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Biology Professor Says Vaccine Development "Not a Surprise" Thanks to Scientific Developments

Jean Engohang-Ndong, Ph.D., associate professor of biology at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ at Tuscarawas, credits technology with speeding up vaccine breakthroughs.

Tags: University News, Biology, Tuscarawas Campus, COVID-19 HUB

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Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora's life, legacy to be honored in Scholarship Fund

 Donations will benefit students in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Library Science program.

Tags: University News, May 4, alumni-news, news,

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Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora's Life, Legacy to Be Honored in Scholarship Fund

 Donations will benefit students in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Library Science program.

Tags: May 4, University News, alumni-news, news, May 4 50

Kent Campus

Alan Canfora giving a tour on the May 4, 1970 shooting site

Alan Canfora, Wounded on May 4, 1970, Dies at Age 71

Canfora was one of nine students wounded by Ohio National Guard soldiers during a peaceful protest. 

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Community Partnership Spans County Lines

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ and Akron-area foundations have partnered to support students in the Greater Akron community in a time of dire need through a collaboration that prioritizes positive regional impact and improving lives through education. 

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Kent Campus

Volunteers from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and the National Guard assisted more than 200 families during the snowy  drive-through food distribution event on Wednesday at Dix Stadium.

Campus Kitchen Teams Up With Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank to Help Fight Food Insecurity in Portage County

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s inaugural drive-thru food distribution event on Dec. 16 in partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank served more than 200 households. The foodbank said more than 26,000 people in Portage County face food insecurity – 30% of those seeking assistance for the first time due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.  

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Kent Campus, COVID-19 HUB

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Police Department Maintains National Law Enforcement Accreditation

The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Police Department was first accredited in 1991.

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Kent Campus

Members of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Undergraduate Student Government Painted "Flashes Take Care of Flashes" on the Rock on Front Campus.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Establishes Policies and Procedures for Painting Campus Rock

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was painted on the Rock in 2020 and aimed at African American students. 

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