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Kent State President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 Kent State faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.
Kent State President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the Kent State University College of Communication and Information.
New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

Roe Green Foundation Makes $2.2 Million Gift to Fund Visiting Director Series at Kent State

Roe Green, the affectionately named “Fairy Godmother” of Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance, is once again making wishes come true for current and future generations of students.
Roe Green Foundation Makes $2.2 Million Gift to Fund Visiting Director Series at Kent State

Kent State Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

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Kent State Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

Kent State Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building

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Kent State Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building

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School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is ranked 4th in the U.S. overall and 22nd in the world for design.

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Nation's Healthiest

Winner of the prestigious 2018 Healthy Campus Award

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Nation’s Best
Kent State Voted Best College Dining Experience
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Top in the Nation
Ranked among the top in the nation for research on stress disorders and trauma psychology
https://www.kent.edu/psychology
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Education-Abroad Programs in More than 60 Countries
https://www.kent.edu/globaleducation
Top 10
M.A. in translation program among top 10 in U.S.
https://www.kent.edu/appling/ma-translation-program-ranking
2x Average
Nearly 10 percent of all Kent Campus students are international, almost 2 times the national average
https://www.kent.edu/globaleducation/why-kent-state
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Home to the No. 1 flight program in Ohio and nationally recognized
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Golden Flashes, submit photos of your favorite “hidden gem” spot on campus to ! https://t.co/gwOTLnqT45
Birthplace of LCD
Home to the innovative and groundbreaking Liquid Crystal Institute, founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, Ph. D.
https://www.kent.edu/kent/news/success/kent-state%E2%80%99s-liquid-crystal-institute-celebrate-%E2%80%9C50-years-innovation%E2%80%9D
Academic Urbanism
College of Architecture and Environmental Design building bridges town and gown
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/arts/design/millions-of-square-feet-billions-of-dollars-an-arts-universe-expands.html?_r=0
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Pulitzer Prize Winners and Counting
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Undergraduate Programs of Study
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Active U.S. Patents for Research
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How an Icebreaker Exercise Turned Into a Global Experience

Mariah Gray left her comfort zone, lived in the present and ventured where she never dreamed of going. Learn how this biology/pre-medicine major discovered new perspective 8000 miles from home.

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Carrie Esser used water-based body paint to turn herself into a “queen bee.” Her artistry landed her in the second round of the NYX Cosmetics 2018 Face Awards USA.
Passion, Purpose and the Power of Paint

This entrepreneur major utilizes paint brushes, vibrant colors and an unrestrained imagination to transform the human body into astounding works of art.

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After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the Kent State University College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.
Kent State Nursing Student Takes Graduation by Storm

Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.

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Freshman B.J. Duling hopes to score not just on the basketball court, but also in the world of fashion design
Dual Purpose: B.J. Duling Follows Passion for Fashion Design in Addition to Basketball Success

Who is 6’7” and can dunk a basketball on the same day he is designing a clothing line?

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Kent State doctoral student Anna Droz researches how to improve green roofs by planting experimental gardens in Cleveland, Ohio.
Up on the Rooftop

Biological Sciences Doctoral student Anna Droz envisions more efficient rooftop gardens for tomorrow’s urban planners.

 

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