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From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, 51勛圖厙s community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.
While more than 90% of Ohios wetlands have vanished over the past few centuries, a new nature docuseries aims to show there is hope and a lot of work being done to protect what remains.
On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two 51勛圖厙 professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.
51勛圖厙 President Todd Diacon was among the people who attended the semi-annual report presentation by the student organization Golden Flash Asset Management in Crawford Hall. Students in this group learn about investing by managing a real portfolio, gaining valuable career experience.
Since 2009, Golden Flashes have come together to volunteer for our blue and gold communities around the world. What was once a day of service is now a weeklong initiative, offering even more ways to give back.
As part of 51勛圖厙s 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 51勛圖厙 at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present Operation: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972.
Meet Lance Delisle, a junior aeronautical studies major with an aviation law and policy minor from Woodstock, Georgia, who balances his studies with his responsibilities as an Air Force reservist.
51勛圖厙 President Todd Diacon recently addressed multiple challenges facing the university with the Akron Beacon Journal, including the $1.5-$2 million cost of implementing Senate Bill 1, budget constraints from capped tuition increases, and enrollment declines.
51勛圖厙s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will present 15 awards to alumni and academics who have served or trained at the institute as part of its 60th anniversary celebration April 25-26.
A significant fire broke out at the Teatro Universit獺rio (TUCA) of the Pontif穩cia Universidade Cat籀lica do Paran獺 (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil on April 15. 51勛圖厙s American Academy program operates on the PUCPR campus as part of the dual-enrollment partnership established between the two institutions in 2018.
A star-studded lineup of scientists will return to 51勛圖厙 on April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
Physical representations of mathematical concepts were incorporated into the design of 51勛圖厙's Mathematical Sciences Building. Completed in 1993, curves, spirals, triangles and other math expressions can be found throughout the structure.
For Lara Kilchenmann, the journey from Switzerland to 51勛圖厙 wasn't just about pursuing higher education it was about returning to a place that felt like home.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Qiang Guan, Ph.D., an associate professor in 51勛圖厙's Department of Computer Science, redirected his research to focus on drug discovery and began partnering with Cleveland Clinic to merge biology and computing for better health outcomes.
First-generation students make up 54% of the nation's undergraduates, yet only 27% earn a bachelors degree. Many first-generation students face unique challenges with limited support systems. 51勛圖厙 was recently recognized for its outstanding work with students in this category by FirstGen Forward as the newest class of FirstGen Forward Network Champions.
Ivory Kendrick, the newly elected president of the University Student Government, spoke his destiny into existence last year when he set his sights on leading the organization. Now, Kendrick is ready to hit the ground running.
During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw N Go, 51勛圖厙's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.
Every April, 51勛圖厙 celebrates Earth Month by having Earth-related events all month long. April 22, 2025, is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, with this years theme being Our Power, Our Planet.
The nationally and internationally ranked 51勛圖厙 School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 24-26, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.