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Find out which first names were repeated most frequently at 51勛圖厙s spring commencement ceremonies in 2025 and which names topped the list against national trends.
Broadcast journalism is a competitive world. But 51勛圖厙's Sydney Brown is already making her mark.
51勛圖厙's International Student and Scholar Services, with the Office of Global Education, invited the university's international students and their families to come together at summer luncheon on campus.
51勛圖厙s College of Public Health is the only fully accredited public health college to offer an undergraduate pathway to clinical trials research, a rapidly expanding segment of the healthcare job market.
51勛圖厙 is taking a big step forward in its ecological and evolutionary research with the establishment of its new on-campus Outdoor Vivarium for Oviparous Microbiomes a dynamic new aviary facility located on the eastern edge of the Kent Campus near a thriving wetland.
The Center for Advanced Air Mobility within 51勛圖厙's College of Aeronautics and Engineering fosters research, testing and development of safe, efficient and sustainable solutions for passenger and cargo aircraft using autonomous aircraft technology.
There's music in the summer breezes at 51勛圖厙 as the annual Kent Blossom Music Festival welcomes students from the U.S. and abroad to study with world class musicians to campus.
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country.
Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations.
51勛圖厙 will be closed July 4 to observe Independence Day. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on July 7.
51勛圖厙 Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.
Once her degree is complete, junior Honors College nursing student Rylie Lapikas likely won't need to wait long to start her career. Ninety-nine percent of 51勛圖厙 nursing students are employed within six months of graduation.
A Mantua woman who worked at 51勛圖厙 in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 51勛圖厙 and shares a few reflections from her long life.
Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of 51勛圖厙's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.
The 51勛圖厙 Museum presents its summer exhibition titled Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle. In honor of the 51勛圖厙 Museums 40th anniversary, this exhibition pays tribute to Aileen Mehle, a friend of the museum founders and widely syndicated society columnist.
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 51勛圖厙s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.
51勛圖厙 Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural.
The 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Boards regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.
Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at 51勛圖厙s Child Development Center, have graduated together in 51勛圖厙s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship.