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A symbol of the Kent-Akron rivalry: the fabled Wagon Wheel

The Golden Flashes men's basketball team met the Akron Zips three times in 2023 and emerged victorious twice, with one win occuring during the Mid-American Conference Tournament last March. In a special appearance, Kent State's own "Elvis" mopped the floor during one of the games.  Now, the fabled Wagon Wheel is up for grabs on...

Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences

ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hi...

Carved stone brain statue at Kent State University

Researchers at Kent State University and the University of Akron have partnered to develop a new intervention program for a relatively common but largely unrecognized neurological condition. Dr. Doug Delahanty, Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Vice President for Research Faculty Develo...

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Kent State's "We the People" Exhibition on Display near the Esplanade Arch in May 2019

Kent State University is pleased and proud to announce the return of “We the People,” a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity. The exhibition will return to the Kent Campus, on the Lefton Esplanade, from Sept. 6-30, overlapping with the Kent Creativity Festival, and will include featured events like spea...

immigrant women grocery shopping

A School of Peace and Conflict Studies Instructor, Anuj Gurung, just completed an important applied research project worth noting and celebrating…   Political Science doctoral candidate and SPCS instructor Anuj Gurung worked as a Research Consultant for the International Institute of Akron in t...

We are thrilled to be a finalist for the Knight Arts Challenge and to have our Traveling Stanzas project promote the voices of students, immigrants, and refugees in the city of Akron!   ANNOUNCING THE FINALISTS IN THE KNIGHT ARTS CHALLENGE AKRONon Twitter Posted by Bahia Ramos and Kyle Kutuchief Bahia Ramos is arts program di...