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Kent State's College of Podiatric Medicine hosted the Walk to Defeat ALS

Hundreds Gather at Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine to Raise Money for ALS

Hundreds of walkers joined the ALS Association Northern Ohio Chapter for the walk held at the college’s Independence campus to raise money for the ALS Association, which is the only national nonprofit organization fighting ALS.

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Three Trees 9/11 Memorial

IN A FLASH: A Living Memorial to 9/11

Kent State honors the memory of those lost on 9/11 with a living memorial on its Kent Campus.

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Daily Kent Stater Headlines

Remembering 9/11 Through the Eyes of the Daily Kent Stater

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, started out as a typical day at the Daily Kent Stater. Reporters were preparing for their daily assignments. Editors were planning their daily meetings. But, by the time Daily Kent Stater staff got to the newsroom on Tuesday, they were faced with just one story: a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.  

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University Libraries is hosting a Constitution Day event Sept. 18, 2023

Celebrate the Birth of the US Government, Constitution Day, with University Libraries

Fabrizio Ricciardelli, Ph.D., director of the Kent State University Florence Center will speak on the topic "The Italian City-State and the Roots of Democracy" at University Libraries' Constitution Day on Sept. 18.

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Kent State students explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art

IN A FLASH: Meeting at The Met

Students from Kent State New York City Fashion gained inspiration from a visit to New York's Metropolitian Museum of Art.

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1922 Faculty Collage

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: 1922-1923’s Faculty Roster Includes Many Names Familiar Today

After decades of dedications, the list of buildings names on campus reads like a faculty roster from Kent State Normal College in 1922-23. 

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Flu vaccines are being offered.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Kent State University's DeWeese Health Center is offering three flu shot clinics for students, faculty, and staff to get protected for the 2023-2024 flu season on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 and Sept. 26.

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Student Volunteers at "Stuff the Truck" Food Drive

Kent State Fights Hunger With Meijer

Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and Kent State can help people support Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping. 

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Planes flying at the Cleveland Airshow

Capturing the Power of the Cleveland Air Show

Kent State staffer Michael Gershe captured the power of the Cleveland National Air Show this weekend with his photography.

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Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

'I feel that I can really offer that empathy'

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

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