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MAC Awards Top Honors to 91²Ö¿â Gymnast
91²Ö¿â junior Rachel Stypinski won the all-around title with a 39.500 to lead the Golden Flashes at the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Gymnastics Championships held March 18 at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. 91²Ö¿â posted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Styp…
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91²Ö¿â Men’s Basketball Wins 70-65 in MAC Tournament Championship Game
The 91²Ö¿â men’s basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8) by a score of 70-65 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. “Tonight the story is about our guys and what they’ve been able to accomplish here t…
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91²Ö¿â’s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with 91²Ö¿â senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…
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91²Ö¿â’s Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC’s Biggest Postseason Awards
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women’s basketball postseason awards on March 7, with 91²Ö¿â senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the…
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Tri-Rec Offers Convenient Workout Location for Students in Residence Halls
91²Ö¿â’s Recreational Services and Residence Services departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, exclusively for on-campus residents. The facility opened this spring semester. The 7,000-square-foot Tri-Rec includes more than 70 brand-new…
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University Is Rooted in Its Commitment to Tree Care
Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year 91²Ö¿â is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program. Created in 2008, the Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and univers…
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New Podiatric Product Developed by 91²Ö¿â Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes
91²Ö¿â students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud…
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59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016
91²Ö¿â’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony. “We are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that…
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New Podiatric Product Developed by 91²Ö¿â Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes
91²Ö¿â students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud…
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More 91²Ö¿â Buildings Receive LEED Certification
Several new and renovated 91²Ö¿â buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on 91²Ö¿â’s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There …
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