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Community Impact

Lecturer Sarah Bixler leading a nursing class

IN A FLASH: Learning the Ins and Outs of Patient Care

ӰƵ nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other. 

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CARES Center Giving Tree ornament

‘If You Give It to Us, It Goes to Students’

From Nov. 27-Dec. 15, the Giving Tree in the ӰƵ CARES Center provides and easy way to anyone to help ӰƵ students in need. 

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Vitalant blood donation

IN A FLASH: Vital Donations, Vital Scholarships

Your blood donations this week help two ways, by saving lives and funding ӰƵ scholarships.

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I PROMISE School fourth graders from Akron, Ohio will learn about the brain at ӰƵ's Brain Health Research Institute

I PROMISE Fourth Graders to Take Over ӰƵ’s Brain Health Research Institute

ӰƵ’s Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio’s I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology. 

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Mother and baby

Helping Those Who Help New Moms

Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. ӰƵ College of Nursing Assistant Professor James Tudhope and his research team aim to make maternal mental healthcare more integrated into regular practice and standard education.

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Native American Heritage Month Celebration 2023

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Native American Heritage

The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at ӰƵ sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

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Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from ӰƵ after a 25-year prison sentence.

Changing Lives Through Education and Hope

ӰƵ has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

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Bowling balls at the ӰƵ Surplus Store

Having a Ball at the ӰƵ Surplus Store

The ӰƵ Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

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Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig on a hunting trip in Washington

Hunting Down Hunger in Northeast Ohio

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man’s mission to “transform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.”

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