As Kent State University’s School of Fashion celebrates the 20th anniversary of its New York City Fashion program, Kent State Today takes a look back through photos taken during the program’s first semester. The NYC Fashion program is a semester-long, education-away experience embedded in the heart of Manhattan’s historic Garment District.Kent State students began studying at the NYC Fashion program in spring 2006. There were 26 students in that first group of Kent State students who enrolled in the program and studied in New York City. Twenty years later, the program now i...

Nearly 30 students presented original research, scholarship and creative projects during the 2026 Student Showcase for Research, Scholarship and Creativity at Kent State University at Trumbull. Faculty judges evaluated poster presentations and selected Madeleine Hadrys as the grand prize winner. Hadrys earned a $1,000 Student Showcase scholarship for her presentation, "The Chemistry of Forever Chemicals: PFAS and Their Environmental Persistence and Human Health Impacts." Valerie Cubon-Bell, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Kent State Trumbull, served as Hadrys' facul...

Kent, Ohio, is officially the No. 1 college town in Ohio.MoneyLion, the personal finance and digital banking platform, released its list of the 20 Best College Towns in America in 2026 — and Kent made the cut, ranking No. 8 nationally. The rankings evaluated cities across a range of livability factors, including the percentage of residents aged 20 to 24, average monthly rent and expenses, median household income, and annual cost of living. Of the more than 400 cities studied, only 20 made the final list.Kent was the only Ohio city to appear on the national list — making it the state's top coll...