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November 21, 2023
As a drummer, Sam Rodgers-Melnick (GRS ’22, public health) wanted to use his musical skills to help others, so he sought out a career in music therapy where he started as an intern at University Hospitals (UH) in 2012.
"Making music was the thing I enjoyed most,” he said. “I saw its potential to c...

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November 20, 2023
Pinunta (Petch) Nittayacharn first arrived at ϳԹ in 2016 to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering with support from the Royal Thai Government Scholarship under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Upon graduating in 2022, she remained at the university and is now in ...

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November 17, 2023
Each year, thousands of people participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright programs, prestigious appointments through which students, scholars, educators and other professionals come together to engage in a global exchange of knowledge. A variety of Fulbright programs are offered, each w...

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November 16, 2023
Each year, thousands of people participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright programs, prestigious appointments through which students, scholars, educators and other professionals come together to engage in a global exchange of knowledge. A variety of Fulbright programs are offered, each w...

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November 15, 2023
Each year, thousands of people participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright programs, prestigious appointments through which students, scholars, educators and other professionals come together to engage in a global exchange of knowledge. A variety of Fulbright programs are offered, each w...

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November 13, 2023
Each year, thousands of people participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright programs, prestigious appointments through which students, scholars, educators and other professionals come together to engage in a global exchange of knowledge. A variety of Fulbright programs are offered, each w...

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November 09, 2023
As a professor of saxophone and chamber music in the Joint Music Program between the Cleveland Institute of Music and ϳԹ, Greg Banaszak has spent more than three decades nurturing the talents of his students in classical and jazz genres.
But Banaszak's influence goes f...

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November 07, 2023
Studying late at night at Kelvin Smith Library, developing meaningful friendships and discovering the perfect niche are standard activities for students at ϳԹ. But for a subset of students on campus, these experiences come with a unique set of challenges.
First-generat...

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November 07, 2023
Ohio’s general election is today (Nov. 7)—and countless ϳԹ students are encouraging others to make their voices heard at the polls. Among them are the university’s three Democracy Fellows—a position through the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) in which th...

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November 06, 2023
The familiar tune of The Jackson 5’s 1970 hit, “ABC,” flows through the speakers in the basement of the Mather Memorial Building. Jago Dorn, a second-year undergraduate student majoring in systems and control engineering at ϳԹ, is the only one in the room to hear it. Tha...