Community Impact
âWhat Makes 91²Ö¿â Friendly to Veterans Is That the Support Is Real and Personalâ
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¿ââs veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.
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.
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.
New âInformed Reportingâ Podcast Confronts Journalismâs 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 âInformed Reporting,â which launched March 16.
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 Scienceâs 2026 Regional Science Day on Saturday, March 21, at 91²Ö¿â.
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Art on Downtown Bridge
91²Ö¿ââs 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 Clevelandâs Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of the NEAâs America250 initiative.
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. âI was reading the final edit and thought, âWho wrote this?ââ he said with a laugh.
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.
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.
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.