Success Story

Several Kent State Men’s Golf Players and Coach Receive MAC Honors
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The Kent State University men’s golf team poses for a group picture after winning its 24th Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship. The team placed second at Regionals and now advances to the NCAA Championship.

University Commemorates May 4, 1970, Tragedy
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A student stands vigil on the spot where one of four students was shot on May 4, 1970.

MAC Awards Several Honors to Kent State Women’s Golf Players and Coach
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The Kent State women’s golf team smiles after winning its 19th straight MAC Women’s Golf Championship. The team has advanced to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2010.

Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center Creates Science Stanzas, Participates in Inaugural March for Science
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David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, guides a poetry workshop. Hassler and other Wick Poetry Center staff will lead March for Science participants in a poetry-writing exercise.

At the inaugural March for Science, a global demonstration centered in Washington, D.C., a special edition of the Wick Poetry Center's Traveling Stanzas titled Science Stanzas will provide an opportunity for participants to discover the intersection of expressive writing and scientific inquiry.

Rappers Rae Sremmurd to Return to Kent State for FlashFest 2017
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Kent State students pack the MAC Center and watch Rae Sremmurd perform on stage during FlashFest 2015.

Siblings and Children to Experience Kent State With Their Older Siblings or Parents
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A child enjoys throwing a whipped cream pie in the face of a sorority member during the 2015 Lil’ Sibs Weekend.

Researcher Receives Five-Year Grant From the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health
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Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor in Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. 

U.S. News & World Report Places School Among the Top Graduate Programs in Library and Information Science
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New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report place Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science. The school's faculty and staff are pictured.

New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report place Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science – again.

Kent State Student Proves Height and Weight Do Not Determine Strength
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Kent State student Brooke Mullins stands in front of the Lordstown Fire Department – Station 36 in the Village of Lordstown, Ohio, where she serves as a volunteer firefighter.

Kent State Track Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes
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Kent State student-athlete Richard Dahome from the track and field team is preparing to share his secrets to his success by launching a series of athletic camps for students third grade through high school, taught by some of the best athletes in the world

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