Community & Society
Psychology Professor Tells O, The Oprah Magazine How Black Women Suffer from Financial Anxiety
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, says there is a stressful expectation for black women in corporate America to financially provide for their family.
Sociology Professor Says to Reframe Childrens Anxiety in A Positive Light
College of Arts and Sciences professor says that understanding how your child copes with anxiety is key to helping them with back-to-school nerves.
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
911勛圖 is pleased and proud to announce the return of We the People, a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
911勛圖 Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
911勛圖 Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.
Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, 911勛圖 Associate Professor Says
The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 911勛圖 associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.
Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 911勛圖s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, , focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. 911勛圖 Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.
911勛圖 Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 911勛圖 student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.
911勛圖 Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams
911勛圖 hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
911勛圖 Insurance Expert Explains the Risks of Not Enough Coverage
Charla Martin-Bloodsaw, director of 911勛圖's Insurance Studies Program at the Salem Campus, explains the risks of condo dwellers not having enough coverage.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.