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Community Impact

Keri Richmond '17 Photographed by Melissa Olson

Alumna Views Foster Care Advocacy Through an Olympic Lens

Alumna Keri Richmond knew after her first semester that she wanted to do more for communities, especially foster children. In a recent op-ed in ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµColumbus Dispatch, Richmond connected her experience in foster care to Simone Biles in light of her Olympic comeback.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Myron Lard

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment

Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

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2024 Fall Food Truck Series

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza

For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tags: Fall Semester , Student Life , University Culinary Services , Fork in the Road! , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Wins Murrow Award for Podcast Series

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with two awards for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast , an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland.

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Aeronautics Expo

Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

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New ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Votes Banner

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections. 

Tags: Voting , Elections , Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , University News , Students First , May 4 , ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Athletics

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White Coat Ceremony Kent Campus 2024

IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats

Second-year nursing students at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program. 

Tags: College of Nursing , Health care , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Community & Society

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two images, a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper airplane and a robot dog.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun for All Ages

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering , Community Impact , Aeronautics , Engineering

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Props-4-Paws donation of food and supplies to Humane Society of Summit County in 2018

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Alumni Charity Props-4-Paws Raises Funds For Local Animal Shelters

At the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.

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Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium 2024

IN A FLASH: Undergraduate Researchers Visit Kent

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ welcomed undergraduate researchers from our university, Cleveland State University and the University of Akron to the Kent Campus for the 19th annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Engineering , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Undergraduate Research Symposium , Symposium

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