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Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN ‘91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as “art imitating life” through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med.

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools.

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, will join the university in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Student Center Ballroom. 

According to a recent , 70 percent of employers use social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to screen and assess candidates during the hiring process. 

Summer Advantage is an educational journey based on career exploration, success coaching and academic coursework. Summer Advantage is designed to assist underrepresented students to graduate in four years and envision a path for the future by building a support network of peers and professional staff.

Garrett Holubeck's diagnosis with stage 4 cancer led to him being placed on life support just to keep his heart and lungs working. Beating the odds, the Pittsburgh native completed his long journey of recovery when he crossed the stage Dec. 15 to earn a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology.

A team of �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State students took first place in the seventh annual Mission: Life international competition on November 12, which took place at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.

John and Fonda Elliot, donors of the largest gift in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� history, reflect on their transformational experiences at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State and offer advice to current students. 

A �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece.

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� at Salem, took first place honors at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition.

Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus.

Eriko Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and College of Arts and Sciences lecturer, received a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan presented �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State nursing major Austin Croft with the Congressional Award Silver Medal on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Mr. Croft, of Akron, Ohio, was recognized at a ceremony that took place at the College of Nursing where he was praised for his dedication to improving himself and his community.