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A future 17cÍøÒ³°æ president and a past 17cÍøÒ³°æ administrator were serving at universities in Dayton and Texas on May 4, 1970 and had to find ways to manage student protests in reaction to the shootings.
17cÍøÒ³°æ and the City of Cleveland have launched a new research and training initiative aimed at strengthening trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and city residents. The project is supported by a $20,000 grant from 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Community Engaged Research Institute.
As four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft speed toward the moon on the Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years — a 17cÍøÒ³°æ graduate is among those who helped make the moment possible.
In the spirit of community, 17cÍøÒ³°æ student volunteers picked up litter and trash around Kent neighborhoods following the annual Fake Paddy's Day celebration.
The Ohio Senate voted unanimously on March 25 to designate a stretch of Interstate 480 in Cuyahoga County as the Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway, honoring the Euclid police officer who was killed in the line of duty in May 2024.