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Julia Hazel, Kent State junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET Kent State's elevator pitch competition.

Kent​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.

Julia Hazel, Kent State junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET Kent State's elevator pitch competition.

Kent​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.

Kent State Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and undergraduate student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University)

Thanks to a NASA grant recently secured by researchers from Kent State and other local universities, techniques to identify harmful algal blooms in and around Lake Erie will soon be implemented. 

Kent State Lecturer Ellen Daniels is contributing to a national effort to boost the monarch butterfly population.

Kent State Lecturer Ellen Daniels' hobby is more than just something to pass the time – she is contributing to a nationwide effort to help boost the dwindling monarch butterfly population.

Students at Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine work in the Foot and Ankle Clinic.

Kent State University's College of Podiatric Medicine is teaming up with the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic to help reach a segment of the population that may not otherwise receive care for wounds that fail to heal.

Kent State University has received a $3.1 million gift for a College of Business Administration scholarship endowment from the estate of Kent State alumnus Joseph Stevens.

Kent State University has received a $3.1 million gift for a College of Business Administration scholarship endowment from the estate of Kent State alumnus Joseph Stevens.

The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Kent State Salem's new virtual reality classroom.

Kent State University at Salem has officially opened its new virtual reality classroom, providing students and staff with technology that will greatly enhance learning experiences across several areas of study.

A nursing student watches as her instructor demonstrates how to use a catheter during a class in Henderson Hall.

Nurses wanting to pursue a baccalaureate degree now have an easier way to do so, thanks to the Kent State University College of Nursing’s revised, 100 percent online RN-to-BSN program that was launched this semester.

Members of Autism Connections Kent, a student organization created by students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their allies, pose for a photo at the Kent Student Center during their first meeting last fall.

Two of Kent State University’s autism initiatives were ranked on two separate lists of top colleges for students with autism.