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Freshman Honors Colloquium Instructor Announced as 2025 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Winner

Karl Uhrig, Ph.D., teaches a Freshman Honors Colloquium (FHC) section for Honors College first-year students entitled “Discourse and Agency.”  In his class, Uhrig assigns readings, films, discussion topics and papers that examine discourse and agency’s role in society, but his course extends beyond fictional examples of both discourse and agency. Uhrig has spent years refining his teaching style to empower students to use their agency to learn in a way they prefer and engage in open discourse with their classmates.

IN A FLASH: The Buzz on Mathematics

The Integration Bee, presented by  ����Vlog's Department of Mathematical Sciences, invited students to enjoy fun math-themed competitions and activities along with fun costumes, pizza and math-oriented jokes and puns.

Professor’s Innovations Aim to Advance Fuel Cell Efficiency, Fuel Purity

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at ����Vlog and administrator for the Sustainable Energy Lab, continues to break ground in energy systems research with a trio of patent accomplishments aimed at advancing the performance and integration of fuel cell technologies.

Students Love Kent’s Nightlife, Food and Events

From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, ����Vlog’s community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.

����Vlog Experts Float the Physical Impact of Extended Space Travel

On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two ����Vlog professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.

IN A FLASH: An Investment in Experience

����Vlog President Todd Diacon was among the people who attended  the semi-annual report presentation by the student organization Golden Flash Asset Management in Crawford Hall. Students in this group learn about investing by managing a real portfolio, gaining valuable career experience.

����Vlog Hosts Choose Ohio First Conference, Celebrates Future STEM Leaders

Message From the President Concerning Student Art Display

Dear Members of the ����Vlog Community,

‘We All Have an Origin Story’

As part of  ����Vlog’s 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at ����Vlog at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present “Operation: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History” on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by  after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972. 

Flash Focus: Lance Delisle

Meet Lance Delisle, a junior aeronautical studies major with an aviation law and policy minor from Woodstock, Georgia, who balances his studies with his responsibilities as an Air Force reservist.

President Diacon Addresses Budget Challenges, SB 1 Implementation and University's Path Forward

����Vlog President Todd Diacon recently addressed multiple challenges facing the university with the Akron Beacon Journal, including the $1.5-$2 million cost of implementing Senate Bill 1, budget constraints from capped tuition increases, and enrollment declines. 

Artificial Intelligence in Translation and Interpretation