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Some of the nurses in the Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremonies

Kent State University's College of Nursing held two White Coat Ceremonies on the Kent Campus last week. 

A Marching Golden Flash, Flash the Mascot and "Super Fan" at Dix Stadium during the Homecoming game

Everyone was at Dix Stadium to cheer for our Golden Flashes at Kent State's Homecoming celebration last weekend.

One of the winning teams at a prior SKYHACK event

An aviation-themed hackathon brings together students from all disciplines and challenges them to develop solutions for real-world aerospace challenges. 

Rain on fall leaves, by Vance Voyles

A photo submitted by a Kent State Today reader captures the small-scale beauty found on campus in fall. 

Pres. Diacon addressing the Reimagining the Academy Conference

A transformational conference on Kent State's Kent Campus brought together three of Ohio's top universities.

Michelle Gullion

In her time with the National First Ladies Library and Museum, Michelle Gullion has become known as the international “point person” for information on presidential wives. Yet, in the nearly two decades that she’s been in her current role, Gullion said women’s history has really been regarded as an emerging field with plenty of research yet to be done.

Kent State University employees and Flash, the university mascot, take part in a spinning class. For the third year in a row, the American Heart Association has recognized Kent State for its workplace wellness program.

Brain health researchers, including J. David Glass, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Kent State University, have been conducting studies that show the connection between cycling and increased happiness and brainpower.

Kent State Today
Finished Shoe

Andrea Sosa Fontaine’s artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe’s natural way of expressing a person’s identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.  

Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

A Kent State alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes.