Global Reach
![Dr. Dowell (left) and Ph.D. student, Sureeporn Suwannaosod (right) networked with worldwide nurse researchers in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Dowell (left) and Ph.D. student, Sureeporn Suwannaosod (right) networked with worldwide nurse researchers in Cape Town, South Africa.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/2016-07-22%2021.17.30.jpg?VersionId=fnMCqclW8jccUwEMhEQimR7o2Ogl8YfU&h=71976bb4&itok=oTXvip-h)
Kent State professor researches ways to better understand the health disparities of low-income, minority children who suffer from a chronic illness.
![The Florence 15 stand on the stairs of the Palazzo Vettori, along with Kent State Florence staff members Fabrizio Ricciardelli, director; Andrew Wyatt, coordinator of student engagement and immersion; and Giorgio Ridolfi, student assistant. The Florence 15 stand on the stairs of the Palazzo Vettori, along with Kent State Florence staff members Fabrizio Ricciardelli, director; Andrew Wyatt, coordinator of student engagement and immersion; and Giorgio Ridolfi, student assistant.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/1500x800_IMG_3851---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE_0.jpg?VersionId=WG.xk1rTx4Zwq8GU6kOQQ1bIwzQ0PEHM&h=ec98a0f6&itok=GcTOuBg7)
Kent State has been educating students in Florence, Italy for more than 40 years. But what is new is sending freshmen overseas before they have been introduced to traditional college life.
![Kent State University students studying middle childhood education pose in front of their artwork in their Teaching and Learning class in White Hall. Kent State University students studying middle childhood education pose in front of their artwork in their Teaching and Learning class in White Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/09.15.16%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20studying%20middle%20childhood%20education.jpg?VersionId=ayI4L_dkwxqI0qQIoIJOzjJJ9.vOALQh&h=a5b87e15&itok=Bsc6Q7zG)
University is one of three in the nation offering program.
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The Education Abroad Expo provides students with all the options and information needed to study overseas.
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Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, “Adios. Abrazo.”
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Nine students from Kent State's College of Business recently met the President of Iceland, His Excellency Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, during their study abroad trip to Europe.
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Chynarkul Ryskulova hopes to eventually have an impact on reforming the Kyrgyzstan education system
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Student visit Brazil to see health challenges up close
Education abroad program finds real-life health training for students traveling to Brazil