Student Life

Students Turn Smartphone Cases Into Lifesaving Medical Devices
Three Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students have created smartphone cases that contain vital medication.
Together, with the help of LaunchNET Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, the three created Case.MD. Ariella Yager, entrepreneur major in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s College of Business Administration; Samuel Graska, cell and molecular biology major in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s College of Arts and Sciences; and Justin Gleason, graduate student in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design spent more than a year planning, inventing, designing and 3-D printing smartphone cases that contain vital medication. Wherever your smartphone goes, so does the medication.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«
For transgender students like Emily Grubb, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« is home. Grubb and other students have found an inclusive, welcoming environment that offers resources for the transgender community.

Students Turn Smartphone Cases Into Lifesaving Medical Devices
With the help of LaunchNET Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, three students have created smartphone cases that contain vital medication. Wherever your smartphone goes, so does the medication.

Miss Collegiate Ohio Preps for National Stage
Deneen Penn, a Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Trumbull sophomore, is Miss Collegiate Ohio 2017

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Student Takes Steps to Stand United at Women’s March on Washington
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Julia Ryan heads to Washington D.C. to stand up for women's rights.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Student Shares Secrets to Saving Money on Textbooks
The Akron Beacon Journal talks with a Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« senior about how she has saved money since her freshman year.
Homework Takes on a New Meaning for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Trumbull Student
Sam Olson makes her final year in the Veterinary Technology program a memorable one.


Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Students Form New Autism Student Organization
Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability.