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Annual Steam Shutdown Scheduled for May 12-19, 2013

June 18, 2012

To facilitate long-term planning for some departments, 51�Թ�� is announcing that the annual steam shutdown will be from 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013, through 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Steam will not be available on most of the campus. Many areas will not…

51�Թ��'s Baseball Team Plays in College World Series

June 18, 2012

Golden Flashes will play elimination game Monday, June 18, at 5 p.m. The 51�Թ�� baseball team (46-18) won in dramatic style June 11, as Derek Toadvine scored the game’s winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a one-out double by 51�Թ�� all-time hits leader…

Panelists Announced for Live Presentation of NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!

June 18, 2012

Panelists have been announced for a live presentation of NPR’s Peabody Award-winning Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! on Thursday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the State Theatre at Cleveland’s PlayhouseSquare.

100 Years of Progress in Kent, Ohio

June 15, 2012

Watch 51�Թ�� and the city of Kent grow over the past 100 years in this time-lapse animation.

51�Թ�� Professor Kimberly Peer Named Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association

June 14, 2012

Kimberly Peer, Ed.D., Athletic Training Education Program undergraduate and graduate coordinator and associate professor at 51�Թ��, has been named a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).

51�Թ��'s Baseball Team Advances to College World Series

June 14, 2012

A dramatic one-out double by Jimmy Rider to score Derek Toadvine gave the Golden Flashes a 3-2 victory over Oregon in the Eugene Super Regional, hosted by the University of Oregon. Read more.

Community Groups Partner to Grow Local Food Economy in Portage County

June 13, 2012

The Portage County Regional Planning Commission is spearheading an effort to connect local producers with local consumers through the creation of a food hub built around the aggregation, packaging and distribution of agricultural products. The goal of the project is to increase…

Liquid Crystal Research Earns 51�Թ�� Professor Outstanding Research and Scholar Award

June 11, 2012

51�Թ�� faculty member in the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program and Liquid Crystal Institute® Antal Jakli, Ph.D., received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for his liquid crystal research.

Ohio Third Frontier Approves $200,000 in Commercialization Grants to 51�Թ�� Researchers

June 11, 2012

The Ohio Third Frontier program recently made three separate grants to 51�Թ�� researchers through the newly established Technology Validation and Start-up Fund, which promotes the commercialization of Ohio technologies developed by the state’s institutions of…

51�Թ��’s Supplier Diversity Program Manager Awarded for Minority Business Enterprise Advocacy

June 11, 2012

51�Թ��’s Supplier Diversity Program Manager Veronica Cook-Euell has received the 2012 Minority Business Enterprise Advocacy award from Black Pages Ohio.