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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

°µÍø½ûÇø celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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Nursing students at °µÍø½ûÇø at Trumbull in decontamination gear.

IN A FLASH: Preparing For Disaster

When disaster strikes: Students at °µÍø½ûÇø at Trumbull received real world disaster training through a partnership with a local hospital.

Tags: °µÍø½ûÇø at Trumbull , °µÍø½ûÇø College of Nursing , experiential learning , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Where They Were on May 4, 1970

A future °µÍø½ûÇø president and a past °µÍø½ûÇø administrator were serving at universities in Dayton and Texas on May 4, 1970, and had to find ways to manage student protests in reaction to the shootings.

Tags: May 4 , Community & Society , Community Impact , faculty

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A sign that reads "Cleveland" is shown in the foreground with the city of Cleveland, Ohio, appearing in the background. (Photo credit: Derek Galperin, °µÍø½ûÇø)

City of Cleveland and °µÍø½ûÇø Launch Initiative to Strengthen Police-Community Trust

°µÍø½ûÇø and the City of Cleveland have launched a new research and training initiative aimed at strengthening trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and city residents. The project is supported by a $20,000 grant from °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Community Engaged Research Institute.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Sociology and Criminology , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , College of Arts and Sciences

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NASA Employee and °µÍø½ûÇø Alumnus Aimee Crane

From °µÍø½ûÇø to the Moon: Alumna Helps NASA Tell the Artemis Story

As four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft speed toward the moon on the Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years — a °µÍø½ûÇø graduate is among those who helped make the moment possible.

Tags: Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive

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2026 Post-Paddy's Cleanup Volunteers

Community Spirit Inspires °µÍø½ûÇø Student Volunteers in Post-Paddy's Cleanup

In the spirit of community, °µÍø½ûÇø student volunteers picked up litter and trash around Kent neighborhoods following the annual Fake Paddy's Day celebration.

Tags: Undergraduate Student Government , Center for Student Involvement , Town-Gown , Community Impact , Community & Society

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Ohio Senate Votes Unanimously to Name Highway for Trumbull Graduate Jacob Derbin

The Ohio Senate voted unanimously on March 25 to designate a stretch of Interstate 480 in Cuyahoga County as the Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway, honoring the Euclid police officer who was killed in the line of duty in May 2024.

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society

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Before becoming a student at °µÍø½ûÇø, Richard Hlavaty served in the U.S. Marine Corps. One of his two combat tours was in Afghanistan (pictured). (Photo provided by Richard Hlavaty)

‘What Makes °µÍø½ûÇø Friendly to Veterans Is That the Support Is Real and Personal’

°µÍø½ûÇø has earned the Military Friendly® School designation for 2026-2027, its 17th consecutive year. Marine Corps veteran and °µÍø½ûÇø senior Richard Hlavaty shares how °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.

Tags: Community & Society , University News , Community Impact , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life

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A °µÍø½ûÇø computer science student writes equations on a board

Teaching the Teachers

Thanks to nearly $2.3 million in grant funding from the Ohio Department of Education, °µÍø½ûÇø is training and endorsing K-12 teachers in computer science instruction across every grade level and subject area. The teachers arriving in these courses are not who you might picture. And what they leave with has started to surprise even their instructors.

Tags: emerging media and technology , Community & Society

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Lauren Cohen, senior journalism major

Journalism Major Scores Numerous Front-Page Stories in Knight-Funded Internship

Lauren Cohen, a senior journalism major from Twinsburg, Ohio, has already made an impact during her internship, producing many front-page stories for the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron. 

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Student Life , Profiles

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