Community & Society
A Passion for Teaching Connects Professor to Students and Helps Earn the Distinguished Teaching Award
Radd Ehrman, Ph.D., who teaches languages including Latin, is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. All tenured and tenure-track professors are eligible to receive the award which is sponsored by the Ģý Alumni Association.
Ģý Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns
Ģý Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.
Ģý College of Public Health Receives Grant for Mental Health Training in Medina County Schools
Ģý’s College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools.
Ģý to Hold Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 23
A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at Ģý’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, will join the university in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
Cutting-Edge Engineer
Christina Bloebaum, PhD, joined Ģý’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering as its new dean in August, 2018. Dr. Bloebaum comes to Ģý from her previous position as interim department chair of aerospace engineering and the Dennis and Rebecca Muilenburg Professor for Aerospa…Fashion Maven
Sarah Rogers, who joined the Ģý Museum as its new director in July 2018, says the new position appealed to her for its uniqueness. “Openings for museum directors are rare, especially at an institution with such an outstanding collection, reputation and connection to a…
Cool Course
Number: POL 40995/HIST 49295: Study Abroad Name: Modern Germany: Politics, History, Culture Term: Three-week Intersession, May 21-June 8 (Next year, May 20-June 7, 2019) Instructors: Mark Cassell, PhD, professor of political science and Anthony Molina, PhD, assistant professor of …
Ģý Partners with Chautauqua
President Beverly J. Warren, “Ģý Beyond the Shootings: Journey of the Wounded Healer,” Chautauqua Institution in New York, August 15, 2018 Visitors this year to the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York—a historic community that offers nine weeks of programs,…
Ģý Police Dog Coco Celebrates Five Years of Service
Ģý Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.
Ģý Fashion Student Creates Dress Masterpiece from Netflix Envelopes
A Ģý fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece.