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May 11, 2022
Kent State Magazine Spring/Summer 2022
By Candace Goforth DeSantis, BS ’94
Concerned about the dire crisis facing their generation, Kent State students are drawing attention to the causes of climate change and demanding action.
In…
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May 11, 2022
Kent State Magazine Spring/Summer 2022
By Lisa Abraham, photos by Rami Daud, BA ’20
Imagine a day when Ohio’s environment is unable to sustain native trees like the sugar maple, which produces the sap distilled into Ohio maple syrup—or…
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May 11, 2022
Kent State Magazine Spring/Summer 2022
By Jillian Kramer, BA ’06
In their shared Biogeochemical Oceanography and Soil Science (or BOSS) laboratory at McGilvrey Hall, married couple Timothy Gallagher, PhD, and Allyson “Allie” Tessin, PhD…
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May 11, 2022
Kent State Magazine Spring/Summer 2022
By Jan Senn, photo by Greta Bell, BS '22
Let Our Powers Combine!” If you’re a millennial—or watched children’s TV shows in the early 1990s—that expression may ring a bell. It’s a catchphrase…
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May 6, 2022
Daffodil Hill, on Kent State University’s Kent Campus, is part of the May 4, 1970 site, which was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
The cascade of flowers on the hill overlooking Kent State Commons was part of a concept…
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April 29, 2022
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Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are…
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April 28, 2022
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at Kent State University are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at Kent State, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but…
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April 28, 2022
The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.
The city of Kent…
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April 28, 2022
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at Kent State University are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at Kent State, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but…
April 23, 2022
Kent Wired Article
By Joyleah Odom, Reporter
April 23, 2022
Music filled the room as eager students floated between tables lined throughout the Student Center’s second floor Tuesday afternoon in celebration of Earth Month. The…
