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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University track and field graduates and competed in the women's shot put this past Saturday at the 2023 World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre.
Kailee Shaw, '24, will likely never forget her recent experience as part of a small group from Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« who immersed themselves in a region of the United States some 1,500 miles from Kent.
The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is coordinating closely with the University of Central Florida (UCF) ahead of Thursday's season-opening football game between the two schools in Orlando, Florida. As of Tuesday morning, Idalia was a Category 1 hurricane expected to make landfall early Wednesday morning and travel west-to-east across the northern part of the state.
Faculty researchers from Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP). The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.
Videos show Thursday's storm and the damage it caused to the May 4 Memorial.
After two days of heavy rains and intense winds across Northeast Ohio, the skies cleared, creating perfect weather for this year’s Akron Pride Festival, which took place on Saturday, Aug. 26, in downtown Akron. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 35 Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered to take part in the Akron Equity March, which kicked off this year’s events.
Strong storms caused damage across the Kent Campus on Thursday night.
Crews are working diligently around the Kent Campus to clean up debris left by a severe thunderstorm that hit Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« last night.
Strong winds from an overnight storm brought tree limbs down across Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's Kent Campus, including several large branches that struck and damaged the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Memorial.
Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent and an associate professor of sociology at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.
The University Library held a "Late Night at the Libary" event to welcome students and introduce new students to library resources.
Watch President Diacon test students moving in about their Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« knowledge and ask for some advice for first-year students and their parents.
Designed by the Creative Team in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Division of University Communications and Marketing, new building wraps seen across campus are bright and dynamic daily reminders of the university’s core values: Kindness, Respect and Purpose in All We do. Positive Change. Inquiry & Discovery. Freedom of Expression.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Office of Career Exploration and Development is sponsoring a Student Employment Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for students looking for a job on the Kent Campus.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s College of Architecture and Environmental Design had an all-college welcome for new and returning students on Wednesday.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Registrar Chris Dorsten and Assistant Registrar Adrianne Woods saved the life of a person who suffered cardiac arrest in Schwartz Hall over the summer.
President Diacon added his support as the Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.
The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Kent a fun place to visit.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« has unique clubs and organizations that just may have your name written all over them.