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Torsten Hegmann, director of Kent State's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, stands in front of the institute's advanced X-ray scattering device, which is drawing scientists to Kent State for their research.

X-Ray Scattering Machine Draws Researchers From Region and Beyond

If you build it they will come: Kent State's advanced X-ray scattering machine is drawing researchers from as far as Canada.

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Cindy Smock, bka "Sister Cindy" preached to a crowd on Risman Plaza

IN A FLASH: Sitting With ‘Sister Cindy’

Campus preacher “Sister Cindy” Smock shared her message Monday and Tuesday on Risman Plaza.

Tags: freedom of speech, Diverse Kent State, Student Life, University News, Risman Plaza, Community & Society

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Mental health advocates

Blue, Gold, And Green: Mental Health Campaign at Kent State

The second Annual Mental Health Awareness Month at Kent State University will have a unique campaign this fall. 

“We are going to paint Kent State green,” said Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students at Kent State University. 

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Display of colorful hats at 2023 Latino Affairs Summit resource fair

IN A FLASH: Scenes From the Summit

The 2023 Ohio Latino Affairs Summit, "¡Juntos! Latino Growth Is Ohio Growth," convened on Friday at Kent State University's Kent Campus. 

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A large solar array atop the Kent State Field House.

Ohio EPA Honors Kent State with Environmental Excellence Award

Ohio EPA honors Kent State with a platinum award for environmental excellence.

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Ashtabula Campus Main Hall September 2023

Philanthropic Gifts Prompt Kent State Ashtabula Main Hall to Be Renamed After Longtime Dean Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D.

In recognition of the generosity and commitment of James E. Mayer Jr. and Glen and Nancy Warner for their gifts toward a $500,000 endowment, the Kent State University Board of Trustees approved on Sept. 20 naming the main building at Kent State University at Ashtabula as Susan J. Stocker Hall. 

Tags: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, University News, Organizational Sustainability, Kent State University at Ashtabula

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The Rock in 1976

The Day The Rock Moved

The Rock on Kent State's Front Campus wasn't always where it is today. 

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Students studying at Kent State University's College of Podiatric Medicine review foot X-rays.

Kent State Board of Trustees Approves Significant Tuition Reduction for In-State Podiatric Medicine Students

The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved a revised tuition rate for students enrolled at the university’s College of Podiatric Medicine at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus.

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