News Archive
"Magan's Fare," a short film co-directed by two Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University faculty members, was just listed on as one of seven short films from Scott Feinberg's predictions for the Oscars for Best Live Action Short.
For Nathan Smith, the first lesson came before he met Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Ask. The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State student and newly elected student body president of the university’s Undergraduate Student Government spent three hours alongside the governor at the Ohio State Fair – an opportunity he says grew out of the confidence and relationships he built during his first two years at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.
For nearly three decades, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's ceremonial mace has led thousands of graduates into commencement, symbolizing the authority, history and traditions of the university. On Aug. 8, it will also tell a deeply personal story.
Two Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University flight teams pushed through six of the nine legs of the 2026 Air Race Classic before a stretch of stubborn, unpredictable weather brought their race to an early end.
When Kendall Myers first arrived at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark as a College Credit Plus student, she knew she had an interest in biology. What she could not have predicted was just how far that passion would take her.
When Achante Pascute stepped to the podium as Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Trumbull’s student commencement speaker, she opened with a joke.
A new study led by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s David Costello finds that trace metals — not just nitrogen and phosphorus — frequently limit biological productivity in freshwater streams, with implications for waterways across Northeast Ohio and beyond.
We catch up with senior physical education and sport performance major Julia Michalak between student-teaching classes during her final semester at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State. In a brief Q&A-style interview reflecting on her trials and triumphs from the past four years, Michalak offers some wise words for her younger self and for future Golden Flashes.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Grounds Manager Rebekkah "Bekkah" Berryhill came to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State to get a teaching degree. What she learned while working as a student groundskeeper helped her find her passion and lasting happiness in the outdoors.
Laura Davis, Ph.D., co-founder and first director of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s May 4 Visitors Center, was recently named a Woman of the Year by the Summit County Historical Society. Davis was a first-year student at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State on May 4, 1970, and she shares her journey to becoming an activist and what people today can learn from America’s history of protest.
When Sydney Brown arrived at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University as a first-year student from Avon, Ohio, she didn't wait to get started. She walked into the TV2 newsroom — now Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Stater TV — and introduced herself. That instinct to show up, dive in and tell stories has defined every semester since.
For most of her life, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State junior visual communication design major Jasmine McCulley, has built her identity around community, the arts and competition, whether through The Touch of Gold Twirlers or competitive baton twirling. Sixteen years after she first picked up a baton, she will represent Team USA this August in Paris at the IBTF World Competition.
Meet Hannah Fletcher, a senior history major and anthropology minor, from Ravenna, Ohio. This history major thrives on creating powerful connections between visitors and the stories that shaped a generation.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduate Luana Johnson highlights how the American Academy partnership and the university's elite design labs provided the professional access needed to launch a global career.
Meet Ayna Tazhiyeva, a first-year double major in communication studies and international studies, from Turkmenistan, Central Asia. Combining her studies with a role at University Libraries, Tazhiyeva finds her voice through research and community connection.
Saloni Christian, a third-year student at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine who received her undergraduate degree in biology from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, reflects on the challenges and rewards of answering a calling that was shaped by a lifetime of watching others serve.
Lauren Cohen, a senior journalism major from Twinsburg, Ohio, has already made an impact during her internship, producing many front-page stories for the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron.
Meet Rushitha and Ruhitha Chinchalapu, twins from India, both pursuing their master's in business analytics. As they are in the same graduate program, the sisters reflect on how being twins has contributed to their experience at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.
Meet Tatiana Placer, a graduate student pursuing her master’s in architecture and design at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. Placer was born in Germany on a U.S. military base and was raised mostly in Orlando, Florida. Growing up in a Puerto Rican household, her upbringing was deeply rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora.
Meet Lettie Friona, a senior integrated social studies major with a concentration in history and minors in classics and mild to moderate special education from Steubenville, Ohio, whose leadership positions have helped shape her experience at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.
