Nationally Distinctive
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Following Kent State’s designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.
![Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/esdri%20symposium-0260.jpg?VersionId=KvcINgoi7eNZvVx9jJKIkgB0ebcJl7rP&h=4a4d9694&itok=4gUG-Jvg)
Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at Kent State University
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Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.
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Two Kent State Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets, will be spending their summer immersed in an experience propelling them into a career with the Army.
![Telegram from the National Urban League Telegram from the National Urban League](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-27%20at%2011.39.33%20AM.png?VersionId=zPhyHR6mas6g1F8NdcM2hHOsE8o_VQEM&itok=MUdWdJQg)
Five days after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, an important message was sent to the nation's Urban Leagues.
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Kent State researchers presented their findings in the RASP Spring Research and Innovation Forum.
![Fungal Furniture exhibit at the DI Hub Muselab Fungal Furniture exhibit at the DI Hub Muselab](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230324_Innovation-Day_0063.jpg?VersionId=FTq93pWNzekqBC13eL4DigAMzan35k88&itok=KcpcA9u-)
An innovative experiment creates building materials from fungus.
![David Crosby will perform with his touring band on May 2 at Kent State University for the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert. (Photo provided by David Crosby)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/02.19.20%20Photo%20of%20David%20Crosby%20-%20photo%20provided%20by%20David%20Crosby_0.jpg?VersionId=nshtZ5JHAyM1YVNpOH0NuI_if8bpoCvB&h=f16c0aac&itok=TE56d31a)
First May 4 Commemoration without singer-songwriter David Crosby sparks memories and tributes
![Josh Wilder, a 2016 graduate of Kent State University's College of Podiatric Medicine, competes on "Survivor." (Screenshot from "Survivor" on CBS) Josh Wilder, a 2016 graduate of Kent State University's College of Podiatric Medicine, competes on "Survivor." (Screenshot from "Survivor" on CBS)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Josh%20Wilder%20-%20Survivor%20-%20CBS%20-%205.jpg?VersionId=nU2mm4npkniSfkuIRuq1YDvEY5ZevvLC&itok=VUKLUr9K)
Dr. Josh Wilder, who received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine in 2016, looks to outwit, outplay and outlast the other contestants on Season 44 of “Survivor.”
![It's a Wrap! Coats at the KSU Museum It's a Wrap! Coats at the KSU Museum](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230213_BC_230055_Museum%20Installation_121-HDR.jpg?VersionId=BCxdhK46SR814yIKZ0I_uj_h6GIchtDT&itok=FpiUBT2l)
"Head to Toe" at the Kent State Museum includes three exhibitions.