University News
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration
This year’s May 4 Commemoration, to be held May 1-4, 2026, will include special remembrances of John Cleary, one of the nine wounded students, and Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the campus shootings and worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure.
Success Continues for ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s Groundbreaking Student Life Study
Nearly 10% of all ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ undergraduates are participating in the groundbreaking ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Student Life Study, providing the university with concrete information about what it’s like to be a modern-day college student.
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Approves Establishment of Digital Engineering Design Center
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Digital Engineering Design Center within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, positioning the university as a regional and national leader in digital engineering education, research and workforce development.
Venezuelan Dentist Pursues Public Health Degree Through ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½-MetroHealth Partnership
In her first year at MetroHealth's dentistry program, Bonillo Farias is participating in a partnership between MetroHealth and ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ that integrates public health education into clinical dental training. The collaboration was made possible by a federal grant awarded to MetroHealth to strengthen dental residents' public health skills.
Integrated Sciences Building Re-Opened Following Liquid Nitrogen Leak
Students and staff were permitted back inside the Integrated Sciences Building on Tuesday afternoon following a problem with a liquid nitrogen tank in a student lab that lasted about 90 minutes.
'He Made Us Feel It': Students, Alumni and Colleagues Remember Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis
Former students, colleagues and educators from well beyond ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ are remembering Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., for his transformative teaching and significant contributions.
‘We Are a Stronger, Bigger Institution Because of Our Regional Campuses’
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s Regional Campuses were the focus of President Todd Diacon’s Feb. 19 Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.
ADVISORY: ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Meeting, March 4
The ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on March 4 in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on the Kent Campus.
'The Student Is Doing Well, He Is Improving'
Dr. Lisa Dannemiller, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s chief university physician, and Josh Perkins, Ph.D., ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s associate vice president for student life and dean of students, participated in a news conference on Feb. 17 to provide an update on the student's condition following a confirmed case of Neisseria meningitidis.
Jerry M. Lewis, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Professor Emeritus and Tireless May 4 Advocate, Dies at 88
Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the May 4, 1970, campus shootings and later worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at his home in Maine. He was 88.