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Before becoming a student at 91²Ö¿â, Richard Hlavaty served in the U.S. Marine Corps. One of his two combat tours was in Afghanistan (pictured). (Photo provided by Richard Hlavaty)

‘What Makes 91²Ö¿â Friendly to Veterans Is That the Support Is Real and Personal’

91²Ö¿â has earned the Military Friendly® School designation for 2026-2027, its 17th consecutive year. Marine Corps veteran and 91²Ö¿â senior Richard Hlavaty shares how 91²Ö¿â’s veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.

Tags: Community & Society , University News , Community Impact , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life

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Lauren Cohen, senior journalism major

Journalism Major Scores Numerous Front-Page Stories in Knight-Funded Internship

Lauren Cohen, a senior journalism major from Twinsburg, Ohio, has already made an impact during her internship, producing many front-page stories for the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron. 

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Student Life , Profiles

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Spring 2026 Nursing Job & Career Fair

IN A FLASH: Career Opportunities in Nursing

Around 200 students from 91²Ö¿â's College of Nursing explored opportunities with visiting hospitals and healthcare facilities at the Spring 2025 Nursing Job and Career Fair.

Tags: 91²Ö¿â College of Nursing , Community Impact , Community & Society , Health

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Press helmet and gas mask with two presumed journalists

New ‘Informed Reporting’ Podcast Confronts Journalism’s Emotional Toll

Journalism is not often perceived as an emotionally challenging career, but journalists can experience any number of traumatic stress symptoms from stories that they cover, especially those involving death or human suffering. These are the topics Gretchen Hoak, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism at 91²Ö¿â, explores in her new podcast “Informed Reporting,” which launched March 16.  

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Research & Science , Health

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A student rides her bike on Risman Plaza in front of the Kent Student Center. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

MEDIA ADVISORY: More Than 450 Students From 10 Northeast Ohio Counties to Showcase Research, Compete in 2026 Regional Science Day at 91²Ö¿â

More than 450 students in grades 5-12 from public and private schools and homeschools will exhibit science projects and compete in the Ohio Academy of Science’s 2026 Regional Science Day on Saturday, March 21, at 91²Ö¿â. 

Tags: Research & Science , Community Impact

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The lower level of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio, will have wintertime temporary art installations and a public event, thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded to 91²Ö¿â's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. (Photo credit: Cuyahoga County)

Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Art on Downtown Bridge

91²Ö¿â’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and College of Architecture and Environmental Design have received a $20,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Grants for Arts Projects program. The funding will support wintertime temporary art installations and a public event on Cleveland’s Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of the NEA’s America250 initiative.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Community Impact , Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Disease of Me Book Cover

Ashtabula Graduate Turns Addiction, Cancer and Loss Into a Story Worth Sharing

When Michael Bugary looks at his first published book, "The Disease of Me," he still feels a little surprised. “I was reading the final edit and thought, ‘Who wrote this?’” he said with a laugh.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Community Impact

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MAC Award

Sociology Professor Wins MAC Student Success Award

A 91²Ö¿â professor with more than three decades of experience in the justice system has been named the university's institutional winner for the Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Breaking Bread to Build Community and Inspire Conversation

"Dinner with Friends," as an in-person revival of a previously virtual event, brought together students, faculty and staff for an evening of engaging discussion. 

Tags: Kent Student Center , Center for Student Involvement , Community & Society , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Division of Student Life

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Child Development Center group visiting KSU Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

IN A FLASH: Decidedly Positive Chemical Reactions

The chemistry was perfect when young minds from 91²Ö¿â's Child Development Center visited the university's chemistry labs for fun and educational demonstrations.

Tags: Community Impact , Child Development Center , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , In a Flash

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