Community Impact

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at Kent State University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Everybody's heard about the bird! Oct. 12 is Flash's 38th birthday!

Downtown Kent is colored with pride, recognizing National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and preparing for Kent's Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 13-14. 

Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

On World Mental Health Day, Kent State is launching its own university-wide mental health campaign with a special event.

Changes have now been made to Rave, Kent State University’s Emergency Communication System, which is used to send Flash ALERTS as text messages when important information needs to be distributed in a timely fashion, such as during a safety crisis or weather emergency. 

Fall is the time to get protected from COVID-19 and flu. Appointments for shots are available at Kent State University's DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus.

You can submit your Kent State photos to appear in Kent State Today's daily "IN A FLASH" feature. 

Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job. 

A positive outlook and a love of flying keep this student pilot soaring toward his career goals.