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Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ����ɬ����’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Sydney Bihn is on track to be the first female graduate of ����ɬ����’s aerospace engineering program, and now, she has been selected as one of only 38 women to be a Brooke Owens Fellow.

Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., spoke to WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland about the recently released victim portraits drawn by Samuel Little, a confessed serial killer from Lorain, Ohio.

The 2019 Larry Pollock ����ɬ���� of Wellness Summit will take place on Wednesday, April 3, from 5-8 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom with the theme “State of Mind: Creating a Community of Health, Hope and Awareness.”

Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed assistance while gaining valuable experience at the same time.

When Symone Baskerville came from Chicago to ����ɬ���� to study fashion design, she realized that living so far from home was not nearly as difficult a transition as living in an area with limited choices of fabrics available for to her to use for her class projects. So she changed that by opening Kent Fabrics.

Jason Prufer, '03, a lifelong resident of Kent and ����ɬ���� alumnus, has compiled “Small Town, Big Music: The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll,” a book that covers the college town’s impressive – and previously unappreciated – rock history.

Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chairperson of ����ɬ����’s Department of Geography, recently conducted a study on abnormal weather patterns published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. 

For the 10th consecutive time, ����ɬ���� has earned the 2019-2020 Military Friendly School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. 

The Thunderbirds kicked off their eSports season this month. The team wants you to know the sport is just like any other collegiate sport.

����ɬ����’s College of Podiatric Medicine is testing a new technology for quick wound healing in diabetics and people prone to nerve damage.

����ɬ���� has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management. 

Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and historical geographer seeks to define today.

����ɬ���� sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.

Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of ����ɬ���� with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall.

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized ����ɬ���� with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.

Rodney Flauhaus is ����ɬ����’s new May 4 Commemoration Project Manager.

����ɬ����’s Taylor Hall is currently housing the Wick Poetry Center’s Writing Across Borders, a poetry exhibit featuring the work of immigrants and refugees living in Akron that was recently featured on Cleveland.com.

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of ����ɬ����’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

In May 2018, ����ɬ���� had the largest number of undergraduate degrees ever awarded. One of the majors with the biggest spikes in growth from the previous year was marketing, which saw an increase of 43 students. The marketing major at ����ɬ����, housed in the College of Business and Administration, aims to teach students valuable skills and lessons they can implement outside of the classroom.