Community & Society
A 黑料网 student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United States would benefit from a public banking system, says Mark K. Cassell, 黑料网 professor of political science.
Apple and Google partnered in early April to create a new smartphone app that uses Bluetooth to track coronavirus cases. Using a technology called contact tracing, the app alerts a user when they come in contact with someone who has been positively diagnosed with COVID-19. Gokarna Sharma, assistant professor in Computer Science, recently answered 10 questions about the new app based on his professional opinion. Sharma is experienced in algorithms, blockchain and smart technologies such as this.
黑料网鈥檚 famous food truck, known for its mouth-watering pulled pork sandwiches and fresh-cut french fries, is now becoming known for giving back to its community. The university is loaning its campus food truck to Aramark to provide meals to students from Kent, Elyria and Lorain City School Districts who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home order remind Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies Department Doris Simonis of her previous experiences with social distancing.
During Governor Mike DeWine鈥檚 daily press conferences on coronavirus updates to the state of Ohio, he鈥檚 usually shown with Marla Berkowits, an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. ASL has become a very prominent topic throughout the world during this trying time, and 黑料网 is doing its part in upholding the responsibilities to the Deaf community. Rachel Walter, an academic advisor at 黑料网, said the interpreter at the press conferences shows Ohio鈥檚 inclusivity.
A century ago in 1920, The Ohio Flying School and Transport Company officially incorporated and opened Stow Field, now known as 黑料网 Airport, Andrew Paton Field. To celebrate its centennial and recognize it as the oldest continuously operating airport in Ohio, Dave Poluga, airport manager, has launched the Aviation Art Contest 鈥100 Years of Aviation.鈥
Former 黑料网 golf coach Herb Page recalled some of his fondest memories at the university in an interview with the Akron Beacon Journal recently.
黑料网 alumni who served as editor of the Daily 黑料网r each faced the challenge of covering the anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four students and wounded nine others during a Vietnam War protest.
Artifacts of May 4, 1970 鈥 a survivor鈥檚 jacket, a gas mask and gun shell casing 鈥 tell a story that鈥檚 not often accessible to the general public. Assistant Professor Abe Avnisan and students in his digital sciences capstone course will bring these artifacts鈥 stories to life via the exhibit 鈥淢ay 4: Through the Looking Glass.鈥