This year, the Kent State University community joined together to continue its proud tradition of giving back. During the month of November, more than 5,000 gifts were made, raising more than $2.8 million for scholarships and programs across the university’s eight-campus system during the 2023 Giving Tuesday campaign. This total includes nearly $1.1 million from legacy gifts, $150,000 from Kent State University Foundation matching gifts and more than $1.6 million from outright gifts and matches. In the past nine years, the monthlong Giving Tuesday campaign has built a legacy as Kent...

Isabella Hinz is a professional pilot major in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering who is learning firsthand everything she needs to know about flying an airplane, including how dangerous it is when your oxygen levels drop in high altitudes. Hinz had the opportunity to experience the condition hypoxia in the Hypoxia Recognition Training/Portable Reduced Oxygen Training Enclosure (PROTE) that was available Dec. 6-9 at the FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center at Kent State Airport.  Hypoxia is a condition that occurs when a person is deprived of oxygen, which can be fatal if untre...