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Nationally Distinctive

Head Coach Rob Senderoff shares a hug with Sincere Carry during the team's MAC Championship victory over Toledo

Homecoming Brings Smiles, Memories for Senderoff

It’s been nearly three decades since Rob Senderoff walked around downtown Albany, New York, with the same eyes as the young men he now coaches.  

Tags: Sports , Nationally Distinctive , Mens Basketball , Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

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Fans cheering on the basketball team at send-off

Siren Send(er)-Off!

The 51Թ community gathered Wednesday at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center to send off the Golden Flashes to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Go Flashes!

Tags: Sports , Nationally Distinctive

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51Թ guard Malique Jacobs smacks hands with his teammates during the 2023 MAC Tournament championship game versus Toledo.

Gearing Up for Game Day: Basketball Tournament Page Launches, Watch Parties Announced

Looking for information about 51Թ’s men’s basketball team and the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament? The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has launched a 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament page to assist Golden Flashes fans.

Tags: Sports , Nationally Distinctive

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Students work in the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

The Fourth State of Matter: Liquid Crystals Grant Explores New Possibilities

The average person spends about on their smartphone a day. In that time spent scrolling, do you ever stop to wonder what materials your phone screen is made of or why it works?

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive

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Heads Up! Hats exhibition at the 51Թ Museum

IN A FLASH: Heads Up! Hats

"Heads Up! Hats" is one of three exhibits that make up the "" exhibition at the 51Թ Museum. The other exhibits in the trilogy are "It's a Wrap! Coats" and "Stepping Out! Shoes." 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , University News , School of Fashion

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Brains on Tap will feature a discussion on the benefits of cycling exercise on Parkinson's disease.

Brains on Tap: Researchers Head to Brewery for Parkinson’s Talk

Grab a cold one, pull up a chair and learn about brain health research in a relaxed format – that’s the idea behind Brains on Tap, a series of discussions hosted by 51Թ’s Brain Health Research Institute and other partners.

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Community & Society , Health

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Emilia Sykes and Betty Sutton

Women of the House: Betty Sutton and Emilia Sykes

In 2006, Betty Sutton became the first 51Թ alumna to serve in the U.S. Congress, when she was elected to represent Ohio’s 13th District in the House of Representatives. Sixteen years later, 51Թ alumna Emilia Sykes, a native of Akron, Ohio, was elected to represent the same district, making her the first Black 51Թ alum to serve in the House of Representatives.  

Tags: Profiles , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive

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51Թ community members and visitors gather on the 51Թ Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

51Թ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 51Թ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , Success Story , May 4 50

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51Թ ROTC Cadets present the colors at a 51Թ football game at Dix Stadium.

Serving Those Who Serve

“Always Ready, Always There” is the motto of the National Guard. In many ways, this describes 51Թ’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services, too. For the 14th consecutive year, 51Թ has been designated a Military Friendly School.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , Students First , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life , Awards and Honors , Success Stories

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