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University Dining Services Manager Saves Life of University Employee

ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Dining Services Manager Andy Herrera saved the life of a university employee dining at the Eastway Fresh Food Co. Andy was working his shift at the Eastway dining hall when he heard a noise that was recently familiar to him. “ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ a week earlier, my child was choking while e…

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Downtown Discovery Days Wants Mask-Wearing Students

In partnership with ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ, Main Street ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ invites mask-wearing ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ students to visit downtown ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ businesses for a chance to win great prizes.

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Virtual Screening of 'And She Could Be Next'

To celebrate Constitution Day, ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ faculty members.

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Staff Member Memorializes Grandfather Through Cleveland Indians

armen Roberts III, a senior budget analyst for the University Budget Office, told WKBN how his family memorialized their late grandfather, a longtime Cleveland Indians fan.

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Akron head coach John Groce and ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ head men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff

Rivals Unite for Social Change

Two archrival men's basketball teams worked together to produce a powerful video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging everyone to register to vote in the 2020 election.

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Changing Families and Futures: ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.

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ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Holds Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive on Aug. 26

Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.

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ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s College of Public Health Hosts Virtual Public Health Academy for High School Students

We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.

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Alumni and Giving

Melanie Knowles, ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s manager of sustainability, stands in front of her favorite building on campus, The John Elliott for Architecture and Environmental Design.

10 Questions With Melanie Knowles, Manager of Sustainability

Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions.

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Public Health Students Have Boots on the Ground in COVID-19 Fight

When the Ohio Department of Health sought help this summer for work on the COVID-19 pandemic response, more than 110 students from ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer.

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