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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Wick Poetry Center will present the 2014 Symposium on Democracy from April 22-24. The symposium is a three-day event featuring multiple speakers and events.
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A reception and celebration to honor Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University President Lester A. Lefton was held Friday, April 4, from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event, hosted by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Board of Trustees, was open to all faculty, staff, students, alumni…
Four creative groups across Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University earned 10 awards at the 2014 Akron ADDY Award ceremony, hosted by the American Advertising Federation-Akron (AAF-Akron).
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University will host its third annual Symposium on Advances in Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) on April 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom on the Kent Campus.
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Scholar of the Month
Artem Zvavitch
Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
2004-present
Artem Zvavitch is an associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. His…
At approximately 8 p.m. on April 2, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Police received a report of a single shot fired near Bowman Hall on the university’s Kent Campus. The police immediately advised the university community to shelter in place and provided a description of the suspect.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University will hold a press briefing to provide an update on the incident that happened at the Kent Campus last night.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« President Lester A. Lefton, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Police Chief John Peach and Shay Little, associate vice president and dean of students, will…