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Events
The Office of Sustainability is involved in various events throughout the year.
- Campus Sustainability Month: October
- National Solar Tour: October
- Bra Recycling Drive: October
- Game Day Challenge: Fall Semester
- Winter Coat and Clothing Drive: November/December
- Campus Race to Zero Waste: Spring Semester
- E-Cycle Drive: March
- Earth Month Events: April
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![Kent State marketing major Brian Kupiec co-founded Magu Studios to bring hemp jeans to market. Kent State marketing major Brian Kupiec co-founded Magu Studios to bring hemp jeans to market.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/PHOTO%20LEAD-Hemp%20Jeans.jpg?VersionId=cmLb6tOVMBb1luM7XwL7wLf1D1JuAAz7)
An undergraduate education is a steppingstone for many to figure out their path in life. Some students pick their programs and career goals before their first semester begins.
KENT STATE STUDENT CREATES SUSTAINABLE JEANS FROM HEMP FIBERS; E-Inside; February 9, 2017
An undergraduate education is a steppingstone for many to figure out their path in life. Some students pick their programs and career goals before their first semester begins.Image
![Kent State University's Center for Undergraduate Excellence has received LEED Gold certification. Kent State University's Center for Undergraduate Excellence has received LEED Gold certification.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/photo%20leadCUE_0.jpg?VersionId=932zByONlMnWRg11_SvcnywH_AOVQzKp)
Several new and renovated Kent State University buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on Kent State’s campuses.
MORE KENT STATE BUILDINGS RECEIVE LEED CERTIFICATION; E-Inside; January 19, 2017
Several new and renovated Kent State University buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on Kent State’s campuses.Image
![At Kent State University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. At Kent State University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Fuel%20cell%20video.jpeg?VersionId=FNFawrhPop3AB5lVaSbUfhiQRJV7GOZi)
At Kent State University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies.
THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY LAB; E-Inside; January 19, 2017
At Kent State University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies.
Kent State University was recognized with a bronze Bicycle Friendly University award from the League of American Bicyclists.
KENT STATE AWARDED FOR BICYCLE-FRIENDLY CAMPUS; E-Inside; January 12, 2017
Kent State University was recognized with a bronze Bicycle Friendly University award from the League of American Bicyclists.
The first phase of the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is complete, with the opening of Ted Boyd Drive.
WATCH OUT FOR THE ROUNDABOUT; E-Inside; January 12, 2016
The first phase of the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is complete, with the opening of Ted Boyd Drive.
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to the Princeton Review’s Best 294 Business Schools: 2017 Edition.
KENT STATE’S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION REMAINS ON PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS LIST; E-Inside; December 2, 2016
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to the Princeton Review’s Best 294 Business Schools: 2017 Edition.By The Akron Beacon Journal
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The city of Kent is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center and Main Street Kent to bring Traveling Stanzas to downtown utility boxes.
THE CITY OF KENT UTILITY BOXES COME TO LIFE WITH POETRY FROM KENT STATE’S WICK POETRY CENTER; E-Inside; December 2, 2016
The city of Kent is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center and Main Street Kent to bring Traveling Stanzas to downtown utility boxes.Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial.
KENT STATE BIOLOGIST NETS GRANT TO STUDY CALORIE-BURNING PROCESS THAT COULD HELP FIGHT OBESITY; E-Inside; November 10, 2016
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial.
Two-way traffic has been restored to Summit Street throughout the construction zone.