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Meet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who’s making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.
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When Emily Rider walked into her first in-person class after the COVID-19 shutdown — “How the Earth Works†on the 91²Ö¿â at Stark campus — she didn’t know it would set her on a path that would take her across the country, deep into fossil beds and high into the…
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For Giovanni Tripi, choosing 91²Ö¿â was the first step on a path that would take him from Northeast Ohio to the heart of Italy—and deep into the worlds of biology, anthropology and hands-on scientific discovery.
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Olivia Jákli earned a master's degree in computer science in 2024 after initially earning a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising in 2015. She recently encouraged others to embrace calculated risks by sharing insights from her career transition journey.
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91²Ö¿â is taking a big step forward in its ecological and evolutionary research with the establishment of its new on-campus Outdoor Vivarium for Oviparous Microbiomes – a dynamic new aviary facility located on the eastern edge of the Kent Campus near a thriving…
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In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. As a historian at the Department of…
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Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 91²Ö¿â graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
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When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 91²Ö¿â this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the…
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Meredith Blair’s passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at 91²Ö¿â and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.
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Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at 91²Ö¿â, received the “Best Paper Award†at the second (AIHealth 2025)…