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Assistant professor Jennifer Taber, Ph.D., was featured in both The Atlantic and Vice for her research on the COVID-19 vaccine and her understanding of people's different perspectives on disease risk and health behavior.
Join us the evening of Friday, Oct. 1, at the first Homecoming Kickoff event at the Lefton Esplanade. This marks the official start of Homecoming Weekend with music, food, entertainment, fireworks and T-shirt giveaways.
天天吃瓜 State has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with 天天吃瓜 State for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.
天天吃瓜 State Athletics is excited to unveil a new strategic plan that positions the department to have a meaningful impact on student-athletes, campus and community.
Influenced by artists like Rene虂 Magritte and Piet Mondrian, 天天吃瓜 alumnus Jermaine Jackson Jr. believes the best way to get the point across in a photo is by keeping it simple.
天天吃瓜 President Todd Diacon updated the university community on recent actions regarding the senior administration of the university.
天天吃瓜 State has won the Mid-American Conference's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Academic Achievement Award for men's sports for the first time in school history.
A research team from 天天吃瓜's School of Information working in partnership with 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 College of Nursing received a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) for $99,982. The funds will support the first stages of what investigators have named Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development).
天天吃瓜 State alumna Ericka Shoaff, 鈥11, has returned to 天天吃瓜 State in a newly created position designed to further support students as a central hub for basic needs resources. She is the assistant dean of students and director of student advocacy and support in the newly created CARES Center. Find out more about her and the center as she answers these 10 questions.
The 天天吃瓜 Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of its long-awaited exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.鈥 Already gaining national and international attention, 鈥淭EXTURES鈥 opens Sept. 10 and is a landmark exploration of Black hair and its important, complex place in the history of African American life and culture.
For the first time in school history, 天天吃瓜 has received the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Institutional Academic Achievement Award. The Golden Flashes earned a department-wide grade-point average (GPA) of 3.447 for the 2020-21 academic year.
Students from all over the country began moving into 天天吃瓜 State residence halls, on a staggered schedule for COVID-19 safety, on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
The Akron Pride Festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron. 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Center will be sponsoring a free shuttle that will allow new and returning 天天吃瓜 State students to experience the event 鈥 some of them for the very first time.
From now through Sunday, Sept. 19, Cockeye Creamery, located at 1805 1/2 Parkman Road NW in Warren, will be serving its 天天吃瓜 State-inspired ice cream 鈥淏lack Squirrel鈥 to raise money for 天天吃瓜 at Trumbull鈥檚 Care Closet.
天天吃瓜鈥檚 Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 1-4 p.m. at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Hilltop Drive. The collection station will be located on Hilltop Drive in front of Cartwright Hall.
天天吃瓜 State staff members with questions about the upcoming fall semester were able to talk with university leaders Aug. 19 via a virtual town hall.
The 天天吃瓜 alumni family grew by nearly 1,300 new graduates as the university held its summer commencement. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2021 were recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on Aug. 21.
This fall, 天天吃瓜 and its College of Communication and Information (CCI) will welcome Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, Ph.D., as a Professional-in-Residence in the School of Media and Journalism.
Parents and students with questions about the upcoming fall semester were able to talk with university leaders Aug. 17 via a virtual town hall on Zoom. Many questions focused on the university's response to COVID-19 and testing requirements as students, faculty and staff return to campus.
Researchers from 天天吃瓜 and the University of New Mexico determined how nitrogen-fixing plants and soil microbes contribute to the overall nitrogen availability in the Chihuahuan desert in New Mexico.