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![Kent State Fashion design seniors, Sarah Tothero and Breanna Weiss and another classmate have partnered with a faculty member in the College of Nursing to design special garments for older adults.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/clothing.jpg?VersionId=YdiYOmm6GzCl.pSx7PcCquvVcCdxYNAW)
Inspired by the needs of one student’s grandmother, several Kent State Fashion design majors are partnering with a faculty member in the College of Nursing to design special garments for older adults who live alone.
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![Kent State University’s Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., and Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., stand in their research lab. The two exercise science/physiology faculty members will lead a study related to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. Kent State University’s Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., and Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., stand in their research lab. The two exercise science/physiology faculty members will lead a study related to the use of probiotics and physical exercise.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/11.14.17%20Photo%20of%20Adam%20Jajtner%20and%20Ellen%20Glickman.jpg?VersionId=Fn6T4NoO.vCupwmvp5peKvVXK9OCzwoK)
Kent State University’s Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. Kent State faculty and students are interested in…
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![Kent State guard Desmond Ridenour drives through the Ohio Christian defense en route to a commanding 90-45 win in the MACC in the season’s home opener.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/MBB1.jpg?VersionId=n0fz1LW7p8U9QtU_gY0x.BaD2e_tN0ip)
The Kent State University men’s basketball team had a successful home opener, Thursday, Nov. 16, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Golden Flashes defeated the Ohio Christian University Trailblazers, 90-45.
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![Kent State University students interact with potential employers and practice skills they acquired through Career Exploration and Development in Kent State’s University College.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/JobFair-web.jpg?VersionId=s9sci5q357r46BpNDfruhoBaKVJ0LZLh)
Early and often.
That is the new approach taken by Career Exploration and Development, in Kent State’s University College, in its outreach to freshmen and sophomores.
It is important for university Career Exploration and…
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![Former Kent State University quarterback Julian Edelman releases a new memoir. Former Kent State University quarterback Julian Edelman releases a new memoir.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/EdelmanScrambling-ka.jpg?VersionId=hT3Cj99t1ES6NIFc5bEkvUQFFk1xKVWS)
New England Patriots wide receiver and former Kent State University quarterback Julian Edelman released a new memoir, Relentless, on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
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![Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering is pleased to announce a workshop on drones on Nov. 13. Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering is pleased to announce a workshop on drones on Nov. 13.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/UAV.jpg?VersionId=LqAApx9uHlNb1MIp3G8Xp3MDws23oJwv)
Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering is pleased to announce four upcoming workshops on drones. The first event will take place on Nov. 13, with a reception starting at 6 p.m. and conference from 7 to 9 p.m in the Kent Student Center Kiva.
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![Singer David Crosby points at a photo of the May 4, 1970, shootings that killed four Kent State students. Singer David Crosby points at a photo of the May 4, 1970, shootings that killed four Kent State students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/UCM_171105_crosby_KJ1%20%281%29.jpg?VersionId=zi0OJVsZbXGd9NdBO_mf7Tw15eZBANkz)
“It’s like getting hit in the face with a bucket of cold water.”
That’s how singer-songwriter David Crosby described his recent tour of Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center.
“It’s a shocker," he said. "You can’t walk…
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![Kent State University junior Stephanie Newton shops the Career Closet for a professional outfit for an upcoming job interview.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/BANNER_CLOSET.jpg?VersionId=9NEkYWTdXlCbVDCi7cmADhLZjEElb6i1)
Kent State University junior Stephanie Newton successfully juggles a tough schedule that includes taking classes in hospitality management, while raising four children and working several campus dining services jobs.
It is no surprise that she does not have the resources to…
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![Joanne Dowdy, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State’s School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies has authored her 14th book, Minding Their Own Business: Five Female Leaders from Trinidad to Tobago](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/book_story.jpg?VersionId=AXyujnAGbPaMXAOVYKR2h1cFeezLSiB0)
Joanne Dowdy, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State’s School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies has finished her 14th book, which shares the journeys of successful female entrepreneurs and leaders of African descent.