Community & Society
ParkApps: Using Technology to Learn About a National Park
Educators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, °µÍø½ûÇø and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
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No Desk Jobs for These °µÍø½ûÇø Alumna
Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you do not see are the amazing women around the globe who use se…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Journalism Professor Says Clinton Nomination Highlights Double Standard
Danielle Sarver Coombs, Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information, feels that women have to run their campaigns differently than their male counterparts. She recently shared her views with the Akron Beacon Journal for a story about Hillary Clinton's selection a…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
°µÍø½ûÇø held its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the t…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Student Creates Care Packages for the Homeless
When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at °µÍø½ûÇø, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items. A native …
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Life-Changing Event Inspires °µÍø½ûÇø Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases
In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, who received her bachelor’s degree from °µÍø½ûÇø in 2013 and is pursuing a graduate degree in environmental health sciences at °µÍø½ûÇø, was told that her father had a 10 percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylo…
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A Very Special Thank You to the °µÍø½ûÇø Community for Its Generosity on Giving Tuesday
The °µÍø½ûÇø community gave generously on Giving Tuesday this Dec. 1, far exceeding expectations. As promised, President Beverly Warren personally matched $25,000 in a gift to the Distinctive °µÍø½ûÇø Fund, a fund that will support the university’s five priorities for a distinctive Ke…
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°µÍø½ûÇø Community Members Share What They Are Thankful for This Year
Happy Thanksgiving! Watch this video to find out what members of the °µÍø½ûÇø community, including President Beverly Warren, are thankful for this year.
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°µÍø½ûÇø Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
°µÍø½ûÇø has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community …
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REMINDER: °µÍø½ûÇø Invites Community to Final Public Meeting for Airport Master Plan
The final public meeting for the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport Master Plan has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, from 6-8 p.m. at the Stow-Munroe Falls High School Auditorium, located at 3227 Graham Road in Stow, Ohio. The first public meeting was held in 2013 to introduce the project to the comm…
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