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Saloni Christian is pursuing her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's College of Podiatric Medicine. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

A Student’s Journey From India to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Podiatric Medicine

Saloni Christian planned on traditional medical school until a suturing workshop introduced her to podiatry as a junior at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì. Now a student at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Podiatric Medicine, she’s set to graduate in 2027 with an eye toward ankle surgery and wound care.

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Ayat Husain, podiatric medicine student, in clinic room - photo credit Bob Christy

Finding Her Footing: A Biology Major’s Path to Podiatric Medicine

Ayat Husain grew up with flat feet – and grew curious about the doctors who treat them. Now a student at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Podiatric Medicine, she’s on track to graduate in 2027 and hopes to help patients get back on their feet, literally and figuratively.

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Gen Z Class

Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk

Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Senior Lecturer Aaron Bacue Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.

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David Costello, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, conducts research in the Cuyahoga River. (Photo credit: Rami Daud)

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researcher Selected for US Department of Energy Genesis Mission Award to Mine Decades of River Data for Critical Minerals

David Costello, Ph.D., professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Department of Biological Sciences, will use AI and 50 years of river data to help locate critical minerals like copper, cobalt and manganese for a U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission award.

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Walls Elementary School Sign near the dig site

Digging Up Y2K

By the third excavation attempt, everyone involved had started to wonder if the missing time capsule had become more myth than history. There had already been two attempted digs behind the Walls Elementary School sign. Shovels hit rocks. Soil was moved carefully by hand. Old memories were teste…

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Twin brothers Will and Ray Maynard from Green, Ohio, will end their freshman year as seniors.

Twins Finish Their Freshman Year at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì as Seniors

Just one more year at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University and 19-year-old twin brothers Ray and Will Maynard of Green, Ohio, expect to be graduating and, hopefully, off to medical school.

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Julie Mazzei (left) and Iris Metzner

College Honors Outstanding Student Leaders, Faculty and Advisor at Annual Awards Ceremony

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Student Center was filled with celebration and pride as the College of Sciences and Humanities at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University recognized its top student leaders, along with one distinguished faculty member and advisor, at the annual Dean’s Undergraduate Student Leadership Awards on April 27…

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Joshua Behler (right) observes an eye-tracking participant in the lab

Code, Curiosity, and a Career Built on Both

Joshua Behler didn't plan to become a computer scientist. Growing up in Northeast Ohio and finishing high school in Pennsylvania, he had been applying to chemical engineering programs when a single programming class changed his direction. He switched fields at the last minute, chose ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì for i…

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Philosophy opens doors for ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì senior weighing futures in law and medicine

Critical thinking, careful reading and ethical reasoning are not confined to just one career path.For ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì senior Maggie McNamara, those skills, developed through her time studying philosophy, have opened doors to future career opportunities.Now a graduating senior in the College of Arts and S…

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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì researchers with S+W team members at Trumbull Creek wetland site

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Scientists Partner with Boardman Schools to Turn Former Elementary Site into Living Classroom

When Forest Lawn Stormwater Park opened on the site of Boardman Ohio's Market Street Elementary School, it became something rare: a community wetland with deep roots. For the students whose parents once attended that school, the land carried memory. For ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University researchers, it held dat…

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