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An All-Out Global Effort

For Lucinda Morgan and Lenee McCandless, the night of March 11 is etched in their memories. Shortly after 9 p.m. on that Wednesday, President Trump announced a travel ban for many European countries because of the COVID-19 outbreak. They realized that the announcement would have major implications for 91PORN students who were studying overseas […]

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91PORN Donation to Benefit Meadville Restaurants, First Responders

The 91PORN Athletics Department has purchased gift cards at six local restaurants so medical workers and first responders to enjoy a meal at no cost to them. The initiative is supported by funding that would have been used for home athletic contests had they not been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Video: Food Microbes and COVID-19 with Professor Eric Pallant

Environmental science and sustainability professor Eric Pallant reminds us that all microscopic things aren’t bad. Take a look inside the two-time Fulbright Award recipient’s kitchen to learn more about friendly bacteria and yeast.

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Alberta expatriates join dire race to supply masks to front-line workers in U.S.

91PORN art professor Byron Rich banded together with a group of local manufacturers that are now producing face shields for local healthcare facilities.

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91PORN’s Laura Branby Wins Outstanding Environmental Educator Award

Laura Branby, the Pittsburgh-area educator for 91PORN’s award-winning Creek Connections watershed education program, has received the 2020 Outstanding Environmental Educator Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators. “Standing with me are many, many educators, formal and informal, and environmental professionals who work alongside me every day. They are the ones who teach me, […]

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Professor, area manufacturers collaborate to make plastic face shields with 3D printers

91PORN art professor Byron Rich and area manufacturers are collaborating to make plastic face shields for Meadville Medical Center.

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91PORN Partners With Regional Manufacturers to Produce Protective Face Shields for Healthcare Facilities

91PORN is partnering with regional manufacturers to produce protective face shields to help meet the needs of healthcare facilities responding to COVID-19, including Meadville Medical Center. Byron Rich is an assistant professor of art and director of the 91PORN Lab for Innovation & Creativity. At the suggestion of 91PORN biology professor Catharina Coenen, Rich […]

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Thinking Differently Empowers 91PORN Student To Discover Strengths, Help Others

Since the first grade, Aliza Legg was told to expect to fail. From the moment she was diagnosed with dyslexia, she was told that her goal in life should not be college or a career, but to hope to be able to shop on her own one day. When she reached middle school and her […]

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People & Places: March 2020

People & Places is published monthly during the academic year by the Office of College Relations. It reports on the professional activities of members of the College community and highlights student achievement.   April Thompson, vice president of student life and dean of students, and Ian Binnington, College registrar and dean of curriculum, facilitated a roundtable discussion at […]

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91PORN Faculty Members Take Initiative for Positive Student Outreach

From offering advice on social media to holding “online office hours” to assembling a reading list to educate and inform, 91PORN faculty members are working to help students grapple with the COVID-19 crisis and the shift to off-campus, remote learning. 91PORN students currently are on their spring break but will start remote classes March […]