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![Hunter Mowen in Florence](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/HunterMowen_1500x600.png?VersionId=iZjp7DFmUXV_7_k0Grn3ejKEmtIqGOsd&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nB4qf7Ie)
![Judge Carla Moore has been named Kent State University’s 2017-18 President’s Ambassador. Judge Carla Moore has been named Kent State University’s 2017-18 President’s Ambassador.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Ambassador1.jpg?VersionId=EIMV.DT8RUZbqHH8OONGqn72oYEIpGjs&h=e6f36a9c&itok=FQ77wFmy)
Kent State University President Beverly Warren has named Judge Carla Moore the 2017-18 President’s Ambassador.
![Kent State’s Digital Commons chronicles Ohio’s long-standing tradition of enology, the study of wine and winemaking, which has boosted it into the top 10 wine-producing states. Kent State’s Digital Commons chronicles Ohio’s long-standing tradition of enology, the study of wine and winemaking, which has boosted it into the top 10 wine-producing states.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Wine1.jpg?VersionId=7tuUkCDxQXrE3OWhfQuaHxwJbxmbthmK&h=e6f36a9c&itok=XNz8Rlh3)
A team at Kent State University at Ashtabula has started a Digital Commons collection to showcase the Ohio wine industry.
![Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces. Dark crustacean shell fragment embedded in fossilized dinosaur feces.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/dinosaur_feces.jpg?VersionId=vj0B25ehiw54FXmHUeo.0A5hRAjwMlnE&h=b7b84bc6&itok=Th5hPGj-)
The discovery of fossilized dinosaur feces has scientists rethinking the eating habits of certain dinosaurs.
![Kent State invites the community to take part in breaking a record. Kent State invites the community to take part in breaking a record.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Mural.jpg?VersionId=4Q0r7GhAy8w8KMwSl04LqnObZPQd2s_E&h=732f7c29&itok=Y4BYyZZ5)
Help attempt to break the world record of the World's Largest Barefoot Painted Mural!
![Kent State employees pause to listen to Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities planning and design, during a Walk and Talk to learn about campus construction. The Walk and Talk is one of Kent State’s wellness initiatives for employees. Kent State employees pause to listen to Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities planning and design, during a Walk and Talk to learn about campus construction. The Walk and Talk is one of Kent State’s wellness initiatives for employees.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-AHA1.jpg?VersionId=2gWnc_b8NTSxUUphhqKuZv4.LMqCpL6e&h=e6f36a9c&itok=zkQF_ozD)
Kent State University has achieved silver-level recognition from the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.
![Kent State University students file into Dix Stadium for their Commencement ceremony this past May. Kent State has been selected as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. HEED photo](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/PHOTOLEAD-HEED.jpg?VersionId=ogjklk88ZzvwrWTvSyq87gcIMsk61bpC&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Ic3KdJVB)
Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth consecutive year.
![Kent State University employees participate in the Lunchtime Rejuvenation Yoga session – a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kent State University employees participate in the Lunchtime Rejuvenation Yoga session – a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-UniversityChallenge1.jpg?VersionId=GNoY0AFjrSuJwcdo07wELZpJBwRY7ZNz&h=e6f36a9c&itok=JgYC2ThG)
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides Kent State faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!