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Love of genealogy leads to AU grad Allison Lawrentz Barnhart having book published
Ashland University graduate Allison Lawrentz Barnhart started writing her book in the past tense, but quickly changed that. “I thought, ‘This is going to be boring – this happened and that happened, and I don’t want to do that,’” said Lawrentz Barnhart, describing how “The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy” began. “It’s so much of a deeper story than that.” So, she switched to present tense as she described her…
Ashland University graduate Megan Harvey named executive director of Main Street Wadsworth
Megan Harvey had really enjoyed participating in community and high school theatre productions but was too afraid to pursue theatre as a career. After a few other career explorations, she decided to pursue a profession in arts management. However, the university she was attending and had wanted to attend since she was a child, Ashland University, didn’t offer an arts management major. “While Ashland did not offer this type of program in either the school of…
AU partnership with Shimadzu results in $500,000 science equipment upgrade, new educational opportunities
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has entered into a formal partnership with Shimadzu, a multinational leader in the manufacturing of precision scientific equipment, that will transform AU’s capability for research and teaching within the College of Arts and Sciences. AU has acquired four new Shimadzu scientific instruments, valued at more than $500,000, that have been installed in the Kettering Science Center. In addition, AU is now a SPARQ partner, which…
URCA Symposium, featuring scholarly work by College of Arts and Sciences students, is April 17
ASHLAND, Ohio – More than 40 students from Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences will present their scholarly work at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium on Wednesday, April 17. The public is welcome to attend the 15th annual event, in which presenters will display original research, read original creative writing or exhibit new works in design and fine art. The presentations are scheduled throughout the day (9 a.m.-4:15 p.m…
Ashland University grad looking forward to returning to campus for a reading of his debut novel
Jason B. Dutton can’t wait to return to a place Feb. 22 that gave him such wonderful memories. That place is Ashland University, where the AU grad will give a reading of his recently published first book, “How to Dance.” “I was very fortunate to be surrounded by countless people of great character, integrity and kindness,” Dutton said about his time as an undergrad student in the early 2000s, which eventually led to him returning in 2010 to earn his master’s…
Bioengineering expert on prosthetic heart valves to present “Lab to Marketplace” seminar Nov. 9
ASHLAND, Ohio – Lakshmi Prasad Dasi, co-founder/chief technology officer of DASI Simulations and a professor of biomedical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, will be the speaker for Ashland University’s seventh annual “Lab to Marketplace” seminar, on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. Dasi’s presentation, “Engineering Structural Heart Treatment Decisions: From Lab to the Operating Room,” will be held at Ronk Lecture Hall in the Dwight Schar College of…
AU alumnus one of three to earn honor from Mathematical Association of America
ASHLAND, Ohio – Abraham Edwards, a 2005 graduate of Ashland University and currently a faculty member at Michigan State University, was one of three recipients nationwide of the Mathematical Association of America’s 2023 Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching. The prestigious honor goes to “beginning college or university faculty whose teaching has been extraordinarily successful and whose effectiveness in teaching undergraduate mathematics is shown…
Master's degrees and more - Ashland University a big part of the Nickoli/Miller family
When it was announced in April that Ashland University had been recognized as a 2023-24 Best Graduate School for education by U.S. News & World Report, AJ Nickoli didn’t waste any time commenting about it on social media. “Whole Nickoli family went to grad school here,” the AU assistant football coach wrote on the university’s Twitter post about the recognition. “This is LEGIT!!” “My mom, dad, grandpa and uncle all got their master’s at AU,”…
Students, alumni showcase their varied interests and scholarly work during URCA Symposium
Tiffany Sims enjoyed combining three of her interests into one presentation. Jacob Owens liked sharing about a business he hopes to start. And Phillip Wages loved giving back to his alma mater. Those were just a few of the many reasons about 40 students and a couple of alumni from Ashland University’s College of Arts and Sciences presented their scholarly work at the 14th annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) Symposium on Tuesday, April…
Marsha Curry-Nixon to give commencement address at AU’s May ceremony
ASHLAND, Ohio – Marsha Curry-Nixon, the founder of a flourishing ministry, will be the keynote speaker at Ashland University’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6. The ceremony, which honors both undergraduate and graduate students, will take place at the Niss Athletic Center (905 Moss Hill Drive) and begins at 10 a.m. No tickets are required for commencement. It will be streamed live at ashland.edu/commencement.
