![Students pass through Risman Plaza near the University Library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/larger/public/page/risman.jpg?VersionId=d8EdCXg4JDocuOJDjkz_rjcwV6B0zOGm&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9ZbUe_sV)
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![A Kent State Army ROTC cadet salutes the American flag during the university’s 2021 Veterans Day Commemoration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/kent-state-university-veterans-day-ceremony-2021-3.jpg?VersionId=FOPLSWeg30rXo6K6G7JR2ogLpKCR9N2T)
Kent State University invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.
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![Giving Tuesday 2022 Giving Tuesday 2022](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Giving%20Tuesday%202022%201500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=EqzzaB1WmbY29zJ569FlsHarIvkVYP7h)
Kent State University launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 1. As Kent State’s most generous annual tradition, Giving Tuesday encourages the Golden Flash community to reflect on their experiences and help make the world Forever Brighter…
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![Eric Garner, a teacher who survived the Parkland school shooting, spoke with Kent State journalism students about covering stories with empathy](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Parkland%203_1.jpg?VersionId=LZRzjkUUyD0aPc5o54NfPJZ_IZ__vIiR)
Eric Garner, a teacher who was able to shield his students from harm during the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school shooting, urged journalism and media students to cover tragedies with empathy during an interactive discussion at the May 4 Visitors Center Reflection Gallery on…
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![Nursing student Ava Latham created a sensory room at her former high school.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Sensory%20Room%202_0.jpg?VersionId=5d3nyHkE.PLl14guNXp0LBgFZBiGi5SW)
Ava Latham created a sensory room at her former high school that garnered her a coveted Gold Award from Girl Scouts, the organization’s highest honor and the pinnacle of achievements for Latham, who has been a member since the second grade.
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![Kent State graduate student Thywill Ettey, a third-year doctoral student in the School of Biomedical Sciences, conducts laboratory research. Kent State graduate student Thywill Ettey, a third-year doctoral student in the School of Biomedical Sciences, conducts laboratory research.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/20220926_BC_220413_Brain%20Health_050_0.jpg?VersionId=vN2IVCTpLtXLvoc75YqNB0pEwwgcwum4)
Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) will be welcoming a bevy of accomplished alumni back to the Kent Campus when it hosts the 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27 and 28.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24, in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the University Library. The sole purpose of the special meeting is to consider a…
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![Aerial view of entire campus with fall color](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/20221014_BC_220448_Campus%20Aerial_302%20copy%202.jpg?VersionId=p20Nj6AW1_upIvEFrLdNlqQoDUUF5Wf8)
Why walk and look at all of the beautiful fall colors on campus when you could fly? Paul Cinko, a senior flight instructor from Kent State, took us on a tour around campus to look at the fall foliage from 3,000 feet. Originally from Portage Lakes, Cinko plans to fly…
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![Longtime Kent State Professor Vivian Pemberton, center, donated the only known portrait of poet Hart Crane to University Libraries. Left is Babacar M'Baye, professor and English Department chair, and right is Cara Gilgenbach, head of special collections. Longtime Kent State Professor Vivian Pemberton, center, donated the only known portrait of poet Hart Crane to University Libraries. Left is Babacar M'Baye, professor and English Department chair, and right is Cara Gilgenbach, head of special collections.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/221017-Hart-Crane_RD-00011_3.jpg?VersionId=sPFfPwCfD3eT6mfCw.a5yoiow4nGsK74)
Kent State University Libraries on Monday accepted a donation of a portrait of Hart Crane, the only painting believed to exist of the 20th century American poet.
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![First Star Kent State Academy is starting the Purple Network to offer support to students transitioning from foster care.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/First%20Star%20Banner_2.jpg?VersionId=vbka0VSIBY44RgpWJKcT_PZPY7DKoB_w)
First Star Kent State Academy has created a resource, the Purple Umbrella Network, to offer support to students transitioning from foster care.
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![This sign marks the spot along the Portage Hike and Bike Trail in Kent where Cuyahoga River dredging work is happening. This sign marks the spot along the Portage Hike and Bike Trail in Kent where Cuyahoga River dredging work is happening.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/20221012_BC_220436_River%20Clean%20Up_001_0.jpg?VersionId=5YBNRnCCEwAPvpbvCaLjoOQcDhiQJ8r4)
Members of the Kent State University community who enjoy kayaking along the Cuyahoga River or taking a walk or jog along the adjacent Portage Hike and Bike Trail may have noticed the river dredging work near Fred Fuller Park in Kent.