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Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, spoke at Kent State University on Friday, April 21.

Stanford University Professor Encourages Neurodiversity Advocacy Through Education and Research

Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, spoke at Kent State University on Friday, April 21, for the inaugural Neurodiversity Research Initiative Invited Lectureship, sponsored by the new Neurodiversity Research Initiative. 

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Administrators at Crawford Hall Beam Signing

IN A FLASH: Signs of Support - and Progress

University administrators, donors and other supports of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship participated in a signing of the ceremonial final beam for Crawford Hall. 

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KSU Combat Robotics Team

Combat Robotics Team Makes 2023 NHRL Season Debut

Not long after their attendance at the 2022 Championship Competition, the Kent State University Combat Robotics Team was back in action at the Norwalk Havoc Robotics League’s March competition. This was made possible by a very generous anonymous donation to rebuild the team’s previous robot, which h…

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Phone in beachbag on sand

Put the Phone Away This Summer Vacation

Smartphones make traveling so much easier..most of the time. Professor Andrew Lepp recently talked to Vox about how “Your Phone Is Ruining Your Vacation.”

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Acquiring Designer Fashion at Discount Prices

Lauren Copeland, Ph.D., assistant professor at Kent State’s School of Fashion, discusses how consumers can obtain designer clothing at discount prices and what to look for when purchasing secondhand apparel.

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Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970, historian and advocate.

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at Kent State’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of Kent State University Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Kent State Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.

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What Determines Your Social Behavior as You Develop Into an Adult?

For two decades, Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University, has been studying what happens within the brain that potentially modulates social behavior such as aggression, social memory and maternal care.

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Graphic for a video game created by AGD students

Animation Game Design Soars to the Top 50 of Princeton Review

The Princeton Review’s 2023 rankings of top undergraduate schools for game design have been released, and the Kent State University College of Applied and Technical Studies Bachelor of Science degree in Animation Game Design (AGD) program broke through the top 50 as one of the best programs in game design studies.
 

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