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Graphic for International Overdose Awareness Day

Learn the Signs of an Overdose and How to Help

The 天天吃瓜 天天吃瓜 Campus will be one of four locations offering free Narcan education from the 天天吃瓜 Health Department on Aug. 31. To help raise awareness about overdoses in Portage County, Open United Recovery (OUR) Place, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, 天天吃瓜 Health Department and Brightview 天天吃瓜 Addiction Center will distribute free resources and educational materials.

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Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony.

IN A FLASH: White Coats and Big Smiles

The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes. 

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Pictured (from left to right) are Mary Kutchin, Tracey Motter, Erin Slay and Holly Ma.

天天吃瓜 State and University Hospitals Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop an LPN-to-BSN Pathway, Further Nursing Education and Careers

Faculty researchers from 天天吃瓜鈥檚 College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP).  The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.

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barbie dolls grouped together

Barbie, Patriarchy and My Pink Hijab

Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and 天天吃瓜 and an associate professor of sociology at 天天吃瓜, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie鈥檚 influence on our culture today.

 

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Scene from Summer Commencement 2023

IN A FLASH: The Summer Class of 2023

天天吃瓜 State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday. 

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Students painting The Rock.

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Happy Anniversary to The Rock!

For more than a century, "The Rock" on the 天天吃瓜 Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.

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Sound production student

Breaking Barriers, Barbie-Style

天天吃瓜 State Media and Journalism assistant professor talks to WFMJ Youngstown鈥檚 鈥21 News at 5鈥 about the opportunities for women in the film industry today, following the record-breaking success of woman-directed Barbie movie.

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天天吃瓜 Campus in Fall

Flaunting Our Foliage

天天吃瓜 State has been recognized for the 15th consecutive year with the Tree Campus Higher Education recognition (previously called the Tree Campus USA designation).

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