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![Bob Christy, coordinator for photography at University Communications and Marketing, took this photo at Cape Cod of a mother showing her child the ocean for the first time.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Christy-Header.jpg?VersionId=OUsCeZb0R1MzK61qUxSDxswAsuwGGwBD&h=ec98a0f6&itok=AheWLrMo)
Kent State University employees shared some of their favorite summer vacation and staycation photos with e-Inside.
![Kent State architecture and urban design students stand near the aging waterfront in Havana, Cuba, in an effort to design plans to help restore it. (Photo credit: Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative).](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Cuba.jpg?VersionId=R6WE4uiK.IgJef30b7p.SSBoMpoBjOq5&h=ec98a0f6&itok=5uGmQl3z)
From its island greenery and beautiful, clear beaches – to its vintage American cars and aged architecture – Havana, Cuba, is a place where few American college students have explored in more than 60 years.
![Kent State University at Ashtabula Sociology Professor Brian Castellani, Ph.D., has been named a Systems Science Scholar by AcademyHealth.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Castellani.jpg?VersionId=S9S7mnrMITZmwgnhvFD9jtWjY.dkAbYc&h=ec98a0f6&itok=enlkDTQ4)
Kent State University at Ashtabula Sociology Professor Brian Castellani, Ph.D., was recently named a Systems Science Scholar by AcademyHealth.
![Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of Kent State, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video. The award recognizes outstanding work by student journalists. (Photo credit: Gary Hanson)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Journalism.jpg?VersionId=wsJsoi.0Tgr0S7groDdpGDfvb8FcSRYW&h=ec98a0f6&itok=jyq7XItk)
Vivian Feke, a recent graduate of Kent State University who studied broadcast journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the winner of the 2016 Student Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award for video.
![Joanne Dowdy, professor in Kent State's School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, teaches a class in White Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-GreatCollege1.jpg?VersionId=1HVnBmk8uYkAj77bZSpAmFU0gMuArSmJ&h=ec98a0f6&itok=4bgF8Ykq)
Kent State University is being recognized for the seventh time as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities.
![Polycarp A. Ikuenobe, Ph.D., Kent State professor of philosophy, won an Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Profiles1.jpg?VersionId=9gIjwy.SIeZZSDRbiSwIlX.sA2_9yinu&h=ec98a0f6&itok=D0-lh7Gn)
When receiving a 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, Polycarp A. Ikuenobe felt a sense of vindication after overcoming his humble beginnings and defying those who did not believe in him.
![Kent State University at Tuscarawas is located in New Philadelphia and offers associate, bachelor's and certificate programs.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/RegionalFea1.jpg?VersionId=xJz3nfZFiw.rDVhVxSu5FMUcLbsQPcw9&h=ec98a0f6&itok=6FEnhYIZ)
Kent State University at Tuscarawas has announced the appointment of three new administrators, including an interim assistant dean for the campus.
![Kent State University at Ashtabula employees stay active during a lunch break on the campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/On%20the%20Move.jpg?VersionId=axPgdFpr9gDc1iP4II5srLTe4Gn7eZw0&h=ec98a0f6&itok=eBuF81oB)
Kent State has earned the designation of a Top 50 Most Active Company, beating out 27 organizations in the Large Business Category of the Wellness Council of America’s national challenge to get employees across the country “On the Move” in 2016.
![In his senior year at Kent State, Joshua Ishihara invented a glove that interprets and speaks American Sign Language to help bridge a communication gap.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Glove1.jpg?VersionId=__rL75LvtMuetLow36ZC210U.1lBOjWR&h=ec98a0f6&itok=VVTEmcLV)
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary black glove with a white palm. But if you take a closer look, you will see it is equipped with sensors and a speaker.
![Pictured are Kent State students Patrick Shade, Cameron Gorman, Matt Poe, Taylor Kerns and Anna Huntsman with John Butte, coordinator of career services for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Conventions.jpg?VersionId=ApgBuYUrrT2fRxHyaWxcVaFqiY16YsZS&h=ec98a0f6&itok=2pNLq5tq)
Five Kent State University students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will contribute to news coverage for TEGNA, Inc. stations across the country, as Republicans and Democrats converge upon Cleveland and Philadelphia for conventions this month.