https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Ashland University. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:25:34 -0400 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/775950 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500 Graduates from two separate programs in Ashland University’s Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences have scored outstanding pass rates on their licensing (NCLEX-RN) and certification (FNP) exams. Graduates of the College’s pre-licensure nursing programs have a 95 percent first attempt pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) for 2018 as reported by the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/775950 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/702501 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 03:00:00 -0500 Tests conducted on samples of aluminum cookware made in 10 developing countries show that more than one-third of those pose a lead exposure hazard. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/702501 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/701213 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 03:00:00 -0500 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Ashland University a $650,000 grant as part of a five-year STEM scholarship program that will provide scholarships and academic support for academically talented science students with financial need. The NSF grant, titled “Science Scholars Program: Opening the Science Career Pipeline Through Enhanced Engagement and Support,” begins Jan. 15 and runs through [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/701213 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/575611 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Lead levels in foods prepared in aluminum pots from Cameroon exceed U.S. guidelines for lead consumption according to a new study published this month. A typical serving contains almost 200 times more lead than California’s Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) of 0.5 micrograms per day. Two Ashland University professors as well as an AU undergraduate student were involved in the research, which included testing 29 [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/575611 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/483195 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Research conducted by an Ashland University professor and her students gives employers hope that creating a positive work place could influence the work production of employees. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/483195 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/460189 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 03:00:00 -0500 In response to the growing number of students in Ohio who have limited English proficiency, Ashland University has launched a new Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Endorsement program that is being offered this spring. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/460189 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/441282 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University is once again ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in the National Universities category in the recently released 2013 college rankings by U.S. News and World Report and is one of only three private schools in Ohio in this category. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/441282 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/438120 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:00:00 -0400 How about a career field that offers a very lucrative salary and a practically nonexistent unemployment rate, with most graduates having jobs in hand before they receive their degrees. That career field is actuarial sciences. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/438120 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/435684 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Medical Mutual of Ohio has made a $500,000 gift to Ashland University in support of the campaign for construction of the University’s new Dwight Schar College of Nursing facility, a 46,000-square-foot building located in Mansfield, Ohio. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/435684 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/431776 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University's Aug. 10 Visit Day for Careers in Law and Service Professions will be a special one because it will feature a number of attorneys as well as a former judge in Richland County sharing their wealth of information in the profession. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/431776 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/423027 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University’s Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences will provide scholarships for five accelerated second-degree nursing students with the $50,000 grant received from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/423027 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/419960 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University, a leader in the field of education for more than 30 years, has launched a new graduate education certification program for fall of 2012. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/419960 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/404669 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University is reporting a significant increase in the number of psychology students who are getting involved in scholarly research and attending regional and national conferences. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/404669 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/402089 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Researchers have found that evolutionary changes in the protein alpha A-crystallin have altered its ability to protect other proteins from damage, which could otherwise result in diseases such as Alzheimer's, lens cataracts and cancer. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/402089 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/395392 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:00:00 -0500 U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter held a Town Hall meeting on Ashland University’s campus Feb. 29 and said Ashland University’s recent efforts to make higher education more affordable are an example for colleges nationwide to follow. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/395392 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/392385 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will hold a College Affordability Town Hall meeting on the Ashland University campus on Feb. 29 at 2 p.m. to discuss “The Nation’s Treasury: College Affordability, Quality and Completion.” [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/392385 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/388268 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Ashland University trustees voted last week to raise tuition and room and board fees by a combined 1.1 percent – the lowest increase in the University’s recorded history. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/388268 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/385607 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Ashland University, a private college in Ashland, Ohio, has instituted a number of three-year degree programs in response to student and family financial concerns. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/385607 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/373348 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Ashland University, a private college in Ashland, Ohio, has introduced a “Four-Year Graduation Guarantee” to help keep college cost predictable for families. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/373348 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/364840 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University's Dr. David Vanata, RD, CSSD LD, director of the dietetics program, said the CNN Money website’s top 20 “Best Jobs for Saving the World” list is “right on” when it ranks dietitians in the third spot. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/364840 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/362289 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University Chemistry Professors Develop New Method for Measuring Release of Herbicidal Compounds; Hope is It Will Lead to Crops Being Developed That Could Produce Their Own Herbicide [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/362289 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/361929 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 A new children’s picture book by Ashland University professor David FitzSimmons titled “Curious Critters” features stunning animal images and entertaining vignettes, with animals talking about their everyday lives in nature. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/361929 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/356633 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University is ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in the National Universities category in the recently released 2012 college rankings by U.S. News and World Report. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/356633 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/348064 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University Communication Studies Professor combines with clinical professor of surgery to co-author groundbreaking publication in medical communication field. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/348064 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/347505 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University social work graduates consistently score higher than national and state pass rate averages and 2010 was no exception as 100 percent of Ashland’s social work graduates passed the Association of Social Work board exam. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/347505 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/339359 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University receives $1.58 million HRSA grant to increase the baccalaureate nursing enrollment with a focus on the recruitment of minority and disadvantaged students as well as implementation of a retention program. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/339359 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/330747 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program will offer a new online MBA option in the fall of 2011. The new online option complements the University’s current MBA program degree offerings for working professionals. Through the new online MBA, students will complete their degrees in two years with the same academic requirements as those taking the regular MBA degree offered by the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/330747 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/303349 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Ashland University chemistry professor research shows inexpensive jewelry may release high levels of the toxic metal when children mouth or swallow items. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/303349 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/297166 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Ashland University psychology professor’s research provides clear message for couples -- making sacrifices in romantic relationships are not as important as the reasons for making the sacrifices. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/297166 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/296865 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Ashland University Board of Trustees Approves Construction Plans for New Schar College of Nursing Facility; Groundbreaking Set for July of 2011. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/296865 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/292589 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:00:21 -0500 The speaker of the United States House of Representatives John A. Boehner will speak at Ashland University on April 8 as the keynote speaker for the 26th annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/292589 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/288207 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Ashland University Professor suggests that New Year’s resolutions should reflect healthy dietary intake philosophies instead of weight loss resolutions that focus on giving up certain foods. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/288207 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/273475 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Students at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, ranked well above the national average on student learning outcomes assessment testing, scoring in the 84th percentile of schools on the Collegiate Learning Assessment Test. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/273475 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/272687 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University Trustees’ Professor of Education Dr. Jane Piirto has been selected as the 2010 NAGC Distinguished Scholar by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/272687 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/266087 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University’s creates new Journalism and Digital Media Department offering first converged journalism and digital media degree of its kind in Ohio. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/266087 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/258632 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University’s Professional Development Program has seen tremendous growth through the years and is one of the largest programs of its kind in the country. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/258632 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/257124 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 FIPSE Awards $249,000 Grant to Ashland University for Diversity: Meeting the Cultural Demands of Education in the 21st Century [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/257124 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/249872 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland Theological Seminary, a graduate division of Ashland University, receives approval to offer two complete degree programs at University’s Columbus Center. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/249872 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/249521 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University’s new program in Dietetics has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/249521 Ashland University https://www.pr.com/press-release/247337 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, has received a $5 million naming challenge gift for a new academic building for its College of Nursing. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/247337 Ashland University