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March 1, 2019
Kent Wired Article
Halena Sepulveda
March 1, 2019
RecycleMania at Kent State encourages student to participate from KentWired.com on Vimeo.
Universities all across the country are participating in the annual…
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Jan. 10, 2019
The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Kent State University Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings…

Dec. 31, 2018
As Kent State senior Angela Deibel guides the ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) from the Aeronautics and Technology Building to front campus on a recent sunny day, she glances at a row of small lights that flash overhead.
“Those lights let us…

Dec. 17, 2018
By Jeff St.Clair WKSU
Our climate is rapidly changing. Recent studies show earth could be entering a period of warming not seen since the end of the age of dinosaurs. That is, if current trends continue. In this week’s…

Dec. 10, 2018
From Nov. 13- Dec. 14, Kent State University donation locations are accepting clean, gently used or new items. Needed are coats for all ages and other warm clothing, including hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Donations will go to…
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Dec. 3, 2018
Can I loft my bed?
Is there a dining hall near my residence hall?
Where am I able to park on campus?
To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus. Yes, that brain – the sculpture by Kent State Professor Emeritus of…

Nov. 26, 2018
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The Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) was excited to be able to offer competitively awarded seed…

Nov. 20, 2018
As the semester comes to a close, Kent State University is asking faculty and staff to reduce campus energy consumption over winter break (Dec. 23-Jan. 2). As a result of collective efforts over the 2017 holiday break, the university…

Nov. 14, 2018
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Sustainability improvements and increased weather observations are the focuses of two new grants the Kent State University Airport…
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Nov. 12, 2018
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret…