A new company formed by a ѿappUniversity researcher and inventor will market a technological innovation – flexible, electrically conductive transparent films – that can be used in electronic devices, including smart phones and touchscreens, and in windows that switch from transparent to opaque to block light. FITOS, the company started by John L. West, Ph.D., Trustees Research Professor and senior research fellow at Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute® has been awarded $100,000 by the Ohio Third Frontier Commission to further develop and commercialize its technology. http:/...
ѿappUniversity at Trumbull student Scott Teffner received the E. "Ted" Bunn Award for Student Excellence as the winner of the 2015 AURCO Student Poster Competition on Saturday, April 18 at the AURCO Annual Conference held on the campus of ѿappUniversity at Salem. Teffner's poster was entitled "Teaching Chemistry with Household Items." Teffner was mentored by Valerie Cubon, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, ѿappTrumbull. AURCO is the Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio and is "devoted to the professional development of faculty throughout ...
ѿappUniversity’s Division of Human Resources, Career Exploration and Development, and the Center for Adult and Veteran Services have partnered to bring a unique job fair experience for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Working as integral collaborators with ѿappare OhioMeansJobs Portage County, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Portage County Veterans Service Commission and the Portage County Veterans Service Office. The “Serving Those Who Have Served Us” Veterans’ Job Fair is targeted to help and support Ohio’s veterans, particularly unemployed and underemployed veterans of Por...
Students who currently hold an RN license now have the option to pursue a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree at ѿappUniversity at Stark. The RN to BSN program, offered at the most affordable tuition in Stark County, is available entirely at ѿappStark, providing convenience and a small-campus educational experience to students living nearby. Students enrolling in the program are welcomed into the fourth largest College of Nursing in the United States. Courses on the Stark Campus are delivered in person and online, during the day and evening, and students typically co...
ѿappUniversity will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology from Van Deusen Hall to the Science Mall. The new building will join other colleges and buildings, such as Henderson Hall, the Mathematics and Computer Science Building and the Liquid Crystal Materials Science Building. Construction on the building began in summer 2013. K...