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New Bachelor’s Degrees Offered at The University of Akron
The University of Akron is the first public university in Ohio to offer a Bachelor of Science in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. Now students at the undergraduate level who are interested in technical solutions to sustainability, processing, and biomaterials can earn a degree focused on polymers. The new Bachelor of Science in Sport Analytics is designed for students with an interest in sports and business and who possess an analytical mindset. The curriculum was prepared in response to the industry’s need for business professionals and builds a specialized foundation in math, statistics and computer programming. UA’s Bachelor of Science in Sport Business provides a strong foundation in the core areas of business, along with experience applying business concepts in sport-specific settings.  

NEOMED’s Center for Global Health Innovation provides international experiences and clinical rotations for medical students with a variety of opportunities and exposure to different cultures, health systems, populations and medical practices. Students currently have the opportunity to travel to India and Nepal for seven-week immersive experiences. These international opportunities allow them to enhance their medical education by improving physical exam and diagnostic skills by working with veteran health professionals while gaining exposure to a wider variety of illnesses and health issues from around the globe. 

1,000 Fearless Collaborators and Counting
Kent State University’s Design Innovation (DI) welcomes its 1,000th collaborator, reaching the milestone in just under two years. The owned-by-all, shared-by-all makerspace started as a mission to bring together students, faculty, community and leading experts from diverse disciplines for intersectional problem-solving and collaboration. Whether someone wants to dive into a technology they have never used before or has an idea they have been tinkering with, Design Innovation and its open-access spaces provide the tools and support to do so. As DI expands to now welcome community members as collaborators, Executive Director J.R. Campbell looks forward to growing the network of passionate makers and problemsolvers. “It’s amazing to see that we have crossed the 1,000th DI collaborator mark!” he said. “After having opened the DI Hub during the pandemic, it is super exciting to finally see the utilization of this great university resource starting to take off!” For more information about Design Innovation at Kent State, visit kent.edu/designinnovation.