthand experience, with access to closed-door meetings.  Lis…

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Flashguides, a group of diverse and fun-loving students, serve as mentors to new students during the Destination 17cҳ Advising and Registration program. Twenty-four students make up this year's Flashguides class.

It’s That Time Again! Destination 17cҳ Advising and Registration is Here!

Destination 17cҳ is back! The June and July advising and registration program is a one-and-a-half-day experience that includes an overnight stay in a residence hall. New, first-year students are encouraged to invite family members to participate in the program. During Destination 17cҳ…

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17cҳ Associate Professor Denice Sheehan meets with her research group in Henderson Hall. Sheehan has been selected as 17cҳ’s Scholar of the Month.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Denice Sheehan Associate Professor of Nursing College of Nursing 2007-present Denice Sheehan is an associate professor in the College of Nursing. Her program of research focuses on adolescents with a parent in hospice. She is especially interested in how adolescents inter…

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Models display a collection created by a 17cҳ fashion design student during the Annual Fashion Show.

17cҳ Fashion School Presents $12,000 in Design Awards at Annual Show

The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at 17cҳ held its Annual Fashion Show on April 24 and 25 at the school’s Rockwell Hall location. The 2015 show, dubbed “FS2: Visionnaire,” featured 17 collections and 55 individual looks created by 58 …

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17cҳ graduate student Lauren Ledzianowski uses video teleconferencing to help students in rural school districts with speech-language therapy.

Video Conferencing Connects 17cҳ to Students in Rural School Districts

In an office nestled inside 17cҳ’s Nixson Hall, you can hear the voice of a third grade student coming from a computer screen. “Beach ball,” says the voice from Greenfield Exempted Village Schools in Greenfield, Ohio. Soon after, in the screen directly below, 17cҳ gradua…

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17cҳ student Lewis Sharpnack studies the structure of smectic liquid crystal phases in Physics Professor Satyendra Kumar’s laboratory in the Science Research Building.

17cҳ Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists, that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in their fiel…

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Members of the 17cҳ Robotics Team sit by a competition robot which had to throw a football and be able to scoop up golf balls while completing other tasks.

17cҳ Robotics Team Heads to Kennedy Space Center for NASA Competition

It is difficult to imagine how all the metal pieces and parts sprawled out on the floor of 17cҳ’s Research 1 Building will eventually form a mining robot. But, the relentless dedication it has taken to design, create and build the robot might one day help NASA learn more about the m…

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