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Hand-painted butterflies on palazzo pants are junior fashion student Maya Settimi's Salvador Dali-inspired design.

Kent State School of Fashion Has Role in Bringing Rare Salvador Dali Paintings to Ohio

What started as a simple conversation between a Kent State University School of Fashion student and the American head of the global luxury menswear and fabric brand Scabal touched off a series of events that will result in a group of rarely seen Salvador Dali paintings having their North American debut in Northeast Ohio on June 12.

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Executive Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley shakes hands with Kudaiberdi Kozhobekov, president of Osh State University in Kyrgyzstan.

Kent State Signs Agreement to Expand Partnerships in Central Asia

Kent State University has signed an agreement with Osh State University in Kyrgyzstan to help the Central Asian university develop graduate programs in cell biology and molecular genetics.

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Hetty Alves de Andrade and Fernanda Alves de Andrade Reis

A Hop, Skip and 5,000 Miles to Kent State

If you look into the stands of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center during a Kent State women's basketball game, you’ll find a mother-daughter pair of students from Brazil cheering with all their might. Five thousand miles from home, Hetty and Fernanda have found new activities and friends in the United States.

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PUCPR Building

Fire at Partner University in Brazil Disrupts Classes

A significant fire broke out at the Teatro Universitário (TUCA) of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil on April 15. Kent State University’s American Academy program operates on the PUCPR campus as part of the dual-enrollment partnership established between the two institutions in 2018. 

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Lara Kilchenmann

Swiss Graduate Student Finds Her Digital Marketing Path at Kent State

For Lara Kilchenmann, the journey from Switzerland to Kent State University wasn't just about pursuing higher education — it was about returning to a place that felt like home.

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Anne Louise Pesch Kruklis Abroad

Hemlines and Horizons: Senior Studies Fashion Across the Globe

Fashion design senior Anne Louise Pesch Kruklis has found inspiration around the world through Kent State’s global education opportunities. From Brazil and Florence to New York and Paris, each experience has helped shape her creative perspective and approach to fashion.

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Rachel Stauffer

Fashion Major Taking Her Research to the International Stage

This March, senior fashion design and marketing major Rachel Stauffer will take her fashion research to the international stage.

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Linda Spurlock, Ph.D. in Manot Cave

Digging Deep Into the History at Manot Cave

For thousands of years, Manot Cave in Western Galilee, Israel, remained a silent witness to human history. Now, Kent State University’s Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anthropology, and a team of international researchers are being recognized for bringing the secrets of Manot Cave to the surface. 

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Neurodiversity Research Initiative is hosting a seminar in autism research.

Kent State Partners With Brazilian University for Autism Research Seminar

Kent State University’s Neurodiversity Research Initiative has partnered with the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), for a three-day seminar on autism research.

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Rwandan students

IN A FLASH: Rwandan Students say "Murakaza neza!"

All of the students from Rwanda who are currently attending Kent State came out to welcome Claudette Irere, the Rwandan Minster of State for Education when she came to Kent State to discuss adding additional program partnerships to her African nation. 

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