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Something just did not seem right about the older man and young girl who were attempting to check into a Youngstown-area hotel in late 2016.
The man seemed suspicious. The girl, whom he identified as his daughter, looked ill.
When he provided a pre-paid credit card as tender…
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![Legendary journalist and news anchor Dan Rather will speak at Kent State University the evening of May 4 as part of the Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/rather.jpg?VersionId=Jx7K0dC.LkM2D0T4i7njsIO.7_Q9LKOW)
Dan Rather is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and author who has covered some of the biggest news stories of the last 60 years including the civil rights movement, Kennedy’s assassination, the Vietnam War, Watergate and 9/11.
Older generations may remember Mr. Rather during…
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![Legendary journalist and news anchor Dan Rather will speak at Kent State University the evening of May 4 as part of the Kent State University Presidential Speaker Series.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/rather.jpg?VersionId=Jx7K0dC.LkM2D0T4i7njsIO.7_Q9LKOW)
Few have seen the history of our world unfold like Dan Rather. The renowned journalist has been a constant presence for many monumental events – the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, the Berlin Wall, Tiananmen Square and 9/11 – to name a few.
We are pleased…
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![Kent State alumna and sociologist Bertice Berry, Ph.D., delivers her keynote address during the 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/MLKBerry2.jpg?VersionId=cRrLDU8mD3wbS_TdjvRVDlfRKzhoqM2z)
Alumna Bertice Berry, an award-winning entertainer, lecturer and comedienne, served as keynote speaker
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![Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., compared neurochemical profiles in the striatum, a brain region that modulates social behavior, among humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys and found a unique profile in humans. Mary Ann Raghanti, Ph.D., compared neurochemical profiles in the striatum, a brain region that modulates social behavior, among humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys and found a unique profile in humans.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Raghanti--ka_0.jpg?VersionId=oBmTKWutVvOzyq5CDSUp6Q_o6m5Cgpeu)
Biological anthropology researchers in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins.
In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers…
Update: The facial reconstruction sketch of a 4-year old boy created by Kent State Assistant Professor Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., generated a tip that helped police identify the child.
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Kent State University advertising student Michael Weber balances a 4.0 GPA with a thriving passion for music – a passion that recently propelled him to win first place on MTV’s talent show, “Amazingness.”
A film made by Kent State University students and professors about the diverse Akron neighborhood, Highland Square, has had its international debut.
The documentary, “Highland Lives” aired this week on the UK television program, “Tales From the Margins,” an LGBTQ program…
Kent State University will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
There will be no classes, and offices will be closed.
The university will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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![Kent State University at Tuscarawas student and Councilman-At-Large Eric Harmon, 19.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/E%20Harmon%20pic%205.jpg?VersionId=GAJl24WYyUb3YXcisaya3HJWCwDIpUbD)
Kent State Integrated Social Studies Major Eric Harmon, 19, makes a difference as Ohio’s youngest elected official.