Kent State Today will be following a group of six Golden Flashes for the 2024-25 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group of students are at various places in their Kent State University academic careers and will share their experiences throughout the year as they take part in our distinctive programs, research and global experiences.  Read our first article about Lapikas and our other “Year With a Flash” students here.  The one place that service dog-in-training Knox doesn’t follow Rylie Lapikas, a junior nursing stud...

The Kent State University Museum is pleased to reveal a new look in its front lobby, as part of the new museum director’s broader initiative to make the museum more accessible, inclusive, and welcoming. In addition to facility updates, the museum has added tables and seating for students and visitors and has also installed new artwork by Cleveland-based artist, Jen P. Harris.Harris’s work, entitled “Mercury’s Matter,” is on loan from the artist and highlights the museum’s mission to display exceptional textile art and to inspire the next generation of artists and designers.Museum Director Sara...

Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., a distinguished Professor of Information Science at Kent State University, was recognized with the prestigious ASIS&T 2024 Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association for Information Science & Technology. This award recognizes her exceptional and sustained contributions to the field of information science, particularly highlighting her impact on theory, scholarship, practice, leadership, education and mentoring."This recognition is well deserved, and evidence of the incredible impact Dr. Zeng has made globally as an information scientist." – D...