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Oct. 21, 2025
Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the Kent State University Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in…
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Oct. 16, 2025
A field of 172 fellows in Kent State University’s 10th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) showcased their research as they competed in the three-minute presentations. The fields were narrowed down to 51 first-and second…
Oct. 15, 2025
Join the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute for a forum discussion with four experts on Oct. 21. In the presentations and conversation, we’ll be exploring varying work from nature, including foraging wild edibles, and…
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Oct. 10, 2025
The South End was historically home to laborers who built and worked on the railroads. “The majority of the homeowners were first-generation Eastern European immigrants and African Americans who moved north during the Great Migration,”…
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Oct. 8, 2025
Kent State University has earned an AASHE STARS Silver rating for its ongoing commitment to campus sustainability, a step up from the bronze rating on the university's past submission. “The Office of Sustainability's mission is to…
Oct. 5, 2025
University’s Bra Recycling Drive promotes sustainability, community impactMelora Shue, ReporterKent StaterOctober 5, 2025View Article
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Oct. 3, 2025
Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance, Wick Poetry Center and Brain Health Research Institute joined forces for an Oct. 1 dance performance that set poetry to motion.The warmth of the late afternoon sun filled the lobby of…
Sept. 29, 2025
We are proud to participate in Campus Sustainability Month. This annual October event celebrates higher education sustainability achievements while raising awareness of the value of sustainability in higher education. Campus…
Sept. 22, 2025
For Lauren Sigrist, a senior Environmental and Conservation Biology major, with a minor in Environmental Studies, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (…
Sept. 22, 2025
13th Annual Bra Recycling DriveKent State University Athletics, Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, Kent State of Well-being, Office of Sustainability, and SRVSS are hosting a bra recycling drive from Sept. 29 through Oct. 31 to…
