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Lecturer Sarah Bixler leading a nursing class

IN A FLASH: Learning the Ins and Outs of Patient Care

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other. 

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CARES Center Giving Tree ornament

‘If You Give It to Us, It Goes to Students’

From Nov. 27-Dec. 15, the Giving Tree in the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State CARES Center provides and easy way to anyone to help ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students in need. 

Tags: CARES Center, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, Students First, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Student Center

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Vitalant blood donation

IN A FLASH: Vital Donations, Vital Scholarships

Your blood donations this week help two ways, by saving lives and funding ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State scholarships.

Tags: Student Life, scholarships, Blood Drive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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I PROMISE School fourth graders from Akron, Ohio will learn about the brain at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ's Brain Health Research Institute

I PROMISE Fourth Graders to Take Over ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State’s Brain Health Research Institute

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµâ€™s Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio’s I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology. 

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Mother and baby

Helping Those Who Help New Moms

Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State College of Nursing Assistant Professor James Tudhope and his research team aim to make maternal mental healthcare more integrated into regular practice and standard education.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Community Impact, College of Nursing

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Native American Heritage Month Celebration 2023

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Native American Heritage

The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

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Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State after a 25-year prison sentence.

Changing Lives Through Education and Hope

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

Tags: Student Life, Community and Society, Community Impact

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Bowling balls at the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Surplus Store

Having a Ball at the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Surplus Store

The ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

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Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig on a hunting trip in Washington

Hunting Down Hunger in Northeast Ohio

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man’s mission to “transform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.â€

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Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.

Planned Gift Endows Executive Director Position at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State’s Wick Poetry Center

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.

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