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Feb. 13, 2017
Kent State University was recognized with a bronze Bicycle Friendly University award from the League of American Bicyclists.
The Bicycle Friendly University award is presented to colleges and universities for their efforts toward…
Feb. 13, 2017
The first phase of the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is complete, with the opening of Ted Boyd Drive. The roadway alongside the Student Recreation and Wellness Center reopened last week, making the…
Feb. 13, 2017
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.
The Princeton Review is…
Feb. 13, 2017
By The Akron Beacon Journal
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"The new 2016 edition of the Princeton Review’s “Guide to 361 Green Colleges” features Kent State University as one of the most environmentally responsible “green” colleges.…
Feb. 13, 2017
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.
Visitors to downtown Kent can now…
Feb. 13, 2017
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial.
A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help Biology Professor …
Feb. 13, 2017
Two-way traffic has been restored to Summit Street throughout the construction zone. Johnston Drive also is open to motorists.
The roundabout at Ted Boyd/Johnston Drive is operational at this time. A video is…
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Feb. 13, 2017
Text by Katie Gerfen
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Walking on the Kent State University quad on a balmy fall evening, Mark Mistur, AIA, dean of the College of Architecture & Environmental Design, came across the school’s marching…
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Jan. 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. LEED is a…
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Nov. 15, 2016
The new 2016 edition of The Princeton Review’s “Guide to 361 Green Colleges” features Kent State University as one of the most environmentally responsible “green” colleges.
“It is a recognition of the advancement we have made with…
