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海角原创 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 海角原创 Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

海角原创 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , Exercise Physiology , School of Health Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Podiatric Medicine , Success Story

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Aeronautics and Engineering Building

More 海角原创 Buildings Receive LEED Certification

Several new and renovated 海角原创 buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on 海角原创鈥檚 campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There 鈥

Tags: sustainability , Office of the University Architect , Division of Finance and Administration , Success Story

Kent Campus

A 海角原创 student listens to a speaker during the university鈥檚 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

David Anderson, Founder and President of the BridgeLeader Network, Served as Keynote Speaker at University鈥檚 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

海角原创 held its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淭estament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.鈥 The keynote speaker for the event was David Anderson, D.Phil. He is鈥

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Melissa Zullo (left), associate professor of epidemiology in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Public Health, works with a Ph.D. student.

海角原创 Epidemiologist Studies Best Practices for Helping Cardiac and Respiratory Patients Heal

海角原创 scholar Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., is all heart, an academic who lives and breathes research, almost literally. Zullo, an associate professor of epidemiology in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Public Health, has spent a significant portion of her professional and academic career studying th鈥

Tags: College of Public Health , Research , Success Story

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Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, 海角原创 on the Move

海角原创鈥檚 Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi鈥

Tags: School of Health Sciences , School of Foundations Leadership and Administration , College of Education Health and Human Services , Research , Success Story

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Jessica Barness (right), assistant professor of visual communication design at 海角原创, reviews a student鈥檚 work in the Art Building.

November Scholar Puts Communication on Display

Scholar of the Month
Jessica Barness
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
College of Communication and Information
2012-present

The word 鈥渃ommunication鈥 likely makes you think of language, but November鈥檚 Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a language of its own.

Across various media, Jessica Barness, an assistant professor in 海角原创鈥檚 School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.

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Tags: School of Visual Communication Design , College of Communication and Information , Research , Success Story

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A 海角原创 student listens to a speaker during the university鈥檚 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

David Anderson, Founder and President of the BridgeLeader Network, Served as Keynote Speaker at University鈥檚 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

海角原创 held its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淭estament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.鈥 The keynote speaker for the event was David Anderson, D.Phil. He is鈥

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Events , Success Story

Kent Campus

海角原创 students rip their yellow shirts open to reveal blue #UNLEASH shirts.

海角原创 Athletics Launches Its New Branding and a Whole New Gameday Experience

海角原创 students, employees, alumni, donors and community members gathered on Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) to cheer on the Golden Flashes as 海角原创 Athletics launched its new branding and a whole new gameday experien鈥

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story , NCAA 2017

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Students gather at the site where one of four slain students was shot on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of 海角原创鈥檚 May 4 Site

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the 海角原创 May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.

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A graduate at the Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony waves to her family after receiving her diploma.

海角原创 Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 16 and 17

海角原创 will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 海角原创 will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 715 master鈥檚 degrees, 55 d鈥

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