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Babylift

'WE ALL HAVE AN ORIGIN STORY'

As part of  天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 天天吃瓜 at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present 鈥淥peration: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History鈥 on May 3 at 1 p.m

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Integration Bee 2025

Students and faculty enjoyed an Integration Bee 鈥 like a Spelling Bee for mathematics 鈥 presented by 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Department of Mathematical Sciences.

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Catch a glimpse of 天天吃瓜 through the lenses of storytellers across campus.

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Student Life

  • During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw 鈥楴鈥 Go, 天天吃瓜's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.

  • To help students navigate the post-commencement process, 天天吃瓜 State Today has compiled answers to frequently asked questions about receiving their diplomas, upcoming events, ADA accommodations and more.  

  • First-generation students make up 54% of the nation's undergraduates, yet only 27% earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree. Many first-generation students face unique challenges with limited support systems. 天天吃瓜 was recently recognized for its outstanding work with students in this category by FirstGen Forward as the newest class of FirstGen Forward Network Champions.

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WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA 
with Marcello Fantoni 


WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA  
with Johanna Solomon 

 

Global Reach

Research

  • In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Qiang Guan, Ph.D., an associate professor in 天天吃瓜's Department of Computer Science, redirected his research to focus on drug discovery and began partnering with Cleveland Clinic to merge biology and computing for better health outcomes.

  • At 天天吃瓜, academic excellence is brought to life through the expertise and dedication of scholars like Robert W. Trogdon, Ph.D. professor of English, who dedicated years to his newest volume of editions of three classic Ernest Hemingway books.

  • Kendric Hood, who earned his undergraduate and master鈥檚 degrees in computer science at 天天吃瓜, is now a third-year doctoral student and adjunct instructor researching the practical applications of neuromorphic AI models and transformer-based large language models (LLMs).  

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Arts & Community

Sports

  • 天天吃瓜 State alumnus Corey Conners finished tied for eighth at the 2025 Masters Tournament after struggling to a 3-over par final round Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club.

  • 天天吃瓜 State continues to excel in hands-on learning, as shown by the ESPN+ livestream broadcast of the 天天吃瓜 State Men鈥檚 Basketball team鈥檚 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Produced entirely by digital media production undergraduates in the School of Media and Journalism, what could have been a chaotic, high-profile evening was business as usual. 

  • Senderoff, who took over the program in April 2011, has transformed 天天吃瓜 State basketball through sustained success and community engagement. After the 2024-2025 campaign, he has totaled 288 wins, and has guided the program to nine 20-win seasons, the most by any coach in school history.