![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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Kent State University Health Services and the health departments of the City of Kent and Portage County have recently become aware of confirmed mumps at Kent State University - Kent Campus. Our community's health and safety are our top priority. All appropriate measures, as…
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![A Kent State University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus. A Kent State University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.28.17%20Photo%20from%20May%204%20Commemoration.jpg?VersionId=p6CdYKMlGxOcC_NPW.ySSsjgqYX.RUe6)
Kent State University holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured…
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![A Kent State University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus. A Kent State University student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970. Krause and three other students were killed during the May 4, 1970, shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.27.17%20Photo%20from%20May%204%20Commemoration.jpg?VersionId=U6HiM3J0uR68ZOlu9..R9LUOtKOLOZIt)
Kent State University holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s Kent Campus and are…
The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 26, at approximately 10 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season.
The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the burning of the…
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![The Kent State women’s golf team smiles after winning its 19th straight MAC Women’s Golf Championship. The team has advanced to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2010.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/golf_homepage.jpg?VersionId=bRvijkYScpR8JWBjbNVyGf1XD.VpZ4cL)
The No. 15 Kent State University women’s golf team won its 19th straight Mid-American Conference (MAC) Women’s Golf Championship on April 23 at the Silver Lake Country Club in Silver Lake, Ohio.
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![David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, guides a poetry workshop. Hassler and other Wick Poetry Center staff will lead March for Science participants in a poetry-writing exercise.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Photo-of-David-Hassler---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=gTgxG57sLs3Z.YFc_sOGqP.TIG9pRaCA)
Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center Creates Science Stanzas, Participates in Inaugural March for Science
At the inaugural March for Science, a global demonstration centered in Washington, D.C., a special edition of the Wick Poetry Center's Traveling Stanzas titled Science Stanzas will provide an opportunity for…
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![Kent State University is honored to welcome Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker for the first university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.18.17%20Photo%20of%20Octavia%20Spencer.jpg?VersionId=fHOFUW0McSZ_AJXS1mSl25RxwmLeBhrE)
Kent State University is honored to welcome Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker for the first university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 13.
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![Kent State students pack the MAC Center and watch Rae Sremmurd perform on stage during FlashFest 2015.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/flashfest-2015-05.jpg?VersionId=yu4qmJZW_APZ15LQ2nBRJoooBYCzVMnN)
Kent State University’s 23rd annual FlashFest will host rap duo Rae Sremmurd and pop artist Sammy Adams on April 20.
Hosted by the Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government, FlashFest will take place at two locations on the Kent Campus. The first part of the show will begin…
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![A child enjoys throwing a whipped cream pie in the face of a sorority member during the 2015 Lil’ Sibs Weekend.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/LilSibsWeekend-1_0.jpg?VersionId=HSbWseizyPtG6F9YL62u3PQcd2hWBw.v)
Kent Interhall Council will host Kent State University students, faculty, staff and their families for Sibs and Kids Weekend on April 21-23.
This year’s theme is Cirque du Sib, featuring events and activities inspired by the circus and gymnastics. Activities include…
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![Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor in Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/DA64_047.jpg?VersionId=xB38Op27uzNAPNgkMKKNSRUMSaTbz1sj)
Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.