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Feb. 8, 2022
Anna Droz | Green Roof Professional (GRP) BY Living Architecture Monitor On February 8, 2022
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Anna Droz is a certified green roof professional (GRP) finishing up her PhD in ecology at Kent State University. She…
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Feb. 7, 2022
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded Kent State University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation…
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Feb. 7, 2022
Kent State University’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit organization that serves disadvantaged members of our community…
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Feb. 7, 2022
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded Kent State University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation…
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Feb. 1, 2022
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership…

Jan. 31, 2022
Kent State University Hosts Free Electronics Recycling Event
FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: MARCH 2, 9, 16, AND 23
The 2022 E-Cycle Drive at Kent State University is open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community.…
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Jan. 25, 2022
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) recently celebrated 10 years of fighting hunger, promoting food security, and reducing food waste by kicking off Flashes Fighting Hunger, an initiative dedicated to continuing that tradition with new tools…
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Jan. 25, 2022
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) recently celebrated 10 years of fighting hunger, promoting food security, and reducing food waste by kicking off Flashes Fighting Hunger, an initiative dedicated to continuing that tradition with new tools…

Jan. 12, 2022
The Portager on January 12, 2022
Kent State announced the dates for the March E-Cycle Drive. You'll be able to drop off old electronics for free on several dates throughout March. Learn more here.
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Dec. 3, 2021
A key element of the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University—and an objective of many researchers across the University—is to better understand our environment and the issues and processes that bring about…