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Exploring the World, One Rock at a Time
Aug. 18, 2025
When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown — “How the Earth Works” on the ӰƵ at Stark campus — she didn’t know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the…
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From Ohio to Italy: Student’s Journey Through Science and Discovery at ӰƵ
Aug. 8, 2025
For Giovanni Tripi, choosing ӰƵ was the first step on a path that would take him from Northeast Ohio to the heart of Italy—and deep into the worlds of biology, anthropology and hands-on scientific discovery.
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POV: Fashioning Success on A Modified Path
Aug. 8, 2025
Olivia Jákli earned a master's degree in computer science in 2024 after initially earning a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising in 2015. She recently encouraged others to embrace calculated risks by sharing insights from her career transition journey.
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ӰƵ’s New Outdoor Biological Research Station Takes Flight
July 9, 2025
ӰƵ is taking a big step forward in its ecological and evolutionary research with the establishment of its new on-campus Outdoor Vivarium for Oviparous Microbiomes – a dynamic new aviary facility located on the eastern edge of the Kent Campus near a thriving…
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History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
July 1, 2025
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. As a historian at the Department of…
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From Hardship to Harvard: One ӰƵ Alumna's Inspiring Journey
June 17, 2025
Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 ӰƵ graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
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Mission: Graduation Surprise
May 21, 2025
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at ӰƵ this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the…
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From Kent to London
May 16, 2025
Meredith Blair’s passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at ӰƵ and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.
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Bridging AI and Mental Health
May 15, 2025
Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at ӰƵ, received the “Best Paper Award” at the second (AIHealth 2025)…
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ӰƵ Graduates in the I Promise Program Are ‘Shining Examples of Scholarship, Service and Passion’
May 12, 2025
Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from ӰƵ during the spring 2025 commencement.
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