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Co-owners Nichole Catalano-Miller (left) and Amanda Edwards (right) sit in their new Centerpiece Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. Catalano-Miller is a Kent State student majoring in exercise physiology.

Kent State Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center

Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. …

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Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Mark Bracher Professor of English College of Arts and Sciences 1985-present Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development. Bracher investiga…

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Kent State student Ryan Schoeneman poses with a nearly complete guitar in his workshop.

Kent State Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business

Kent State University graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn’t just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. “I started designing them long before I ever learned to play,” said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. “It’…

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Members of Kent State's Undergraduate Student Government gather for a photo with civil rights leader Julian Bond (center) prior to a dialogue in Ritchie Hall’s African Community Theatre.

Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond Commemorates Kent State’s 13th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Kent State University held its 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Julian Bond, a leader of the civil rights movement, served as keynote speaker at the event.     Prior to Bond’s keynote address, there was…

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Katie Kimble, a member of the Kent State Marching Golden Flashes Colorguard, strikes a pose with the 6-foot-long flag she and her teammates work with at Kent State sporting and musical events.

Kent State Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds

  Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye – that’s how Kent State University sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries.  “I’m not cool with it, but I accept it,” Kimble said. “I’m thankful for the vision I …

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Rui Liu, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, leads a discussion in a classroom on the third floor of Taylor Hall. Liu has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month Rui Liu Assistant Professor College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Rui Liu is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research primarily focuses on resilient infrastructure, especially in the areas of inno…

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Kent State student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy.

Kent State Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience

Kent State University student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy.  With the help of his participation in Kent State’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,…

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The members of the Kent Clarks, a Kent State student organization, hold an evening practice session in the Center for the Performing Arts to prepare for a performance at the White House.

Kent State Singing Group Performs at White House

A Kent State University student a cappella singing group spent part of their holiday break traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. The Kent Clarks, an organization made up of students pursuing all types of majors who share the desire to cre…

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