Community Impact

Kent State Celebrates Earth Month
April 22, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, and Kent State University is celebrating the whole Earth Month with the theme “Invest in Our Planet.”

Reminder: Put Your Phones Down
Hey, Kent State, the new distracted driving legislation went into effect on April 4. What is it and are there exceptions? Find out more.

Alumna Making Her Mark One Sip at a Time
For alumna Sharon Taylor, the combination of loving coffee and an unexpected health diagnosis changed both her diet and her career.

Pathology Research Seeking to Unlock Mysteries of the Brain
Since completion of her Ph.D. in 2016, Assistant Professor Melissa Edler and her colleagues have secured more than $2 million in research funding for examining aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

The Virtual Future of Educating Teachers
Three Kent State professors are developing a solution to a teacher training issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video.

Kent State Offers Welcoming Environment for Service Animals
Kent State campuses are no stranger to service animals. With 32 service dogs currently registered across all campuses and student organizations that train future service dogs like Paws with a Cause, the Kent State community happily welcomes service animals.

LaTisha Culler’s Long Journey To Her Dream
Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from Kent State.

IN A FLASH: See Your Photo Here
Anyone in the Kent State community can submit a photo for "IN A FLASH."

IN A FLASH: Golden Flashes are MVPs at Davey Elementary Carnival
Kent State student athletes connect with the community in many ways.

Alumna Digs Up Dream Job at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Have you ever seen a Mona monkey skull? Do you know what a Dunkleosteus terrelli is? Well, thanks to alumna Hailey Majewski you can see 3D images of both of these items and many more through the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.