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International Society of Typographic Designers Student Assessment scheme in the MAC Center Annex

Eight Students Awarded Membership to International Society of Typographic Designers

Eight School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) students were awarded membership to the prestigious  (ISTD).

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ӰƵ's Honors College Welcomes a New Dean

ӰƵ Selects Alison Smith as the New Dean of the Honors College

Alison Smith will become the new dean of ӰƵ’s Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in ӰƵ’s Department of Geology and has served in various administrative, research and teaching roles at the university.“Alison Smith brings a wealth of…

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Metin I. Eren, director of archaeology and an assistant professor of anthropology in ӰƵ’s College of Arts and Sciences, prepares to fire a replica arrowhead at a special lab at the university's Kent Campus.

ӰƵ Archaeologist Uses National Science Foundation Grant to Recreate, Test Ancient Weapons

ӰƵ professor uses a $215,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze weapons technology dating back 11,000 to 12,000 years.

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor in ӰƵ’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

ӰƵ Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Research of Alzheimer’s in Women

ӰƵ's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. 

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Traveling Stanzas: poets share their stories

Touched by Migration: Poetry Helps Give Refugees and Immigrants a Voice

A unique poetry partnership is helping to spread the “word” about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United ӰƵs.

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Photo Courtesy: CBS. ӰƵ alumna joins The Amazing Race team for the 29th season.

ӰƵ Alumna Competes for $1 Million on “The Amazing Race”

A ӰƵ alumna joins "The Amazing Race" team to compete for $1 million on CBS.

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ӰƵ Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

ӰƵ Geographers Make Maps to Help Study Youth Violence

ӰƵ researchers use geospatial technology to study youth violence in Akron, Ohio.

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ӰƵ professor explains how good cells can turn bad.

ӰƵ Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

A ӰƵ professor, his graduate students and researchers from Kyoto University help offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

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Tornado Awareness Drill

ӰƵ to Participate in ӰƵwide Tornado Drill Wednesday, March 22

Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 22, at 9:50 a.m. ӰƵ will be participating in this test, along with the city of Kent and other communities. ӰƵ tests the tornado and emergency mass notification system on the first Wednesday of every month at …

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ӰƵ Preps for NCAA Tournament

Game Day: Golden Flashes Prepare to Make History

Excitement is building as the ӰƵ men's basketball team gets ready to take on UCLA tonight in the first round of the NCAA tournament’s South Regional. Last night kicked off with a press conference and open practice at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Players also m…

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