Community & Society
Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad
Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University professors.
IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.
Honors College and Education Abroad Gave Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Grad Tools For Success
Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own.
IN A FLASH: Balloons and Horses on Campus
Hot air balloons and the Budweiser Clydesdales visited Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark.
Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction
Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today.
Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
Over the past several weeks, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.
Love of Aviation Inspires Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons FestivalÂ
The Props and Pistons Festival has been held since 2013 and is planned and funded by Inspire Aviation, a non-profit organization whose goal is promoting aviation and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. To learn more about the event or to volunteer go to https://www.flyohio.org/.
Interior Design Professor Focuses on ‘Empathetic Moments’
Tina Patel leads with empathy in the classroom, the design studio and every space in between.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Research on Full Display at Peace Conference in Rwanda
A host of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.