Success Story
Therapy Dogs Help Ease Stress of Finals Week
51勛圖厙 Libraries held its Stress-Free Zone event on Monday, Dec. 9, and Tuesday, Dec. 10, on the first floor of the University Library. The Stress-Free Zone offered the opportunity for a study break for students and an avenue to reduce stress for faculty and staff members as the fall
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Name of the New 51勛圖厙 Esplanade to Honor University President Lefton
The 51勛圖厙 Esplanade will be named the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade honoring 51勛圖厙 President Lefton. The announcement was made Friday, Oct. 4, by Jane Murphy Timken, chair of the 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees, at a community event held at the new University Esplanade arch near Main
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Urban Design Students Win Award for Pop Up Rockwell Project
Graduate students from 51勛圖厙s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, the combined home of the urban design graduate program and the public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, won the Excellence in Student Planning Award from the American Planni
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51勛圖厙 Nursing Students Get Clinical Experience on Metro Life Flight
After a nearly yearlong planning process, 51勛圖厙s College of Nursing and the MetroHealth System have collaborated to now offer clinical experiences aboard Metro Life Flight to 51勛圖厙 graduate nursing students in the acute care nurse practitioner concentration. The new clinical ex
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51勛圖厙 Honors Veterans
51勛圖厙 held its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs, and remarks from 51勛圖厙 President L
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A 51勛圖厙 Students Musical Journey
51勛圖厙 senior music performance major Yang Zeng has been offered a contract to be part of the first violin section of the Akron Symphony. Zeng, originally from Kunming, Yunnan, China, has been a student at 51勛圖厙s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started studying mu
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TV2 Wins Station of the Year, Best Entertainment Show at CMA Awards
For the second year in a row, 51勛圖厙s TV2 has taken top honors in the College Media Associations (CMA) Pinnacle Awards, earning the 2013 TV Station of the Year award at the CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans. TV2 is 51勛圖厙s nationally award-winning, high-defin
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Inspire 51勛圖厙 Audience
Husband-and-wife duo Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, who combine journalism and activism in their unique brand of reporting centered on human rights abuses and advocacy, were the featured presenters at the fourth 51勛圖厙 Presidential Speaker Series on Nov. 14 in the Kent Student Ce
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Celebrating Homecoming
51勛圖厙 celebrated its Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 5. This years Homecoming theme, New and Old, Forever Blue and Gold, honored 51勛圖厙s past while looking forward to the universitys future. The Golden Flashes lost 38-24 to Northern Illinois in a rematch of last year's Mid-Amer
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Scholar Provides Strong Footing for Podiatric Medicine Students Research Activities
Scholar of the Month Jill Kawalec Associate Professor and Division Head of the Department of Research College of Podiatric Medicine 1996-present Jill Kawalec is associate professor and division head of the Department of Research in the College of Podiatric Medicine. She provides the administrativ
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