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June 28, 2018
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to
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June 27, 2018
Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the region’s workforce.
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June 19, 2018
With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part…
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June 14, 2018
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped…
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June 12, 2018
Did you know that if you are driving and have a passenger, are eating or drinking and send a text, your chances of crashing increase by 1,139 percent?
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June 12, 2018
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumnus.
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June 12, 2018
The tragic events that occurred on the campus of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø on May 4, 1970, where four students lost their lives and nine others were wounded by the Ohio National Guard, had a lasting impact that continues to resonate nearly a half-century later.
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June 12, 2018
Mariah Gray left her comfort zone, lived in the present and ventured where she never dreamed of going. Learn how this biology/pre-medicine major discovered new perspective 8000 miles from home.
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June 7, 2018
The sun is shining, the temperature is rising and school is out. It is summer and that means soaking up the rays and catching up on all that reading you did not have time for during the year. What books are you planning to read? For some suggestions, we asked around Kent…
