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College of Podiatric Medicine Spring 2024 Commencement

IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward


Ready to serve the community from the ground up, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.

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Police Academy now in Twinsburg

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Opens New Police Academy in Twinsburg

¹ú²úÂ×Àí hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

Police Academy

Spring Commencement 2024

IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024

Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates. 

Tags: Spring Commencement, Commencement, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, Student Life

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Karamu 2024

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

Tags: Spring Commencement, Commencement, Student Multicultural Center, Diverse ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, University News, Community & Society

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Pamela Brigger presents at the 2024 ESDRI Showcase

Environmental Studies in the Spotlight

The environment is something that many people take for granted. But it affects us all. Some recent ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students spent the semester putting environmental issues front and center.

Tags: Research & Science, Community Impact

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Chief Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Department.

Chief Says Over and Out to Lifelong Career with ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Department

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Department. 

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

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A man runs on a treadmill in a gym

Do Exercise and Cannabis Mix?

Researchers are trying to determine how many athletes are using cannabis products as part of their workouts and why. The results indicate it's more common than was thought.

Tags: Research & Science, Health, Community Impact

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Bird Image courtesy of https://macaulaylibrary.org

Bird’s Eye View

Every spring and fall millions of birds migrate through Northeast Ohio on their way to or from their breeding grounds. With their song and bright colors, birds help brighten our campus after a long winter.  

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

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Alison Caplan in Washington DC

‘May 4 Moments’

In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's history creates connections and inspiration.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, Community Impact, Alumni, University News, University Libraries, Special Collection Library, Oral History, Community & Society

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McGilvrey Kidnap

From 1941: Former ¹ú²úÂ×Àí President – KIDNAPPED!

In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting ¹ú²úÂ×Àí was centered around a fictional kidnapping of the university's first president, John E. McGilvrey. In a pre-internet version of a "home page takeover," the stories ran on the front page of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àír - without including information revealing that they were not real!

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