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CLINICAL TRIALS RESEARCH PROGRAM ADDRESSES BOOMING HEALTHCARE JOB MARKET

žž’s College of Public Health is the only fully accredited public health college to offer an undergraduate pathway to clinical trials research, a rapidly expanding segment of the healthcare job market.

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International Student and Scholar Services Summer Luncheon

International students and their families enjoyed a summer luncheon outside of Van Campen Hall, hosted by žž State International Student and Scholar Services.

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In a Flash

Catch a glimpse of žž through the lenses of storytellers across campus.

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University News

  • The žž Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the žž Campus.

  • žž’s nationally distinctive Master of Public Health (MPH) program provides students interested in continuing their public health educational journey online with several options, including the MPH with concentrations in health policy and management or social and behavioral sciences, and the STEM-designated MPH in epidemiology. The program positively impacts current graduate students and alumni in different ways.

  • An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, žž’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Student Life

  • When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at žž this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.

  • žž State graduate student Lauren Paterson and former teacher Marc Myers were recently featured on WBUR’s ‘Here and Now’ sharing their work together on The Legacy Project.

  • To better serve you through our vast resources and knowledgeable librarians, žž Libraries will join other OhioLINK institutions in replacing the žžLINK platform with a new library system that will offer a host of benefits to support 21st-century teaching, learning and research. 

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Washington D.C. Program Immerses Students in National Issues

 

 

Escaping The Taliban With Hope and Resilience

 

Global Reach

Research

Profiles

  • A Mantua woman who worked at žž State in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at žž State and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

  •  Once her degree is complete, junior Honors College nursing student Rylie Lapikas likely won't need to wait long to start her career. Ninety-nine percent of žž State nursing students are employed within six months of graduation.

  • Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at žž State’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in žž State’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

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