YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Antioch University issued the following news: Nichole Kain, a 2024 graduate of Antioch's PhD in Environmental Studies, has written and published her dissertation titled Aging in Place with a Warming Climate: Housing Design and Policies for Aging with Extreme Heat. People over the age of 65 are disproportionately represented as the majority of heat victims and are likely to perish in their own homes during extreme heat events. Kain's dissertation examines how a  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * With a $3 million grant from the NIH, experts are using advanced imaging technology to better understand changes in the infant brain that may accompany Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome * * * Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF), first described in the journal Nature in 2013 by engineers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospital  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Cuyahoga County issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: * * * The County received $240 million in ARPA funding to enhance our communities * * * Today, Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne joined Senior Advisor to President Biden and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Tom Perez, for a tour of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and to provide an update on the positive effects that American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, the DCCC released a new TV ad in the race for OH-09, "Matters Most," highlighting that what matters most to Derek Merrin is banning abortion and overturning the will of Ohio voters. Last November, voters in OH-09 overwhelmingly supported a ballot measure to codify reproductive rights in the state's constitution and reject Merrin's extreme bill. Ohioans cannot affo  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Franklin University issued the following news release: Franklin University is proud to announce its recognition as the Best of Business winner for both its MBA program and Continuing Education Offerings in this year's Columbus CEO magazine reader poll. Now in its 17th year, the poll highlights businesses that are shaping industries through innovative approaches. Franklin's consecutive recognition signifies its forward-thinking educational strategies. As industries c  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, the Ohio Democratic Party and Ohio voters are filing a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of Ohio to protect the legal right of all Ohioans' to return their ballots at drop boxes. The lawsuit is in response to an illegal directive issued by Secretary of State Frank LaRose that would ban the use of drop boxes by individuals returning a ballot on behalf of an immediate family member or a disable  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost led a group of Republican attorneys general in arguing that action taken by the Federal Trade Commission to block mergers that would harm Ohioans was unconstitutional. And reporting from the Ohio Capital Journal (https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/09/26/ohio-attorney-general-dave-yost-signs-files-brief-that-would-sap-federal-antitrust-enforcement/) showed that  more

FREMONT, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Terra State Community College issued the following news release: Terra State Community College is proud to announce that it has been awarded a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Education under Title III, Part A, Strengthening Institutions, of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended. The grant, totaling $1,816,991, will fund the innovative project titled "Project Synergy: Unifying Data Strategy and Student Success at Terra State." The grant award  more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- The University of Mount Union issued the following news: By Chloe Laszlo Akron, Ohio-- On September 6, Dr. Umair Shakir, assistant professor of civil engineering, took a group of junior and senior civil engineering students to the "Rich DiGeronimo Constructor for a Day" program in Northeast Ohio sponsored by the Construction Employees Association. This annual event allows students to gain hands-on experience at active construction sites and learn directly from profe  more