Kent State University faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100.
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The Jenkins Student-Athlete Academic Centeris the latest advancement in Kent State University Intercollegiate Athletics' initiative to improve student-athlete welfare.
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Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biological sciences in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.
Rebecca Meehan, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, delivered a poster presentation titled “Developing Standards for Usability in Electronic Health Records: Challenges and Opportunities” at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) annual meeting in Chicago on Nov. 15, 2016. (Authors: Mitra A. Rocca, Rebecca Meehan, John Ritter, Gary Dickinson, Kandace Kelly, Lauralee Barrett, Ethan Budreau, Constance Johnson.)
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Alison Smith will become the new dean of Kent State University’s Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in Kent State’s Department of Geology and has served in various administrative, research and teaching roles
An innovative new partnership will soon help accelerate the process of bringing faculty innovations to commercial markets in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Cleveland State University and Kent State University a grant to develop a joint technology commercialization and startup fund. The program will give university faculty and startup companies access to an $800,000 fund that will assist in accelerating commercialization of university technology and bringing innovative new products to market.
Approximately 13,500 years after nomadic Clovis hunters crossed the frozen land bridge from Asia to North America, researchers are still asking questions and putting together clues as to how those early inhabitants not only survived in a new landscape 
According to the American Cancer Society, the U.S. will see an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in 2017.
Celebrating College Teaching, sponsored by the University Teaching Council, has issued a call for abstracts for the 24th annual conference to be held on Friday, Oct. 20. This is an open call, but those who received funding from the University Teaching Council are obligated to submit an abstract and present their work.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:23 AM
Dear Employees of the Kent State University Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, Kent State must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Kent State University's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.