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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2024-12-06 ( 10 items )  
10 Libraries in Alberta to Join OCLC's WorldShare Management Services Community (10)
DUBLIN, Ohio, Dec. 6 -- The Online Computer Library Center issued the following news release: * * * Libraries in consortium join WorldShare community to share work, resources, value * * * Ten libraries from the NEOS Library Consortium in Alberta, Canada, are moving to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services, the fully integrated library services platform designed to meet the needs of modern libraries. NEOS is a consortium of government, health, college and university libraries that cooperate  more PR

Allstate Foundation Service Grants Empower BW Student Changemakers (10)
BEREA, Ohio, Dec. 6 -- Baldwin Wallace University issued the following news: * * * BW will use the funding to provide microgrants to help students bring their community initiatives to life in the spring 2025 semester. * * * Baldwin Wallace University has new fuel for student-led service and leadership projects. In recognition of BW's commitment to youth-driven service and development, The Allstate Foundation, in collaboration with the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO), ha more PR

Case Western Reserve: New Study - Peer-Brokered Sales Central to Illegal Drug Trade (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * Case Western Reserve research sheds light on hidden networks fueling narcotics trade * * * The thought of illegal drug sales evokes images of deals done on shady street corners. But a new study from Case Western Reserve University exposes a critical but underreported element of the illegal drug market: so-called "peer-brokered" sales. Peer-brokered sales, in which people buy drugs fo more PR

CHIPS Act Contract With Intel Should Have Stricter Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Members of CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of unions, environmental, social justice, civil rights, and community groups, responded to the contract between the CHIPS Program Office and Intel Corp. for four facilities in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon. The coalition applauded the improved transparency from the Commerce Dept. (compared to the first CHIPS Act contract to be announced) more PR

CWRU's Begun Center Partners With County Medical Examiner's Office to Launch Pilot Drug-Testing Program (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 6 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: In a new collaboration, Case Western Reserve University's Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education has partnered with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office (CCMEO) to launch a pilot program designed to help curb fatal overdose trends. This new initiative involves lab testing syringes collected from syringe service programs--also known as "needle exchanges"--at The Centers an more PR

Miami University: Graduate Research Forum 2024 - Top Presenter Awards (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Winners of the oral and poster presentations from the 16th annual forum announced * * * By Susan Meikle, University Communications and Marketing Dozens of graduate students presented their work at the Miami University 2024 Graduate Research Forum held Nov. 1. The top presentations and posters were selected by Graduate School alumni and faculty judges. The four top presenters in each category -- oral and po more PR

Mount Union Announces Nearly 10% Tuition Reduction for Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Strengthening Accessibility for Aspiring Physical Therapists (10)
ALLIANCE, Ohio, Dec. 6 -- The University of Mount Union issued the following news: The University of Mount Union is pleased to announce a strategic tuition adjustment for its Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. The adjustment reflects the institution's commitment to making a high-quality education more accessible to students interested in a career in physical therapy. Beginning in August, tuition for the 2025 DPT program cohort will decrease by 9%, bringing the cost to $12,650 per 15-wee more PR

New Online Initiative: Cedarville Begins Undergraduate Online Program (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 5 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: By Jordan Foley, Student Public Relations Writer The rising cost of higher education is a common concern for those seeking college experience. How can universities make earning a college degree more affordable? Cedarville University, ranked among the top three evangelical universities in America in the Wall Street Journal's 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S., is transforming its delivery model by adding entirely online u more PR

Ohio Wesleyan Earns $1.2 Million Choose Ohio First Grant to Support Student STEM Scholarships (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 6 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University has been awarded its fourth - and largest - Choose Ohio First grant, receiving $1,199,940 for scholarships for Ohio students pursuing degrees in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. OWU's grant is among the four largest awarded to colleges and universities statewide this cycle. The State of Ohio and Ohio Department of Higher Education announced the Fis more PR

UW Educators Learn and Present at Lilly Conference on College Teaching (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Fourteen educators and students from the University of Wyoming participated in the recent 43rd Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, which is among the nation's most renowned conferences centering on the scholarship of teaching and learning. The UW cohort composed of faculty across disciplines as well as two undergraduate learning assistants attended the conference in Oxford, Ohio. UW's contingent more PR