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Dr. Chi-hua Chiu Groff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University and will be teaching two classes at the Florence Summer Institute this summer.Teaching Biology Courses During the Florence Summer InstituteThe Kent State Florence Center hosts two sessions of the Florence Summer Institute. Students can choose to attend the June session, July session, or both. In the July 2026 session, Dr. Chi-hua Groff will be teaching Feasts and Plagues: The Science of Italian Food, Wine, and Disease as well as Mythological Creatures and Developmental Biology.&nb...

Delrecco Gillespie, senior professional studies major and member of Kent State’s men's basketball team, was recently featured in a recent NCAA article that detailed how setbacks like injury and grief fueled Gillespie’s drive to play as if it were his last chance to be on the court.  When Gillespie was 13, he tragically lost his mother, Joi Whaley, in a traffic accident. Shortly after, a sister and a grandfather passed away. From a young age, he was thrust into the big feelings that grief brings along.  During his sophomore year, Gillespie suffered a knee injury that ended his second ...