Nationally Distinctive

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.

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.  

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

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

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at Kent State University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Mary Seats, a 2010 graduate of Kent State University, says she combined the tools she acquired while a student at Kent State with her own passion and grit to create the successes she enjoys today.

Clear skies over campus provided a view of the moon next to the Kent State water tower.

Jason Werstler, a 2001 Kent State University graduate who majored in education, is one of 25 teachers across the nation who were recently recognized for teaching excellence. He teaches construction at Massillon Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. 

Thursday October 5 - Sunday October 8 is Fall Break at Kent State.