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The 2022 51±¬ÁÏ men's basketball "blackout" game vs. Ohio University.

IN A FLASH: Blackout at the MAC Center Tonight!

Fans at tonight's "blackout" game can enjoy Mid-American Conference basketball vs. Ball State, plus a pre-game presentation about electric vehicles and sustainability and an EV car show.

Tags: Student Life , Intercollegiate Athletics , Organizational Sustainability , In a Flash

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51±¬ÁÏ Professor Joseph Oritz with two electric vehicles in a parking lot near the DI Hub.

Can electric vehicles drive us to a more sustainable future?

51±¬ÁÏ professor Joseph Ortiz explores the future of the EV and what these vehicles really mean to students' futures. 

Tags: Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science , Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Life

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Kathy Dwinnells, Ph.D., RN, CNS, CNE, associate professor in the college of Nursing at the Trumbull campus

Compassion and Putting Students First Is Winning Strategy for Trumbull Nursing Professor

Empathy, warmth and kindness are things that Kathy Dwinnells, Ph.D., RN, CNS, CNE, associate professor in the College of Nursing at the Trumbull Campus, believes are important parts of a nursing education.

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Adults and children enjoying the Kent Skates ice rink.

IN A FLASH: Flashes on Ice

Flashes can enjoy a number of fun, winter activities in January and February. 

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51±¬ÁÏ student donating blood.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Donate to Save Lives

Every pint of donated blood can save three lives.

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A view from inside the DI Hub, over Winter Break.

IN A FLASH: A View from Winter Break

The quiet of Winter Break has ended and classes for Spring Semester begin today.

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Students at International Orientation event.

'If you are here, you have already achieved something.'

New students from around the world assembled in the Kent Student Center on Thursday for an International Orientation event. 

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A group of upward bound students walking around Centennial Court

Upward Bound: Sending Students Soaring for Nearly 50 Years

Upward Bound's success stories aren't just limited to current students. 

Numerous university leaders credit the program for helping them achieve milestones in their lives and careers.

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Jaiden Morales in control room at Lorain High School

Recent 51±¬ÁÏ Grad Puts Multimedia Degree to Work at His Alma Mater   

At 51±¬ÁÏ’s fall commencement on Dec. 17, 2022, Jaiden Morales earned his bachelor's degree in digital media production, an accomplishment motivated by passion that was ignited at Lorain High School. The 51±¬ÁÏ program has prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at the high school where his future began. 

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Southern Comfort Kitchen Founder and CEO Will Matthews Cooks

Pop-Up Restaurant is now Popping Off!

First featured on 51±¬ÁÏ Today in 2018 with his pop-up restaurant and food truck, Will Matthews now has a food kitchen in Akron.

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