In a semester turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that the annual ONU Polar Elevator Pitch competition — the Dicke College of Business Administration’s entrepreneurship showcase — figured out how to not only survive while other events were being canceled, but thrive.
The traditional Polar Elevator Pitch event puts the onus on students’ charisma and persuasive abilities as they present their ideas for a product or service in person.
Students are allotted two minutes to sell their idea to a panel of faculty, students and members of the local business community. Think of it as ONU’s version of the popular television program “Shark Tank.”
This is written by Ada resident Jenny Donley and the Ada Icon agrees with and endorses this comment.
Those in Ada have likely seen signs around town from the “Ada School Unmasked” FB group, as well as ones for other schools in Hardin County. I’m going to strain relationships with this letter, but as with much of what’s going on in the world right now, speaking up for others is something we should all do regardless of the fall out.
These groups are circulating petitions for Hardin County schools that they say will be presented to our local health department, demanding “little or no guidelines” for controlling the spread of COVID-19 when our schools reopen.
This is written by Ada resdient Jenny Donley and that the Ada Icon agrees with and endorses these comments.
Those in Ada have likely seen signs around town from the “Ada School Unmasked” FB group, as well as ones for other schools in Hardin County. I’m going to strain relationships with this letter, but as with much of what’s going on in the world right now, speaking up for others is something we should all do regardless of the fall out.
Work on the Lincoln Avenue reconstruction project at times puts you in a hole. Here's a work in progress view recently as it took place across from the Ada Medical and Diagnostic Center.
The Hardin County Men’s Garden Club with the assistance of the Hardin County Master Gardeners host “An Evening Garden Affair” on Monday, June 22. The event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and will feature Marne Titchenell of The Ohio State University with a program about dealing with wildlife in the garden.
Since the pandemic has prevented face to face programs, this Zoom virtual event will be available at no cost for gardeners to participate on their computer, smartphone, tablet, or attendees can listen in on their telephone.
This column is provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.
With the coronavirus pandemic raging on, several pharmaceutical companies are in the race to produce a vaccine, including the company Moderna.
And early information suggests that the Massachusetts biotechnology company is on track to get a COVID-19 vaccine to market.
Over the last several months, the company said it has taken steps to get its vaccine, mRNA-1273, studied.
On Feb. 24, 2020, the company's clinical batch of vaccines was shipped to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a phase I clinical study. And the first results from the study are in.
