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Doggie kissing booth raised funds for campus group Paws for a Cause.

A doggie kissing booth at the Kent Student Center today helped raise funds for service dogs in training. 

Actors from Kent State's School of Theater and Dance perform in a teaching simulation for healthcare students..

Kent State nursing students and NEOMED medical students viewed a live simulation and received advice from experts in end-of-life care.

Andrew Snyder, outreach program director and adjunct faculty member of Kent State University’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment.

A groundbreaking interorganizational initiative led by Kent State University's College of Public Health aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.

Mashika Gallo

“Healthcare is a human right,” graduate student Mashika Gallo said, explaining why she pursued a degree in the healthcare design master’s program at Kent State. The results of this philosophy for Gallo include a clear focus and research that has won numerous scholarships.

 Students take part in the Making Our Own Space program (MOOS), which introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s design/build program for middle and high school students is in the spotlight for its new effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields. 

Bernice King

Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was frank and direct as she shared insights into racism in America today and her father’s legacy as keynote speaker of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

Kent State nursing students read an oath at the university's first White Coat Ceremonies.

White Coat Ceremonies were held on five Kent State campuses in January. 

Justine Gallo and Sun In Leo store

Justine Gallo, a 2022 Kent State fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent.

Emma Lentz, the student behind the Flash Fuel coffee design

When you fill your cup of coffee every morning from the Kent State University dining halls or reach for a new bag of coffee grounds in Rosie’s, have you ever stopped to think about where the Flash Fuel design came from?

Artificial Intelligence Graghic Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence writing software are raising concerns on college campuses across the country. Several local news stations have been following the rise of the AI software, and have discussed its capabilities with Kent State University faculty, staff and students.