What's Happening at Ashland University

Ashland University Professor of Chemistry Dr. Jeff Weidenhamer was featured in a second Associated Press article regarding cadmium in children’s jewelry. The follow-up article was picked up by media across the country, including the New York Times, USA Today, Time Magazine and WEWS-TV 5 in Cleveland. Following the release of the article, Walmart announced it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand necklaces and bracelets from its shelves after tests performed by Weidenhamer for the Associated Press found the jewelry contained high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. 
 

ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Schar College of Education has been recognized as one of the elite teacher education schools in the country after receiving all positive marks following its continuing accreditation review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the organization responsible for professional accreditation of teacher education.

Below is the text of the commencement invocation by Dr. Peter Slade that was omitted during the rain-shortened commencement ceremony on Saturday, as well as the full text of the commencement address by Sen. Bill Harris, which was cut short because of the weather conditions.
 

ASHLAND, OH – “I believe a great mental game is what separates the elite baseball players from the rest,” according to Dr. Curt Ickes, clinical and sport psychologist and Ashland University associate professor of psychology.