Success Story
A Kent State Student鈥檚 Musical Journey
Kent State University senior music performance major Yang Zeng has been offered a contract to be part of the first violin section of the Akron Symphony. Zeng, originally from Kunming, Yunnan, China, has been a student at Kent State鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started studying mu鈥
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TV2 Wins Station of the Year, Best Entertainment Show at CMA Awards
For the second year in a row, Kent State University鈥檚 TV2 has taken top honors in the College Media Association鈥檚 (CMA) Pinnacle Awards, earning the 2013 TV Station of the Year award at the CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans. TV2 is Kent State鈥檚 nationally award-winning, high-defin鈥
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Inspire Kent State Audience
Husband-and-wife duo Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, who combine journalism and activism in their unique brand of reporting centered on human rights abuses and advocacy, were the featured presenters at the fourth Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series on Nov. 14 in the Kent Student Ce鈥
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Celebrating Homecoming
Kent State University celebrated its Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 5. This year鈥檚 Homecoming theme, 鈥淣ew and Old, Forever Blue and Gold,鈥 honored Kent State鈥檚 past while looking forward to the university鈥檚 future. The Golden Flashes lost 38-24 to Northern Illinois in a rematch of last year's Mid-Amer鈥
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Scholar Provides Strong Footing for Podiatric Medicine Students鈥 Research Activities
Scholar of the Month Jill Kawalec Associate Professor and Division Head of the Department of Research College of Podiatric Medicine 1996-present Jill Kawalec is associate professor and division head of the Department of Research in the College of Podiatric Medicine. She provides the administrativ鈥
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Join Us in Celebrating Partnership, Official Esplanade Opening This Friday
A community celebration of the solid partnership between Kent State University and the city of Kent, represented by the new Kent State University Esplanade extension that now connects the university to downtown Kent, will take place Friday, Oct. 4, starting at 3:30 p.m. The celebratory event will be鈥
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Kent State Ranks as One of the Best National Universities by U.S. News & World Report
Kent State University has earned a coveted spot in the first-tier list in the Best National Universities category with its inclusion in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. Kent State is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to make the first tier. This is the th鈥
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Entertains Sold-Out Crowd at Kent State
Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, spoke to a capacity crowd at the third Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series on Sept. 25 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. High demand claimed鈥
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Kent State Student Develops Medical Terminology Crossword Application
What do you get when you cross a passion for crossword puzzles with a student enrolled in the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Kent State University? You get a medical terminology crossword puzzle app on your favorite iOS device. Having already earned a Bachelor of Science de鈥
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Kent Campus Welcomes Largest, Highest-Achieving Freshman Class
New Kent Campus freshmen boast an average GPA of 3.3; Kent Campus also reaches new all-time high in total enrollment and applications For the Fall 2013 Semester, Kent State University has set a new record, attracting the biggest and highest-achieving freshman class at the Kent Campus in the unive鈥
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