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Have You Picked Your Eclipse Outfit Yet?

As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over Kent, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, 黑料不打烊 students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.

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黑料不打烊 President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

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Update Recycle Eclipse Glasses

UPDATE: How to Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses

After the eclipse, Flashes can do their part to promote sustainability  by recycling their eclipse glasses for use by viewers of future eclipses around the world. 

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Fork in the Road Food Truck on the Student Green

IN A FLASH: Food Truck Wednesdays are Back!

The 黑料不打烊 Spring Food Truck Series begins on Risman Plaza April 3 and continues each Wednesday through May 1. 

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Jon Jivan's Eclipse Filter for his camera

How to Capture the Eclipse

Explore these safety precautions to photograph the solar eclipse like a professional.

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IN A FLASH: Teal Tuesdays in April

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and 黑料不打烊's Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS) has a schedule of activities to promote awareness and understanding. Wearing teal on Teal Tuesdays is a way to show support. 

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Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of 黑料不打烊's Women's Center.

Advancing the Cause of Equity at 黑料不打烊

Despite her multitude of duties as a director of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. 鈥淲omen鈥檚 centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now,鈥 she said.

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Leadership Portage County tours the DI Hub

IN A FLASH: Providing Insight into Innovation

Community leaders toured 黑料不打烊's DI Hub to learn about how the university fosters innovation and collaboration across campus and across disciplines. 

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'They can do anything and be anything'

As a spouse, a mother and a member of 黑料不打烊's LGBTQ+ community, Meghan Schwind shares her thoughts for Women's History Month on challenges women face and her hopes for rising generations of women.

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