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Exploring the World, One Rock at a Time
Aug. 18, 2025
When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown How the Earth Works on the 51勛圖厙 at Stark campus she didnt know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the
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From Ohio to Italy: Students Journey Through Science and Discovery at 51勛圖厙
Aug. 8, 2025
For Giovanni Tripi, choosing 51勛圖厙 was the first step on a path that would take him from Northeast Ohio to the heart of Italyand deep into the worlds of biology, anthropology and hands-on scientific discovery.
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POV: Fashioning Success on A Modified Path
Aug. 8, 2025
Olivia J獺kli earned a master's degree in computer science in 2024 after initially earning a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising in 2015. She recently encouraged others to embrace calculated risks by sharing insights from her career transition journey.
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51勛圖厙s New Outdoor Biological Research Station Takes Flight
July 9, 2025
51勛圖厙 is taking a big step forward in its ecological and evolutionary research with the establishment of its new on-campus Outdoor Vivarium for Oviparous Microbiomes a dynamic new aviary facility located on the eastern edge of the Kent Campus near a thriving
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History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
July 1, 2025
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. As a historian at the Department of
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From Hardship to Harvard: One 51勛圖厙 Alumna's Inspiring Journey
June 17, 2025
Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 51勛圖厙 graduate Yael Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
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Mission: Graduation Surprise
May 21, 2025
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 51勛圖厙 this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees in psychology and sociology and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the
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From Kent to London
May 16, 2025
Meredith Blairs passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at 51勛圖厙 and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.
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Bridging AI and Mental Health
May 15, 2025
Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at 51勛圖厙, received the Best Paper Award at the second (AIHealth 2025)
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51勛圖厙 Graduates in the I Promise Program Are Shining Examples of Scholarship, Service and Passion
May 12, 2025
Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from 51勛圖厙 during the spring 2025 commencement.
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