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Community Impact

Trans support at The Rock

Teaming Up for Trans Support

ӰƵ student organizations painted the Rock on Front Campus to show support for the trans community. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Undergraduate Student Government

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The Maltempi family at the bell

May 4 and One Family’s ӰƵ Legacy

The Maltempi family is not your average ӰƵ family. Three generations of the Maltempis have attended ӰƵ. Seven family members have graduated from or are currently attending ӰƵ.

Tags: May 4 50 , Profiles , Community Impact

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Porthouse Theatre

LOL At Porthouse Theatre In 2023

Porthouse Theatre, ӰƵ’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will present its 55th season during the summer of 2023 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Marvelous Wonderettes," and "The Prom."

Tags: Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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Police cadets at Trumbull

Police Academy Cadets Serving Up Community Goodwill

ӰƵ at Trumbull's Police Academy cadets focused on serving more than justice last Friday by delivering meals and distributing Easter baskets to local families through the Warren Family Mission. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Student speaking in front of white board

Learning to Design With Empathy

As part of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s senior-year curriculum, interior design faculty require their students to design a community-based project, teaching them how to become design advocates for diverse populations that usually differ from themselves.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Design at ӰƵ

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A shopping rack with many different shirts hanging on it.

The Future of Fashion is Inclusive and Adaptive

Runway of Dreams at ӰƵ was founded in the spring of 2021 by current president Bri Cummings, a senior fashion design and fashion merchandising major. The club partners with the Runway of Dreams Foundation to raise awareness of the need for adaptive clothing. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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Plant growing in a light bulb

ӰƵ Celebrates Earth Month

April 22, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, and ӰƵ is celebrating the whole Earth Month with the theme “Invest in Our Planet.” 

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability

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ODPS Phones Down Logo

Reminder: Put Your Phones Down

Hey, ӰƵ, the new distracted driving legislation went into effect on April 4. What is it and are there exceptions? Find out more.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Alumna Sharon Taylor's Coffee Brand Velty

Alumna Making Her Mark One Sip at a Time

For alumna Sharon Taylor, the combination of loving coffee and an unexpected health diagnosis changed both her diet and her career.

Tags: Health , Profiles , Community Impact , ӰƵ Works

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ӰƵ Researchers Help Find Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer's Disease In Aged Chimpanzee Brains

Pathology Research Seeking to Unlock Mysteries of the Brain

Since completion of her Ph.D. in 2016, Assistant Professor Melissa Edler and her colleagues have secured more than $2 million in research funding for examining aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

Tags: Research & Science , Community Impact

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