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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students Ayat Husain, Saloni Christian and Jaden Hacking are pursuing podiatric medicine careers.

Why These Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Students Chose a Career in Podiatric Medicine

From a suturing workshop to a shadowing experience to a career-changing foot injury, three Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students found their way to podiatric medicine, and they want undergraduate students to consider it too.

Tags: Health , Nationally Distinctive , College of Podiatric Medicine , Department of Biological Sciences , Exercise Science

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history. 

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration

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Laura Davis on Daffodil Hill

‘Perseverance Is Going to Have to Be Part of the Process’

Laura Davis, Ph.D., co-founder and first director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s May 4 Visitors Center, was recently named a Woman of the Year by the Summit County Historical Society. Davis was a first-year student at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ on May 4, 1970, and she shares her journey to becoming an activist and what people today can learn from America’s history of protest. 

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Fern Mallis is the 2026 inductee into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

Fashion Industry Heavyweight Heading to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ for Hall of Fame Induction

Fern Mallis, known as the "Godmother of American Fashion," can still recall the pivotal moment that helped shape her career and pave a path for tremendous success. It was 1991, and she was about to begin her role as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , School of Fashion , Community & Society

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2026 Bateman Gold PRSSA Team

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Gold Team Earns National Honors in Prestigious Bateman Case Study Competition

For five Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students, the classroom recently transformed into a high-stakes public relations agency boardroom. Their efforts caught the attention of the industry’s top judges, earning the team a prestigious honorable mention in the 2026 Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Case Study Competition.

Tags: Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Public Relations

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Workshop with Thomas Schroth visiting artist Furman.

IN A FLASH: Storytelling in Brilliant Color

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ students learned how to express identity and share stories with bold color and design from a renowned, international artist as part of the 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.

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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Honors Elite Researchers for Career Achievement and Mentorship

The university honors exceptional faculty members for their career scholarship and dedicated student mentorship during the annual Outstanding Research and Scholarship and Excellence in Graduate/Undergraduate Research Mentoring awards.

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2025 Fashion Show

173 Looks, 48 Designers and One Industry Legend Headline Fashion Week

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's School of Fashion opens its biggest week of the year on Monday, April 27, with events running daily through Saturday, May 2. The six-day stretch builds toward the Annual Fashion Show and culminates with the induction of Fern Mallis — widely known as the "Godmother of Fashion" — into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

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Fashion & Feather at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

‘Fashion & Feather’ Opens at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

A new exhibition pairing fashion from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Museum's collection with ornithological specimens from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History opened April 22 — Earth Day — at the Cleveland museum, where it will remain on view through Oct. 11.

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School of Fashion Presents the 2026 Annual Fashion Show

The nationally and internationally ranked Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 30-May 2, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.

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