Congratulations to clinical psychology doctoral student Megan Korhummel who has been selected to receive a 2026 Society for Affective Science Amplifying Diversity Award! Megan was identified as an individual who is expanding the diversity of the Society for Affective Science community and the perspectives represented in affective science research. In addition to the award, Megan has been invited to give an award presentation during the upcoming Society for Affective Science Conference in March. Megan works under the mentorship of Dr. Karin Coifman in the Department of Psychological ...

 Kent State University students, faculty, staff and community honored and reflected on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, featuring a dialogue centered on resilience, faith, justice and collective well-being. The panel discussion was held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom before an audience of 230 people.The panel discussion, “Keeping Joy, Faith and ‘The Dream’ Alive in Uncertain Times,” offered thoughtful perspectives on hope, purpose and progress. Co-chairs of the event were Katie Mattise, executive director, Learnin...

  Some of Kent State's international students, as well as those from other parts of the United States, experience snow for the first time while they're on campus.  The winter storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in most parts of Northeast Ohio covered the Kent Campus in a blanket of white and offered students an opportunity to take a break from their studies with sledding, snowball fights and snow angels.   Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future Ken...

 When Matilde Carboncini was walking through the streets of Florence, Italy, the summer before starting college, she stumbled upon something unexpected. "I saw a Kent State sign, and I was like, that is interesting," Carboncini recalls. "Why would there be a Kent State University here?"The senior track and field athlete from near Florence had already committed to Kent State, making the discovery of the university's education-abroad campus in her home region all the more serendipitous. As the world's attention turns to Italy for the 2026 Olympics, Kent State's connection to the countr...