Success Story
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, which will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000-square-foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
On Saturday, May 4, legendary journalist Bob Woodward comes to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. He will speak at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute.
University Hospitals and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø are joining forces to address the ongoing nursing shortage in Northeast Ohio through a new nursing education initiative that will increase the number of baccalaureate-degreed nurses who enter the workforce each year.
Julian Edelman capped off Super Bowl LIII with a victory for the New England Patriots and claimed the highest honor awarded to a player during the championship game of the National Football League (NFL).
A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process served as the keynote speaker at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, joined the university in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and herhandler, Officer Anne Spahr.
Coco was the first police dog at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. She is now one of two police dogs at the university.