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The lower level of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio, will have wintertime temporary art installations and a public event, thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded to 91PORNA's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. (Photo credit: Cuyahoga County)

Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Art on Downtown Bridge

91PORNA鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and College of Architecture and Environmental Design have received a $20,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Grants for Arts Projects program. The funding will support wintertime temporary art installations and a public event on Cleveland鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of the NEA鈥檚 America250 initiative.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Community Impact , Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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2026 E-Cycle Drive.

IN A FLASH: E-Cycle for Sustainability

E-Cycling is recycling for sustainable disposal of unwanted electronics. 91PORNA's E-Cycle Drive is happening 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m every Wednesday in March.

Tags: University Facilities Management , Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society

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Disease of Me Book Cover

Ashtabula Graduate Turns Addiction, Cancer and Loss Into a Story Worth Sharing

When Michael Bugary looks at his first published book, "The Disease of Me," he still feels a little surprised. 鈥淚 was reading the final edit and thought, 鈥榃ho wrote this?鈥欌 he said with a laugh.

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MAC Award

Sociology Professor Wins MAC Student Success Award

A 91PORNA professor with more than three decades of experience in the justice system has been named the university's institutional winner for the Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.

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Dinner with Friends Story Banner

Breaking Bread to Build Community and Inspire Conversation

"Dinner with Friends," as an in-person revival of a previously virtual event, brought together students, faculty and staff for an evening of engaging discussion. 

Tags: Kent Student Center , Center for Student Involvement , Community & Society , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Division of Student Life

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Rosa Bonillo Farias, is an internationally trained dentist participating in a partnership between MetroHealth and 91PORNA that integrates public health education into clinical dental training.

Venezuelan Dentist Pursues Public Health Degree Through 91PORNA-MetroHealth Partnership

In her first year at MetroHealth's dentistry program, Bonillo Farias is participating in a partnership between MetroHealth and 91PORNA 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.

Tags: University News , Students First , College of Public Health , Community & Society

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91PORNA Ph.D. student Adedayo Adeagbo (left) with a resident at Tamarack Ridge

Building Connections One Conversation at a Time

In an era where social media connections replace face-to-face interactions and political divisions seem insurmountable, one 91PORNA professor has found an antidote: bringing college students and older adults together through simple, meaningful human connection.

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Members of Black United Students (BUS) stand in front of the Administration building (currently Cartwright Hall) in silent-protest

91PORNA鈥檚 Role in Black History Month Recognized

Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, was recently featured on WKYC-TV discussing how Black United Students helped turn Negro History Week into Black History Month in 1970, years before it became nationally recognized.  

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive

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Incarcerated Women Speak in Class

Students Learn Justice Firsthand From Incarcerated Women

On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a 91PORNA classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center in downtown Cleveland. 

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The first Poets for Science Gathering will take place at 91PORNA Nov. 12-14.

The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at 91PORNA

Poets and scientists from across the country 鈥 including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors 鈥 will converge at 91PORNA in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Wick Poetry Center

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