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51�Թ�� students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 51�Թ�� Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

Feb. 14, 2017

51�Թ�� students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine.

51�Թ�� transgender student Emily Grubb (left) stands with Ken Ditlevson, director of the university’s LGBTQ Student Center. The LGBTQ Student Center is located on the lower level of the Kent Student Center.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at 51�Թ��

Feb. 13, 2017

For transgender students like Emily Grubb, 51�Թ�� is home. Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community.

51�Թ�� student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA celebrate their academic achievement with 51�Թ�� President Beverly Warren (front row, ninth from left) at a breakfast held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016

Feb. 13, 2017

51�Թ��’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 51�Թ�� Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

Feb. 8, 2017

University Response to Abhorrent May 4 Tweet by Michigan Official

Feb. 4, 2017

May 4, 1970, was a watershed moment for the country and especially the 51�Թ�� family. We lost four students that day while nine others were wounded and countless others were changed forever. This abhorrent post is in poor taste and trivializes a loss of…

51�Թ��’s 2017 Spirit of Women in Business Conference Keynote Speaker Announced

Feb. 3, 2017

Rita McGrath, Ph.D., professor at Columbia Business School, will be the keynote speaker for the 2017 Spirit of Women in Business Conference on March 9, 51�Թ��’s College of Business Administration has announced.

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Students Turn Smartphone Cases Into Lifesaving Medical Devices

Feb. 2, 2017

With the help of LaunchNET 51�Թ��, three students have created smartphone cases that contain vital medication. Wherever your smartphone goes, so does the medication.

More 51�Թ�� Buildings Receive LEED Certification

Feb. 2, 2017

Several new and renovated 51�Թ�� buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on 51�Թ��’s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green…

51�Թ��’s Vice President for Information Services Ed Mahon accepts the Unity Award for Diversity on behalf of the division from Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alfreda Brown.

51�Թ��’s 2017 Diversity Awards Presented During Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Feb. 1, 2017

Division of Information Services and Communication Studies Faculty Member Honored 51�Թ��’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion presented awards for outstanding contributions toward diversity at the university’s 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr.…

University Response to Executive Order on Immigration

Jan. 29, 2017

Dear Members of the 51�Թ�� Community: