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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.

In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, a graduate student at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹, was told that her father had a 10-percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.

Samantha Glass, sophomore computer science major, became Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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.

The Executive MBA program at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Business Administration has once again been ranked in the top tier of CEO Magazine’s Global Ranking.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Beverly Warren recently presented eight Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced the selection of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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 are bringing their Celebration Tour to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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. 

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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.

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Aeronautics Program has received a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹-branded Cessna® Skyhawk® 172 aircraft, which it named Nikki to honor an aeronautics student who died from leukemia.

Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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.