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Ribbon-cutting for the new track at the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Fieldhouse

IN A FLASH: Back on Track

There was an official ribbon-cutting for the new, high-tech running track that installed at the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Field House this summer. 

Tags: Department of Recreation and Wellness Services, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Athletics, Fitness, Student Life, Community Impact

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Work continues on the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Ice Arena

IN A FLASH: Ice Arena Renovations Continue

Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Ice Arena.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Office of the University Architect, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Students, faculty and alumni from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí All-Star Band Weekend 2024

IN A FLASH: Strike Up the (All-Star) Band!

Students from area high schools came to campus for the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí All-Star Band weekend.

Tags: College of the Arts, Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, Cartwright, High School Students, Community Impact, Arts & Culture

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The Flashes Fighting Hunger food pantry has seen a huge increase in users.

Flashes Step Up to Fight Hunger for Influx of People in Need

Usage of the Flashes Fighting Hunger food pantry has steadily increased since the pandemic, when the pantry remained open to serve the needs of the community. In addition, there has also been an increase in the number of international students using the pantry this past year as international student enrollment increased at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

Tags: University News, Community and Society, Community Impact

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A symbol of the Kent-Akron rivalry: the fabled Wagon Wheel

IN A FLASH: New Year, Old Rivalry

¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Golden Flashes meet the Akron Zips for the first time this season on Jan. 19. 

Tags: Mens Basketball, basketball, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Athletics, Community Impact, Student Life, MAC

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Jonathan Maletic smiling for a group photo with his former Ph.D students and their Ph.D students

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professor Cracks the Code

¹ú²úÂ×Àí computer science Professor Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., and alumnus Michael Decker, Ph.D., are developing a new software solution, creating a world where the computer science community can effectively track changes and improve group code development.

Tags: Research & Science, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Works

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