ASHLAND, Ohio, June 12 -- Ashland University issued the following news: Ashland University is pleased to announce its Dwight Schar College of Education was one of 38 educator preparation program providers to receive accreditation this spring from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). AU met the CAEP's rigorous, nationally-recognized accreditation standards, which were developed to ensure excellence in educator preparation programs. "These (38) institutions meet hig  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, June 13 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: A veteran engineering educator and researcher has been named Interim Dean of the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. Maj Dean Mirmirani will assume his new duties July 8. He succeeds Nabil Grace, who left his post as dean to take the newly created position of senior vice president of research and economic development, leading LTU's new Division of Research and Economic Develop  more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, June 12 -- The University of Mount Union issued the following news: For the third time, the University of Mount Union's direct-entry Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program was recently ranked as the best prelicensure BSN program in Ohio in Nursing Schools Almanac's 2024 rankings. Mount Union also claimed the top spot in 2021 and 2022. Mount Union's prelicensure BSN program was ranked first out of 45 institutions in Ohio for 2024. Its 98.4% first-time pass rate on the Nat  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 12 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Attorney General Dave Yost has told the Ohio Supreme Court that he agrees with the City of Columbus that it should be able to appeal a preliminary injunction the state won to block enforcement of the city's firearm regulations. In his filing with the court, Yost's amicus brief makes it clear that while the State of Ohio disagrees with Columbus on the merits of imposing additional firearms regulations,  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 13 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Today in Toledo, Ohioans noted Moreno is "someone who just does not tell the truth" following the string of "inaccurate" and "dishonest" claims he has made on the campaign trail. Moreno's calculated attempt to reinvent himself to appeal to voters - from his false claims of bringing 5G access to Cleveland and his phony "rags-to-riches" story, to lying about refusing to sell Chinese-made cars, shutti  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 12 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Study tests ballistic simulator measures of precision, decision-making, reaction time * * * Virtual reality technology can do more than teach weaponry skills in law enforcement and military personnel, a new study suggests: It can accurately record shooting performance and reliably track individuals' progress over time. In the study of 30 people with a range of experience levels in handling a rifle, r  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 13 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Craig Sweeney and attorney Zachary Eddy successfully represented Taft client SWN Production Company, LLC in an appeal before the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals in an important oil and gas case. The appellate court, in its decision in Cardinal Minerals, L.L.C. v. Menno Miller, et al., 2024-Ohio-2133, agreed with SWN Production Company, LLC's argument that the appellant in the case lacked standing  more

FREMONT, Ohio, June 12 -- Terra State Community College issued the following news release: Terra State Community College (TSCC) is proud to announce that the Institutional Actions Council (IAC) of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) concurred with the original findings of the Comprehensive Review Team as part of their June 3, 2024, meeting. These findings concluded that TSCC has met the Federal Compliance requirements and the five core components and 18 subcomponents outlined in the HLC Assur  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on June 12, 2024: By Mike Porter Virginia Commonwealth University today announced that Amy R. Darragh, Ph.D., has been named dean of the VCU College of Health Professions, effective Aug. 15. Darragh comes to VCU from The Ohio State University, where she has served as director and vice dean in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. As dean, Darragh will lead nine departments and one center,   more