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The Student Green at sunrise.

IN A FLASH: Farmers' Market on the Student Green

As we move further into spring, The Kent State Farmers' Market has moved to the Student Green.

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Earth Day , In a Flash

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A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Tuesday, April 25, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Grounds , University Facilities Management , Division of Finance and Administration

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Assistant Professor Syed A.M. Shihab, Ph.D., assistant professor is researching how AI can prevent bird strikes.

Kent State Professor Believes Artificial Intelligence Can Prevent Bird Strikes

An American Airlines flight in Columbus had to make an emergency landing after a bird strike caused an engine fire over the weekend. Flight 1958, which was headed from Columbus to Phoenix, safely returned to John Glenn Columbus International Airport …

Tags: Research & Science , University News , Community & Society

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Students in the Upward Bound program during the summer of 2022

Summer Program Will Offer Lessons in Civics, Literature and a Sense of Connectedness

A five-week pilot project funded by a $15,000 Teagle Foundation Knowledge for Freedom Program grant will be held at Kent State this summer for Upward Bound and Firestone High School students.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , Success Story

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New Research Alliance Creates Environment for Innovation

Collaboration between institutions provides more resources for students. Kent State's participation in a new Research Alliance is creating space and time for students to innovate across Northeast Ohio.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Student Life

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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. 

Tags: University News , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , Nationally Distinctive , Office of the President , Office of the Provost , Division of Finance and Administration , Student Life , In a Flash

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Future roommates Kenzi Riley (left) and Canna Stephens (right) meet for the first time at Future Flash Day at Kent State University.

Incoming Students Experience Campus, Get Excited for Fall at Future Flash Days

Future Flash Days, when admitted students and their families visit the Kent Campus, enjoyed another successful year for 2023. Nearly 1,300 students from 24 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, experienced what it is like to be a Golden Flash.

Tags: University News , Admissions , Division of Enrollment Management , Student Life

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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.
 

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive

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