University Culinary Services
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Food trucks return to Risman Plaza every Wednesday through the end of April.
![Fresh vegetables at DI Hub Fresh vegetables at DI Hub](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/221214-DI-Hub-Food_RD-00104.jpg?VersionId=SRSIK3ZOZqH9fcTt9oCytJdcVxe2sEMu&itok=gaXjcb9M)
Student cooks working in University Culinary Services see firsthand the fresh ingredients and care that goes into preparing meals at campus dining halls.
![DI Dining - serving station DI Dining - serving station](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/221214-DI-Hub-Food_RD-00019_0.jpg?VersionId=6e8vQmoK5Okgj763rNeL8_l3g0TKys2F&itok=EdeSMjBp)
The DI Hub's executive chef wants to make sure every student gets what they want to eat - with a side of vegetables.
![Fresh Fruit at DI Hub Fresh Fruit at DI Hub](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/221214-DI-Hub-Food_RD-00085.jpg?VersionId=GVZElyhHw4I.oT7ZvVUjHEmt_JL.Snwx&itok=yi5SXQ3w)
University Culinary Services is always listening and adapting to create nutritious, on-campus meal options for Kent State students to enjoy.
![The Glaser String Quartet performing at the DI Hub. The Glaser String Quartet performing at the DI Hub.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/328496953_571396971526461_4214635302642358318_n.jpg?VersionId=AIgromh7Quz6f.D1Jz13ox59i54VBIAe&itok=9uD8jJxt)
A group of graduate students from Kent State's School of Music gave an impromptu, lunchtime performance at the DI Hub.
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The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at Kent State University are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at Kent State, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy and high-grade fertilizer.