Community & Society

Nursing students learn about muscle structure at the Twinsburg Academic Center

Kent State’s College of Nursing offers programs on five of the university’s eight campuses. 

UCM Student Workers with Flash

In every Kent State University video commercial there are students. Students are the face of Kent State. But students do more than participate as talent in front of the camera. They help plan, record and edit these videos. And let us say, these videos take longer than you think to create.

The Dec. 2, 2022 fire at the former Star of the West mill complex.

The cause of a fire that burned for two days last week at the historic Star of the West mill complex remains undetermined. 

Dancers rehearse for "Dance '22: Shifting Landscapes"

"Dance '22: Shifting Landscapes" has performances Dec. 2-4 on the Kent Campus.

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Downtown Kent Mill Fire


On Friday morning, Kent State issued an advisory to the community about a fire that erupted at the former Star of the West mill in downtown Kent. Though the smoke is visible from campus, there is no danger on campus as the fire is contained to downtown.

Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., (top left) assistant professor at Kent State Stark Campus, took part in a spring break trip to Mexico with students to study sustainable agricultural practices.

Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., assistant professor of Management and Information Systems at Kent State University’s Stark Campus recently was featured in The Repository, Canton, Ohio newspaper for her work on promoting business ideas to help the local economy. 

The Kent State Farmers Market at the DI Hub

Shop the final Kent State Farmers’ Market of Fall today at the DI Hub.

Students learn techniques to help people feel better.

Students at Kent State University's East Liverpool Campus learn to use physical therapy to help people recover. 

Sign outside of Kent State's LGBTQ+ Center

In the wake of Saturday's mass shooting in Colorado, Kent State gathered to process and reflect with the LGBTQ+ community.

Kent State's Winter Coat and Clothing Drive

From Nov. 14 through Dec. 9, university groups on the Kent Campus will be collecting clean, gently used or new items from all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters.