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Even those who perform at the highest levels of talent struggle with challenges that change the way they live. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former NBA player, spoke to a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Speech Pathology class via Zoom to address the difficulties living with stuttering as an adult and professional athlete. 

For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement launched the university’s most ambitious fundraising campaign, called Forever Brighter, last October, creating communications and fundraising materials that share the remarkable impact of alumni engagement and donor philanthropy on the university. The division has earned 19 marketing and communications awards from multiple competitions. 

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

First-year advertising major and marketing minor, Isabelle Collyer, recently won a gold medal at the 2022 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships (NCTA).

Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization recently arrived at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.

Alvacir Wesley Kalatai Alberti of Imbituva, Brazil, is the first student to graduate from the American Academy, a dual-enrollment program offered jointly at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.

How does the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State community find out what events are happening on campus? Where do you go to find your weekend plans? "Where On the Web?" is an ongoing series that introduces possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï website that students, faculty and staff should know about. One informative section of the website is the Events Calendar which can be used by anyone and features events from all eight ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State campuses.

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Turmoil from recent wars and tragedies causes millions to be displaced from their homes every year. This year is no exception with the intensifying conflict in Ukraine, forcing millions of refugees to find safety elsewhere. Not only do these refugees need shelter, but they also need education and the opportunity to have new life experiences in different countries. 

Christa Porter, Ph.D., assistant professor of higher education administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, was awarded the Review of Research Award by the American Education Research Association (AERA) for her research article, “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature."

As the director of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Columbus Program in State Issues, Wendy Patton sets students up for valuable experience and future success in public policy. A 35-year career in state and local government – including 15 years with Policy Matters Ohio – prepared Patton to teach about public policy and state government in Ohio. She’s looking forward to helping students find career interests that can make a difference on the local, state and federal level. Learn more about Patton’s experience that led her to this role as she answers these 10 questions.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Haley Dees of Lisbon, Ohio, to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees as an undergraduate student trustee. Dees’ two-year term runs through May 16, 2024.

The Reinberger Children’s Library Center at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has become the new home of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Children’s Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1982, the annual award of $5,000 goes to an author of an historical fiction novel for children published in the previous year and set in South, Central or North America.

Autism spectrum disorder is a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities characterized by social communication deficits and stereotypic behaviors. Currently, little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder, but the research of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Associate Professor Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., might lead to a change.

The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï - is an important part of the region’s and university’s legacies and ongoing global impact.

In advance of Monday’s observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday, we asked members of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï community to reflect on the federal holiday and share their thoughts on what they hope it means for the university.

The will hold on Saturday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Severance Music Center.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï administrators are good stewards with university money based in part on a strong financial profile and solid managers, according to two new credit ratings.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Christian Palich of Plain City, Ohio, to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees. Palich will serve through May 16, 2031. Palich earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2009 from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.