Kent State University is celebrating its first group of graduates, with the university conferring 1,169 advanced degrees as part of its Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies.During a Thursday evening ceremony in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, Kent State conferred 978 master’s degrees, 180 doctoral degrees and 11 educational specialist degrees. ...
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Kent State University Honors College senior Kendra Dillon is wrapping up her undergraduate career with an impressive list of achievements, research contributions and future plans that have garnered attention well beyond campus. A neuroscience major with a minor in Society, Health, and Medicine, Kendra has spent nearly her entire undergraduate career conducting research in the lab of Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., where she explored how the brain impacts fertility—specifically in relation to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the leading cause of anovulatory infertility worldwide. Her wor...
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