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Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 Kent State University graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
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When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at Kent State University this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the…
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Meredith Blair’s passion for politics started at a young age, but it was her time at Kent State University and abroad that strengthened her commitment and showed her a path forward.
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Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at Kent State University, received the “Best Paper Award” at the second International Conference on AI-Health (AIHealth 2025)…
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Three students who are members of the first cohort of the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise program graduated from Kent State during the spring 2025 commencement.
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Kent State University Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker.
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At the intersection of healthcare and philosophy one Kent State University alumna is hoping to make a profound impact by helping medical professionals navigate the ethical complexities of patient care. Mallory Wietrzykowski, a Kent State University M.A. (Philosophy, 2023)…
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Undergraduate geology student Bryce Stoltz is combining his passion for earth sciences, fieldwork and the physical nature of geology into hands-on research. What began as a spark in a high school environmental sciences class has led to Stoltz contributing to important…
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It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like? But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.
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Congratulations to Beverly Reed, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University for being selected as Kent State’s 2025 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. Reed is…