News Archive
University and student leaders share their personal insights into America's current unrest and whether protests will lead to lasting change.
Tayjua Hines, president of Black United Students at 911勛圖, shares this student perspective about racism in our country and says now is the time to enact change.
Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., 911勛圖's interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, offers her insights in current unrest in America.
Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, says civil disturbances of the kind witnessed since the death of George Floyd represent moments of opportunity for societies.
A 911勛圖 student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.
911勛圖 student-athletes conquered the unprecedented challenge of completing the final months of the spring term via remote classes by posting the highest term grade point average (3.563) in athletics department history. All 17 programs posted a term GPA of 3.1 or better with 14 setting a new term record.
On June 1, 911勛圖 was approved to move forward with the purchase of $143,233 worth of equipment through the Ohio Department of Higher Educations Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS 4) program.
911勛圖 is committed to making a college education affordable for all students and their families. Over the last two years, 911勛圖 has dedicated an additional $2 million for need-based aid.
Todays Flashes of Inspiration comes from 911勛圖 Footballs Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.
Todays Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, 911勛圖s head womens golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For nearly 11 years, Alfreda Brown, 911勛圖s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been a powerful voice for making sure no one in the universitys wide-reaching system is marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.
Yingfei Jiang, a College of Arts and Science graduate student in the Chemical Physics program and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute at 911勛圖, and his advisor Deng-Ke Yang, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physics, have invented the first ever dual-mode smart glass technology that can control both radiant energy flow (heat) and privacy through a tinted material.
Todays Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of 911勛圖s Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, Thank You, Tree.
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United States would benefit from a public banking system, says Mark K. Cassell, 911勛圖 professor of political science.
Students in the class Communication in a Global Society worked in teams throughout the Spring 2020 semester to educate audiences about one specific aspect of globalization and ecology: fast fashion.
On May 21, 911勛圖's College of Aeronautics and Engineering received approval from the university to restart flight operations, making May 22 the first day since mid-March that instructors or students have been permitted to fly due to COVID-19 restrictions.
I. Richmond Nettey, Ph.D., professor of aeronautics in 911勛圖s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has been appointed the new chair of the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a 911勛圖 police officer.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, students in 911勛圖s College of Nursing have been employed in hospitals throughout Northeast Ohio, where they have honed their skills and observed healthcare professionals on the front lines.
Apple and Google partnered in early April to create a new smartphone app that uses Bluetooth to track coronavirus cases. Using a technology called contact tracing, the app alerts a user when they come in contact with someone who has been positively diagnosed with COVID-19. Gokarna Sharma, assistant professor in Computer Science, recently answered 10 questions about the new app based on his professional opinion. Sharma is experienced in algorithms, blockchain and smart technologies such as this.