Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson will provide an update on the current state of the opioid crisis in Ohio during a brown-bag seminar at noon Monday, Feb. 10, in the McIntosh Center Wishing Well at Ohio Northern University.
The event, which is sponsored by the Northern Opioid Alliance, is free and open to the public.
Gilson has been the director of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner and Crime Laboratory since 2011. He has previously served as chief medical examiner for the State of Rhode Island as well as a deputy chief medical examiner for the City of New York, state of New Hampshire, and state of Connecticut.
The gray hues of winter can cause people to suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder), which is more than just a case of the winter blues.
“This is a very real condition, and the seriousness to sufferers is undeniable,” said Hannah Stokes, assistant professor of psychology at Ohio Northern University.
“This is a specifier for major depression disorders, and the farther a person lives from the equator, the more likely is the occurrence of SAD.”
The Ohio Northern purchasing department is holding a surplus sale on Friday, Feb. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the University Warehouse on 4611 St. Rt. 235. This sale is open to the public. Items will be sold on a first come, first serve basis.
Items for sale include:
dorm wardrobes
file cabinets (various sizes)
classroom tables
chairs (various types and conditions)
desks
miscellaneous decor and glassware
televisions
Additional items will be added leading up to the sale.
Items must be removed at the time of purchase and all sales are final.
Ohio Northern University has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the PPG Foundation on behalf of its coatings services facility located in Lima.
The funds will support the ONU Smull College of Engineering’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities by expanding participation in the TEAMS competition hosted by the college.
With the grant funding, PPG will become the primary sponsor of the annual TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science) competition.
Four Ohio Northern University students have been selected as University Innovation Fellows (UIF) by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.
The students, who are enrolled in ONU’s Smull College of Engineering, are Andrew Bergmann of Grandview Heights, Ohio; Katelyn Keckler of Brunswick, Ohio; Matthew Opara of Findlay, Ohio; and Cassandra Stuber of Lima, Ohio.
The University Innovation Fellows program is designed to encourage student participants to further develop the design-thinking, innovation and creativity to make the most of their college experiences and succeed in their career pursuits.
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), in partnership with Ohio Campus Compact, announced a $325 grant for a campus project at Ohio Northern University as part of a new mini-grant program announced at the Propel Ohio 2019 Collegiate Leadership Summit at Bowling Green State University in November.
Students who attended the Propel Conference were invited to apply for grants of up to $500 to support their community outreach projects. The award will be used toward a project to promote the use of reusable shopping bags.
“Over the past year, we’ve seen young people making their voices heard, getting involved, rallying, marching,” said Brown.
