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Nationally Distinctive

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï employees and Flash, the university mascot, take part in a spinning class. For the third year in a row, the American Heart Association has recognized ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State for its workplace wellness program.

Biking Your Way to Better Brain Health and Happiness

Brain health researchers, including J. David Glass, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, have been conducting studies that show the connection between cycling and increased happiness and brainpower.

Tags: Research & Science , Health , Nationally Distinctive

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Finished Shoe

The Sole of Craft

Andrea Sosa Fontaine’s artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe’s natural way of expressing a person’s identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.  

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Arts & Culture

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Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

IN A FLASH: When a Black Squirrel Crosses Your Path on Friday the 13th

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Tags: Black Squirrel , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Fall Semester , Arts & Culture

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Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

Friday the 13th: Good Luck from 'Bad Luck Brian'

A ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

Tags: Alumni , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Student Life , Arts & Culture

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Students in 1985 creating the egg that Flash, the university's new mascot, would hatch of out at Homecoming.

IN A FLASH: Which Came First - Flash or the Egg?

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?

Tags: Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Athletics , University News , Community & Society

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Digital Projects Librarian Virginia Dressler shows the collection of sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Pauline Trigere, which are being digitized by University Libraries.

Scanning the Past: Library to Digitize Fashion Sketchbooks of Acclaimed Designer

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , University Libraries , ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Fashion School , School of Fashion , Arts & Culture

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Grad Mary Seats

Using Her Degree and Her Determination to Help Female Entrepreneurs

Mary Seats, a 2010 graduate of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, says she combined the tools she acquired while a student at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State with her own passion and grit to create the successes she enjoys today.

Tags: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Works , Nationally Distinctive , Alumni

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The moon next to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï water tower in daylight.

IN A FLASH: Moon Over Campus

Clear skies over campus provided a view of the moon next to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State water tower.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , Research & Science

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï graduate Jason Werstler wins national teaching prize

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Graduate Wins National Teaching Prize

Jason Werstler, a 2001 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï graduate who majored in education, is one of 25 teachers across the nation who were recently recognized for teaching excellence. He teaches construction at Massillon Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Works

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A student walking under the arch on the Lefton Esplanade in the fog.

IN A FLASH: Fall Break, Already?

Thursday October 5 - Sunday October 8 is Fall Break at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State. 

Tags: Student Life , University News , Nationally Distinctive

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