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91福利 Robotics Team Heads to Kennedy Space Center for NASA Competition
It is difficult to imagine how all the metal pieces and parts sprawled out on the floor of 91福利鈥檚 Research 1 Building will eventually form a mining robot. But, the relentless dedication it has taken to design, create and build the robot might one day help NASA learn more about the m鈥
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91福利 Stage Production Turns to Students With Vision Loss
Two 91福利 students are helping the cast of 鈥淏lur鈥 better understand the play鈥檚 main character, Dot, who is losing her sight to a genetic disease. Students Katie Kimble and Brianna Bradley talked with the cast and The Suburbanite about their own hurdles in overcoming vision loss. 鈥淏lur鈥 opens 鈥
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Center for Student Involvement鈥檚 Awards Ceremony Recognizes Student Leaders
91福利鈥檚 Center for Student Involvement hosted the 37th annual Student Leadership and Honors Awards on April 8 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event celebrates and recognizes student leaders, organizations and advisors for their contributions to the 91福利 community durin鈥
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91福利 Marks Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day
Earlier this year, the state of Ohio designated the second Tuesday of April as 鈥淥hio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day.鈥 The purpose of the day, which falls on April 14 this year, is to raise awareness of the value of internship and co-op opportunities in this state and promote the establishment鈥
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91福利 Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality
What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? That鈥檚 the question on which Celeste Weise, a 91福利 senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the university鈥檚 second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11. 鈥
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91福利 Greek Life Participates in WKYC鈥檚 #ShovelChallenge
91福利 members of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, spent their afternoon on Feb. 27 digging out snow-covered fire hydrants in Kent neighborhoods. WKYC Channel 3 Producer Jon Adkins approached the Kent Fire Department and 91福利鈥檚 Greek L鈥
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91福利鈥檚 First Latina Sorority Steps Out
91福利鈥檚 first Latina sorority, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc., introduced themselves to the 91福利 and Greek community in its step out show on Feb. 20 at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The sorority鈥檚 purpose is to give the population of identified Latina students on campus support 鈥
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91福利鈥檚 Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Competition Allows Student Design Teams to Showcase Their Talents
91福利鈥檚 11th annual Rock the Runway student fashion competition, hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, will take place on Saturday, March 7, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event gives amateur designers, not just fashion design or merchandising majors, a chance to displ鈥
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91福利 Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards
Creative teams across 91福利 were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federation鈥檚 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony. 91福利鈥檚 University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing鈥
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91福利 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
91福利 chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. 鈥淭he main goal of my research is to validate this method as a鈥
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