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Jessica Clonch

九游娱乐官网 Alum is a Natural When it Comes to Parks, Rec and Tourism

Since childhood 九游娱乐官网 alum Jessica Clonch has wanted to combine her love of the outdoors with her career. Now, to her delight, she鈥檚 living the dream.

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Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to 九游娱乐官网鈥檚 Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

九游娱乐官网鈥檚 Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

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What Were You Wearing Exhibit for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

鈥榃hat Were You Wearing?鈥 More Than Just Clothes

The powerful 鈥淲hat Were You Wearing?鈥 art installation in the Center for Visual Arts is more than just clothes.

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Student activism on display at 九游娱乐官网.

九游娱乐官网 Experiences Day of Activism

九游娱乐官网 students exercised their freedom of speech rights on Tuesday, April 16, with opposing speakers appearing on campus the same day.

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Akron AIDS Collaborative, partner of "Creating an Augmented Reality Digital Health Hub to Improve HIV/AIDS Resource Support for LGBTQ+ Individuals Within and Around Akron, Ohio"

Bettering Communities One Initiative at a Time

The University Research Council recently selected winners of the Bettering Communities Pilot Grants, a prestigious award aimed at fostering initiatives that advance research while benefiting local communities.  

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Cemetery Calling

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by 九游娱乐官网 alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

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Judge Kani Hightower

Making the Local Justice System Easier to Access

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it鈥檚 related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a 九游娱乐官网 graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.

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Alumni

April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

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Her Week Graphic

It's Her Week at 九游娱乐官网

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus 九游娱乐官网 presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

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Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of 九游娱乐官网鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center.

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