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Student cultivating cannabis.

One Year In, Cannabis Education Program Sees Strong Growth

Since launching in January 2024, more than 200 students have enrolled in Ƶ Ƶ's online cannabis education program.

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Women's basketball vs. Akron 2025

IN A FLASH: Zapping The Zips

Ƶ Ƶ’s Golden Flashes women’s basketball team celebrated 50 years of women’s basketball with “gold-out” game victory over their arch-rivals, the Akron Zips. 

Tags: Sports , Women's Basketball , Community Impact , Intercollegiate Athletics , Mid American Conference , In a Flash

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Nursing White Coat Ceremony 2025

IN A FLASH: Caring Hands

The White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of a nursing students clinical rotation and reinforces their commitment to compassionate care. 

Tags: Community Impact , College of Nursing , Community & Society , Healthcare , In a Flash

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Emilia Sykes is serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Alumna Emilia Sykes Sets Goals for Second Term in Congress

Ƶ alumna Emilia Sykes says her goals have not changed as she begins her second term in Congress. Sykes, who hails from Akron, Ohio, spoke with the Akron Beacon Journal about her plans for the second term and what she’ll be focusing on.

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Black History Month 2025

It Started Here: Ƶ Ƶ to Celebrate 55th Anniversary of Black History Month

Ƶ will mark the 55th anniversary of Black History Month in February and celebrate its founding by the student organization Black United Students.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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Dean Johnson-Mallard

POV: Fostering Compassionate Care

POV offers the Ƶ community an opportunity to share insights into topics of importance. Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., dean of Ƶ's College of Nursing and Henderson Memorial Endowed Leadership Chair., offers her thoughts on the college’s “White Coat Ceremony,” which marks an official crossing over of students into this exceptional nursing program. 

Tags: Community Impact , College of Nursing , Community & Society

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Grace Puin

Student Makes History Leading Parkinson's Speech Therapy

Grace Puin excels at getting Parkinsons patients to speak and swallow with intent. She’s so good in fact that Parkinson Voice Project, a nonprofit organization that helps people with Parkinson’s all over the world, invited her to host one of its online SPEAK OUT! Home Practice Sessions.

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Ƶ Roosevelt Chemistry Visit

IN A FLASH: Ƶ Roosevelt Visits Campus

Ƶ Ƶ's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomed students from Ƶ Roosevelt High School for a day of information sessions, demonstrations and tours of the university's state-of-the-art learning spaces. 

Tags: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Community & Society , Community Impact , High School Students , In a Flash

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Nursing students at Ƶ at Stark

IN A FLASH: With Care and Caring

Ƶ’s Nursing Simulation Labs use sophisticated manikins to help students learn to provide proper care – and caring – for patients of all ages. 

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2025 International Town Gown Association Conference Header

Bridging Communities: Ƶ Ƶ to Host 2025 International Town and Gown Association Conference

When cities and universities work together, incredible things can happen. Like any good partnership, Ƶ and the city of Ƶ have spent years building and strengthening their relationship, and it has paid off. Ƶ Ƶ will host the 2025 International Town and Gown Association Conference.

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