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![Born without legs, Kent State University at Tuscarawas student Zion Clark competes as a member of the Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Eagles wrestling team.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Zion%20Clark_0.jpg?VersionId=JwWa3QqFth9BArq.LY._cV0JbfNctzs0)
No excuses. Zion Clark lives by these two words. Born without legs, the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Golden Eagles wrestling phenomenon overcomes obstacles and gladly accepts challenges both on and off the mat every day with a contagious smile.
“The obstacles I face…
Alumna Bertice Berry, an award-winning entertainer, lecturer and comedienne, to serve as keynote speaker
Kent State University’s Executive Vice President and Provost Todd Diacon, Ph.D., will be featured on an upcoming PBS “American Experience” program.
The show, titled “Into the Amazon” traces the 1914 journey of President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer…
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![New Football Head Coach Sean Lewis](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/NewCoach1Rev.jpg?VersionId=ui3NHTCsy_iL0P.QsSvUrnyKLPUTWbdk)
Kent State University will officially introduce its new head football coach Thursday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Integrated Sciences Building.
Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species’ genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional…
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![Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/12.12.17%20Photo%20of%20Carol%20and%20Phil%20Cartwright.jpg?VersionId=iIUW6PX4DZo6Pq8M2a.GTM68RdGtc_Pd)
Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., have made a $1 million estate gift that will create scholarships at Kent State to support students who wish to engage in the arts. The Cartwright Family Fund for…
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![Kent State researchers are awarded a patent for the next generation of the therapy cycle known as the SMART Cycle, for Speed Manipulated Adaptive Rehabilitation Therapy. Kent State researchers are awarded a patent for the next generation of the therapy cycle known as the SMART Cycle, for Speed Manipulated Adaptive Rehabilitation Therapy.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/bike-ka.jpg?VersionId=.XplK.Omn.5djp447lpKo34A7LEKQIh8)
Anne Heller’s face was getting red as she pedaled the stationary bike.
Beachgoers know there is always some risk of disease, but a recent study by a Kent State University researcher shows they may not be aware of all the dangers the beach poses.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved a tuition guarantee plan that will provide students and their families certainty in budgeting for college tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board including meal plans. Board members were presented with details of the plan…