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MAC Awards Top Honors to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Gymnast
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ junior Rachel Stypinski won the all-around title with a 39.500 to lead the Golden Flashes at the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Gymnastics Championships held March 18 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ posted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Styp…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Men’s Basketball Wins 70-65 in MAC Tournament Championship Game
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ men’s basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8) by a score of 70-65 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. “Tonight the story is about our guys and what they’ve been able to accomplish here t…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…
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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…
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Tri-Rec Offers Convenient Workout Location for Students in Residence Halls
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Recreational Services and Residence Services departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, exclusively for on-campus residents. The facility opened this spring semester. The 7,000-square-foot Tri-Rec includes more than 70 brand-new…
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University Is Rooted in Its Commitment to Tree Care
Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program. Created in 2008, the Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and univers…
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New Podiatric Product Developed by ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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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59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony. “We are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that…
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New Podiatric Product Developed by ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Buildings Receive LEED Certification
Several new and renovated ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There …
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