May 4 Memorial has undergone restoration work since sustaining August 2023 storm damage.

Restoration work on the May 4 Memorial is nearing completion, after it sustained damage in a storm last August, according to Joseph Graham, university architect.Initially, the repairs were estimated to take between five- and six-months after approval to proceed with the project, but it took longer than expected. It had been the university’s intention to have the repairs completed by May 4, 2024.“The lead time for the stone didn’t allow for the repairs to be completed before May 4,” Graham said.A quarry in South Dakota produced the Carnelian granite used in the memorial’s co...

Logan Diener, Fashion Merchandising Graduate

When Logan Diener first journeyed nearly 1,200 miles to Kent State University from her hometown near Dallas, Texas, she wasn't entirely sure where her interest in fashion would lead her.But she knew she was in the right place with the right challenges to begin her exploration. "I liked downtown Kent. It was cool," she recalled. "And then their programs that they offered as well, just their study abroad in general. And then their New York program really stood out to me and that they required it. And then also that they required an internship as well, because a lot of programs don't do that...

Jennifer Rivera

Jennifer Rivera, a doctoral student in the School of Health Sciences, was recently awarded her second National Strength and Conditioning Association's (NSCA) Foundation Graduate Student Research Grant for nearly 15,000.The grant program funds graduate research in strength and conditioning that is consistent with the mission of the NSCA.Rivera will use the funds to support her dissertation, entitled "The Effects of Cold-Water Immersion Timing on Athletic Performance and Recovery," which will observe inflammatory markers that play a pivotal role in mediating recovery and skeletal muscle growth f...

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg observes how College of Aeronautics and Engineering students are trained in air traffic control technology.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Kent State University on Monday, touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that “the future of aviation leadership is in your hands.”It was Secretary Buttigieg’s first visit to Kent State. He was accompanied by U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes, a 2007 Kent State alumna, whose 13th Congressional District includes the Kent State University Airport. Buttigieg met with President Todd Diacon, Christina L. Bloebaum, Ph.D., dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and a contingent of students and profe...

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