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Guest at Sparkle opening reception.

IN A FLASH: 91¿´Æ¬Íø Sparkles

As part of the 91¿´Æ¬Íø University Museum's 40th Anniversary celebration, the museum will display the exhibition "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" in its Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026. 

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A rendering of upcoming construction on East Main Street.

In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus

Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through 91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.

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The Top Names in the Golden Flashes Class of 2025

Find out which first names were repeated most frequently at 91¿´Æ¬Íøâ€™s spring commencement ceremonies in 2025 and which names topped the list against national trends. 

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Commencement

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College of Public Health Offers Training for In-Demand Clinical Trial Researchers

91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s College of Public Health is the only fully accredited public health college to offer an undergraduate pathway to clinical trials research, a rapidly expanding segment of the healthcare job market.

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History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. 

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91¿´Æ¬Íø Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital

91¿´Æ¬Íø Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.

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‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at 91¿´Æ¬Íø in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 91¿´Æ¬Íø and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

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IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!

Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of 91¿´Æ¬Íø's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. 

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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

91¿´Æ¬Íø Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music , In a Flash

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