Drupalites - New Elements & Features
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Hi, Drupalites!Along with the launch of Drupal 10, seven new elements and features are now available for use. Take Advantage of Seven New Elements & Features1) Resizing ImagesWe have reworked how we size images in Drupal. Now, you can resize your images in 50px increments from 100px wide all the way up to a 1200px full-width. The height of the image will be automatically sized based on the width. These styles will not crop your image’s aspect ratio, only change the size.To do this, you will use the “image styles” dropdown, which defaults to full size (known as Original Size.) Select y...

Research Training

The cognitive/cognitive development program is designed to train students in conducting and communicating high-quality psychological research.  As a graduate student in the cognitive/cognitive development program, you will have an opportunity to collaborate closely with one or more faculty members in ongoing research projects, from conception to publication.  In the first year, students begin a research project under the supervision of one of the cognitive/cognitive development faculty.

Kent Chapter of the American Advertising Federation

Kent Chapter of the American Advertising Federation is Kent State’s pre-professioal advertising student organization, with affiliation to the larger professional American Advertising Federation.
Cracking the case: Dr. Spurlock uses forensic art to help solve John Doe case

There are more than 400 missing persons cases in Ohio currently, and more than 100 of them are John or Jane Doe cases. One of those cases, referred to as the Cleveland Harbor John Doe, now has a better chance of being solved, thanks to Kent State University Associate Professor of Anthropology Linda Spurlock, Ph.D.Cleveland Harbor John Doe was found in Lake Erie by boaters in 2014. According to a report from Channel 19 News, the man was still wearing jeans, black work boots and a belt when his body was found caught in a break wall at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland Harbor.WATCH SPURLOCK'S ...

Video: The Power of a Kind Gesture

Students writing notes at Kindness Station

You never know the power of a single kind gesture.  Members of our Kent State community came together to spread some positivity to their fellow Flashes just in time for Random Acts of Kindness Day. {"preview_thumbnail":"/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/913783681.jpg?VersionId=DCSL6fDUrUJW9zProL.KwTYHooKWGkno&itok=tzZN1WTa","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/913783681","settings":{"responsive":1,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":0},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]}...

Moving the ‘BUS’ Forward to Maintain its Strong Legacy, Honor its History

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, tours the May 4 Visitors Center.

While Julian Grimes was growing up in Akron, Ohio, his great-aunt, Lois Foster, long-time vice president for United Way of Summit County, Ohio, saw his leadership potential.Foster, who died in 2020, was a mentor to Grimes,  now a Kent State University junior, and he is doing his best to live up to her expectations.Grimes is the current president of Black United Students, or BUS, one of Kent State’s oldest student organizations, which is credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month in 1970, six years before it received an official federal designation.It is...

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