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Admit it. We have all used our smartphones at inappropriate and inopportune times: while driving, during family meals, in the bathroom or even the bedroom. We are a society glued to our phones, but when is it considered out of our control? According to researchers at 91��Ƭ�� University, the answer depends on the user. Jian Li, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., all from 91��Ƭ��’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, surveyed 516 college students. They asked the students about daily smartphone use, including inappropriate times such as in class, while...

Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day.  Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits a year, 325,000 hospitalizations and 125,000 deaths. “It’s a trillion dollar problem to deal with medication nonadherence,” said Joel Hughes, 91��Ƭ�� associate psychology professor and director of the Applied Psychology Center at 91��Ƭ�� University. “A lot of people can be helped if we can get a vast majo...

91��Ƭ�� University at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual scholarship reception. Dr. Stephen Nameth, dean of the 91��Ƭ�� Columbiana County campuses, welcomed the students, their families, donors and faculty members, while emphasizing the important role each relationship plays in measuring success at a university. “Earning a college degree and being a successful student takes a great deal of support from family and friends,” he said. “Tonight, we see the results of hard work, dedication and that strong support. Each award and rec...

Students in the honors program on the 91��Ƭ�� Salem Campus are collecting Halloween costumes as part of Operation Scare, an effort to help area families celebrate the seasonal holiday in more affordable ways. Justin Ward, a sophomore student majoring in finance on the Salem Campus, is a driving force behind Operation Scare and is busy setting up collection and distribution sites throughout Columbiana County. Currently, collection sites include the 91��Ƭ�� Salem Campus on St. Route 45; Paradise Sun Tanning Salon and J.C.’s Barber Shop in Wellsville; State Street Tattoo, Salem Commun...

  The 91��Ƭ�� University Fashion School gets a lot of requests for their world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail on Sept. 10, 2015, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received. It came from a sixth grader named Karla who attends the AVID College Preparatory program in Perris, California. “Sierra Vista Elementary School is a Title I school,” Karla writes. “It means that about 90 percent of my classmates come from economically disadvantaged homes. I am one those kids, and I have made the choice to go to colleg...

91��Ƭ�� University at Trumbull geology professor David Hacker, Ph.D., has been named as one of three recipients of the 91��Ƭ�� Alumni Association’s 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). Sponsored by the 91��Ƭ�� Alumni Association, the DTA is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a devotion to touching the lives of students. Qualified nominees include 91��Ƭ�� tenure track faculty who are currently employed by the university. Hacker, along...

Your favorite movie or video might soon help accessorize your wardrobe thanks to Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in 91��Ƭ�� University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.     Benitez, along with Markus Vogl, assistant professor from The University of Akron, helped turn what looks like a stack of little electronic pieces into works of art that they call Tiny Screen Jewelry. “It’s just too cool for school,” Benitez giggles. “It’s so adorable.” The jewelry contains a stack of little electronic components developed by TinyCircuits in Akron.  ...

Students in Dr. Lydia Rose’s researching society class at 91��Ƭ�� East Liverpool are using more than text books and notes for their lessons this semester. They also are using research techniques to study food systems and food’s impact on the overall health and well-being of a society’s members. The students involved with this project are enrolled in Rose’s researching society class and are earning their experiential credit this term. Rose is an assistant professor of sociology and director of research in the social science research lab on the East Liverpool Campus. At the beginning of the...