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Silas Ashley (left) and Charles L. Greene

IN A FLASH: Honoring a Living Legacy

Longtime Kent State administrator Charles L. Greene was honored at the PAFSA 50th Anniversary Celebration this week.

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Kent State Today

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The Future of Fashion is Inclusive and Adaptive

Runway of Dreams at Kent State was founded in the spring of 2021 by current president Bri Cummings, a senior fashion design and fashion merchandising major. The club partners with the Runway of Dreams Foundation to raise awareness of the need for adaptive clothing. 

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Kent State Today

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Reminder: Put Your Phones Down

Hey, Kent State, the new distracted driving legislation went into effect on April 4. What is it and are there exceptions? Find out more.

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Kent State Today

Brains on Tap will feature a discussion on the benefits of cycling exercise on Parkinson's disease.

Brains on Tap: Parkinson鈥檚 Talk is Available for Online Listening

Last month鈥檚 鈥淏rains on Tap鈥 discussion on Parkinson鈥檚 disease is now available to listen to on  

Brains on Tap is a quarterly series of public discussions, held at a brewery or bar, on topics of research being conducted by members of Kent State University鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and other Northeast Ohio neuroscientists.

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Kent State Today

Kent State hosted Innovation Day 2023 for the Northeast Ohio Public University Research Alliance (NEO-PURA)

Northeast Ohio Public Universities Collaborate on Innovation

Innovation Day 2023 was a collaborative effort of the Northeast Ohio Public University Research Alliance (NEO-PURA) comprised of Kent State University, Cleveland State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University. 

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Kent State Today

Molly Merryman - Queer Pandemic project, lead researcher.

Documenting The Queer Pandemic

A Kent State researcher is collecting video interviews from the LGBTQ+ community from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

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Kent State Today

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International Transgender Day of Visibility

LGBTQ+ Center event celebrates transgender people and their contributions to our world.

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With Focus On Rural Social Work, New Bachelor鈥檚 Program Aims To Meet Growing Need

March is National Social Work Month in the United States. Although it is a celebratory time, the profession currently faces challenges due to reductions in the labor force and a growing population of need, especially in rural communities. Kent State recently announced the creation of a Bachelor of Social Work academic degree program, which will launch in the fall of 2023 with a focus on rural social work. 

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Kent State Today

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Seeking Fashion Sustainability With Cotton in the Curriculum

As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the .

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Kent State Today

Bent Tree Coffee Drink

Iced, Iced Baby

Want coffee? Good news. We visited seven coffee places in Kent and on the Kent Campus and discovered their most popular drink orders just for you.

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Kent State Today