Franciscan Univesity of Steubenville students who participated in the Unplugged Scholarship in its first year (from left to right): Theresa Ryan, Grace Pollock, and Paul Merkel / Photos courtesy of Theresa Ryan, Grace Pollock, and Paul MerkelBoston, Mass., May 7, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).As Franciscan University of Steubenville students wrap up their spring semester, a large group of its undergraduates will be heading into summer significantly changed after participating in the school's invitation to drop their smartphones."It had way more of an effect on me than I thought it would," Grace Pollock, a sophomore nursing major at the private university in Steubenville, Ohio, told CNA May 3.Pollock has seen an improvement in her focus and productivity and spent more time doing outside activities and reading since joining the school's "Unplugged Scholarship," which began its pilot run in the fall semester of 2022.The scholarship awarded $5,000 this academic year to undergraduate studen...