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Brain Waves of Tibetan Monks Could One Day Help Students in the West
Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibetan monks have practiced analytic meditation – where they memorize a Buddhist text and then attempt to deepen their understanding of this material by joining in debate pits led by a senior monk, known as the challenger.

Life-Changing Event Inspires Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases
In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, a graduate student at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, was told that her father had a 10-percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.

Igniting Innovation: Meet Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Stark's First Innovation Fellow
Samantha Glass, sophomore computer science major, became Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark’s first University Innovation Fellow, which makes her part of a national program designed to train student leaders to create entrepreneurial opportunities at their schools.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Executive MBA Program Achieves Top-Tier Global Ranking by CEO Magazine
The Executive MBA program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Business Administration has once again been ranked in the top tier of CEO Magazine’s Global Ranking.

2015 President’s Excellence Award Recipients Announced
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University President Beverly Warren recently presented eight Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State employees with the President’s Excellence Award. Warren made surprise visits to each recipient’s office with a hearty congratulations and a check for $1,000.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Women’s Basketball Coach Named Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award Winner
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced the selection of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University coach and cancer survivor Danielle O'Banion as the winner of the Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award for women's basketball.

The Oak Ridge Boys in Concert at the Performing Arts Center at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Tuscarawas
The Oak Ridge Boys are bringing their Celebration Tour to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Tuscarawas for two shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on March 5. This will be their third engagement at the Performing Arts Center.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Eighth Consecutive Year
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has earned its eighth consecutive recognition from Tree Campus USA, a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals.

Cessna Chooses Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State as a 2016 Top Hawk University Partner
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Aeronautics Program has received a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State-branded Cessna® Skyhawk® 172 aircraft, which it named Nikki to honor an aeronautics student who died from leukemia.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State College of Nursing Professor Researches Stress and Obesity in Children
Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Nursing, is working on a one-year project to study if children’s prolonged exposure to stressful situations encourages poor eating behaviors, which can lead to childhood obesity.