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New Podiatric Product Developed by ӰƵ Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes
ӰƵ students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud…
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More ӰƵ Buildings Receive LEED Certification
Several new and renovated ӰƵ buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on ӰƵ’s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There …
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ӰƵ Epidemiologist Studies Best Practices for Helping Cardiac and Respiratory Patients Heal
ӰƵ scholar Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., is all heart, an academic who lives and breathes research, almost literally. Zullo, an associate professor of epidemiology in ӰƵ’s College of Public Health, has spent a significant portion of her professional and academic career studying th…
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David Anderson, Founder and President of the BridgeLeader Network, Served as Keynote Speaker at University’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
ӰƵ held its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme was “Testament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.” The keynote speaker for the event was David Anderson, D.Phil. He is…
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ӰƵ Athletics Launches Its New Branding and a Whole New Gameday Experience
ӰƵ students, employees, alumni, donors and community members gathered on Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) to cheer on the Golden Flashes as ӰƵ Athletics launched its new branding and a whole new gameday experien…
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of ӰƵ’s May 4 Site
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the ӰƵ May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.
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ӰƵ Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 16 and 17
ӰƵ will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ӰƵ will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715 master’s degrees, 55 d…
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Students to Take a Study Break During Finals Week With Dogs, Food and Fun
ӰƵ Libraries will once again provide the Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 12, and Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 3-5 p.m. in the University Library. The library hosts this event at the end of every semester in order to give students, faculty and staff the chance to unwind during finals week.
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ӰƵ Receives Military Friendly School Designation Eight Years in a Row
For an eighth consecutive year, ӰƵ has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse&…
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Scholar Gets Students, ӰƵ on the Move
ӰƵ’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in ӰƵ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi…
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