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![Students gather at the site where one of four students was killed on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War Students gather at the site where one of four students was killed on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/file/May%204.jpg?VersionId=dak8XU9oCMrBc97oSMT5I.SuwyP3W3ep)
U.S. Secretary of the Interior announces the designation of the Kent State University May 4 Site as a National Historic Landmark.
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![Students gather at the site where one of four slain students was shot on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War. Students gather at the site where one of four slain students was shot on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Da19__012.jpg?VersionId=3Y59gM10xEXlM0700MXqnmh6YzVybS69)
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the Kent State University May 4, 1970, Site as a National Historic Landmark. The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national…
Out with the old and in with the new! Kent State University ushered in the New Year with a brand new website on Sunday, Jan. 8.
The cross-divisional redesign team, composed of team members from Information Services, University Communications and Marketing, all departments…
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The Kent State University Police Department was recently reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The recognition comes after a comprehensive review of the agency and marks the eighth time the…
University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village
Kent State University, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from…
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Kent State University will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715…
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![Kevin J. Spence (third from left), a Kent State University higher education administration doctoral student, is pictured with instructors of the University of Cienfuegos’ Pedagogical Institute, which prepares graduates for careers in education. Kevin J. Spence (third from left), a Kent State University higher education administration doctoral student, is pictured with instructors of the University of Cienfuegos’ Pedagogical Institute, which prepares graduates for careers in education.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/12.12.16%20Photo%20of%20Kevin%20Spence%20visiting%20the%20University%20of%20Cienfuegos%20in%20Cuba.jpg?VersionId=fAAh2leCgTR7ktHg8nZYflP0gMndgVEM)
Kevin J. Spence, a Kent State University higher education administration doctoral student, visited Cienfuegos, Cuba, to help bridge Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services’ past to the present.
In October, Spence discussed the Visiting Scholar program at…
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![Luke, a Doberman pinscher, enjoys the attention he receives from a student during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library. Luke, a Doberman pinscher, enjoys the attention he receives from a student during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/1500x800_TherapyDogs1---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=wl9RAkbvzmf6uA9pDcJlA60_5sJPdDGj)
Kent State University Libraries will once again provide the Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 12, and Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 3-5 p.m. in the University Library. The library hosts this event at the end of every semester in order to give students, faculty and staff the…
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![Gemma Casadesus-Smith, from Kent State's Department of Biological Sciences, received a three-year $444,000 grant to research the mechanisms associated with the benefits of Pramlintide.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Grant1.jpg?VersionId=YjV.8DosLO8CGBRlQwzNRe9esJ9klBAs)
At the Kent State University Board of Trustees meeting held today (Dec. 7, 2016), the Board voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute, further supporting significant existing research and providing additional support for researchers to collaborate across multiple…
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![Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a Kent State University student who currently serves as president of the Kent State Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance. Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a Kent State University student who currently serves as president of the Kent State Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/11.23.16%20Photo%201%20from%20Kent%20State%27s%20Veterans%20Day%20event_0.jpg?VersionId=JQcRIpTM11S3FpBk1evGB2CtNHngz5Yf)
For an eighth consecutive year, Kent State University has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I.