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Star trails and Northern Lights over Risman Plaza

Nature's Fireworks Captured Over ӰƵ

Increased activity in the sun's solar winds and the earth's magnetic field has produced appearances by the northern lights  in regions where they are not typically visible - like the skies above the Kent Campus. A ӰƵ photographer captured spectacular images of the display. 

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Ten graduate students competed in the ӰƵ's Three Minute Thesis competition.

Graduate Students Present Research in Three Minutes and a Slide

Three Minute Thesis is an opportunity for graduate students to put their academic, presentation, and research communication skills to the test by presenting research in three minutes to a non-specialist audience.

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ӰƵ Students at Innovation Day event

ӰƵ Students and Faculty Take Part in Innovation Day

ӰƵ students and faculty took part in the second annual Innovation Day on Oct. 11, with one ӰƵ student bringing home honors.

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CDC Walkathon 2024

IN A FLASH: Tiny Steps, Big Purpose

Some of ӰƵ's smallest Flashes took steps to help fund a unique part of their learning experience at ӰƵ's Child Development Center. 

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Lab Student reaching in case

ӰƵ Continues Robust and Varied University Research to Maintain R1 Status

ӰƵ’s Division of Research and Economic Development recently hosted its quarterly Town Hall and offered a bright prediction for the future of the university’s R1 status as a top research university.

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Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., ӰƵ Distinguished Professor

What Makes Us Human?

Fifty years ago, ӰƵ Distinguished Professor Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., was among the very first researchers to study the remains of the famous “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis), a 3-million-year-old fossil that had recently been discovered by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia.

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Freshwater crayfish (top left) Lobster (lower left) and crab Tumidocarcinus giganteus (right) from New Zealand

Uncovering the Depths of Decapoda: Meet ӰƵ’s Expert in Crustacean Evolution

Meet Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at ӰƵ, who since 2000 has been conducting research while teaching geology at ӰƵ’s Stark Campus. Her expertise lies in evolution, decapods, crustacea, and invertebrate paleontolog…

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Medcamp Program

Students Experience Medical World Up Close at Medcamp Program

Each summer, the Northeast Ohio Medical University hosts MEDCAMP, a transformative three-day program designed to stimulate the interest of students in basic sciences and the field of medicine. 

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Myron Lard

ӰƵ Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment

Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

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The new Sensory Wellbeing Space on the Kent Campus.

New Sensory Wellbeing Space Opens on Kent Campus

A space inside the Speech and Hearing Clinic has been renovated to serve as the new Sensory Wellbeing Space where students can find a welcoming and supportive environment for gathering or study.

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