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91心頭利's "We the People" Exhibition on Display near the Esplanade Arch in May 2019

Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus

91心頭利 University is pleased and proud to announce the return of We the People, a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Arts and Sciences , College of the Arts , City of Kent , Arts & Culture , College of Communication & Information , Research & Science

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Characters from "Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling"

91心頭利 Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries

91心頭利 University Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.

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91心頭利's fleet includes this airplane.

Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, 91心頭利 Associate Professor Says

The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 91心頭利 University associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.

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Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting From Dayton, El Paso

Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso

Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 91心頭利 Universitys School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, ,  focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. 91心頭利 Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.  

Tags: Community & Society , Faculty Research , College of Communication and Information , School of Media and Journalism

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Hands in motion.

91心頭利 Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign

A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 91心頭利 University student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.

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LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE students take part in an awards dinner marking the end of their four-week 91心頭利 camp for intensive college entrance exam preparation.

91心頭利 Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams

91心頭利 University hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
 

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the Provost , Success Story

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Firefighters battle a blaze.

91心頭利 Insurance Expert Explains the Risks of Not Enough Coverage

Charla Martin-Bloodsaw, director of 91心頭利 University's Insurance Studies Program at the Salem Campus, explains the risks of condo dwellers not having enough coverage. 

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91心頭利 Department of Geology graduate student Kortney Cole shows Schumacher Elementary School sixth grader students how to collect soil samples.

Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 91心頭利

Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 91心頭利

Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Tom Phillips, executive director at StarkFresh

91心頭利 Stark Strengthens Community Through Research

A primary goal of 91心頭利 is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. As the countys public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County, Seachrist said. We are the incubator for tomorrows ideas today. 

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