eInside - Week of June 27, 2016
![Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., Summit Professor of Learning Technologies at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and lead investigator on an NSF grant, partnered with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cleveland Metroparks to develop a new learning app.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-App.jpg?VersionId=xyLnGnpHSjcXeJXebXSazXmGafEq.w9j&h=ec98a0f6&itok=lHmYNSxv)
Educators, scientists and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app to educate park visitors as they run, hike and bike through the parks.
News Briefs
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Psychology Professor Joel Hughes addresses the audience during an awards ceremony honoring him with a 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Huges_0.jpg?VersionId=8ndfL8cVArWlOGgH63Iyq_MQkzW4MRx9&h=ec98a0f6&itok=5cQgBXTH)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Psychology Professor Joel Hughes strives to find treatments through his research in psychological factors and cardiovascular disease.
![Experience the vibrant city that is downtown Kent, Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-DowntownKent.jpg?VersionId=MahELyZO1nQJ6lFsp1tNxulFmySIdqh1&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Ew56K71k)
Experience downtown Kent, Ohio: The vibrant community that lends Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University its name.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Tuscarawas has been awarded LEED® certification for the Tolloty Technology Incubator.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-LEED1.jpg?VersionId=NWTHyN4524AAtaXQESCmUXO4msFCl9sT&h=ec98a0f6&itok=9F2IgsO6)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Tuscarawas was recently awarded LEED® certification for the Tolloty Technology Incubator.
![Flashguides, a group of diverse and fun-loving students, serve as mentors to new students during the Destination Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Advising and Registration program. Twenty-four students make up this year's Flashguides class.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-DKS.jpg?VersionId=IQKSrn3z1SNnbst45649JwWInLspVLPy&h=ec98a0f6&itok=7dhAr2tH)
The summer Destination Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Advising and Registration program is a one-and-a-half-day experience that includes an overnight stay in a residence hall.
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Employee Anniversaries
Balan, Christine M. — 30 years
Syed, Idris K. — 25 years
Marshall, Della M. — 25 years