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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Improv Group the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe

Did you know °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. About. Everything.

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Kent Skates rink view with skaters.

The Kent Skates ice rink in downtown Kent ends its season this weekend.

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Richard Zarzour teaching a nursing class at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

The December 2022 fire at Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent, Ohio.

A fiery image, taken by photographer and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumnus Jerry Jividen at the December Star of the West mill fire in downtown Kent, is featured on the cover of a national firefighter magazine.

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Bradley Morris delivering his presentation at R&I Forum Spring 2023

Engaging young students in cooking activities can promote lifelong learning in science and math.

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Image of young student thinking.

Building a "sense of belonging to math" in underrepresented students.

Presenters at the February 2023 R & I Forum

Forum highlights on-campus research in new ways of teaching in nursing, math and STEM.

Women having a civil conversation.

You know how at Thanksgiving dinner, everyone is trained to avoid the touchy subjects – politics, religion, money? 

Derailed Norfolk Southern rail cars in East Palestine, Ohio.

On Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, dozens of Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed, 11 of which contained hazardous materials. In an effort to start repairing the situation, Arcadis, an international company hired by the railroad company, has developed a plan to clean the air, ground and water in the village. Kuldeep Singh, Ph.D., assistant professor in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Department of Earth Sciences, reviews the cleanup plan.

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One °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ researcher is working to understand how support services and housing can keep groups like single mothers out of vulnerable situations.