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For the second straight year, five Kent State University athletic programs are being recognized by the NCAA with Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic performance.     A total of 10 athletic programs spanning 20 teams (nine sports) from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) have been recognized by the NCAA for their academic performance. Kent State’s five recognized teams are the most among the MAC schools. No other school in the conference had more than three teams recognized. “Having five sports recognized this year is a testament to the commitment that the entire Kent S...

Kent State University alumnus and NFL Pro Bowler Josh Cribbs is coming home for Kent State's 2016 Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1. Join Cribbs, and thousands of other Golden Flashes, for all the fun and exciting events. Learn more about the celebration and all the planned events at www.ksualumni.org/homecoming.     ...

The state’s only wine degree programs, offered by Kent State University at Ashtabula, has hired Edward Trebets to lead the future development of the degrees and serve as a full-time faculty member in the two associate degree programs. Trebets is an award-winning winemaker most recently of Debonné Vineyards and Grand River Cellars in Madison, Ohio. In his tenure as winemaker, he was awarded more than 950 medals: 200 gold and double gold, numerous silver and bronze medals, and 14 Best of Show for his wines, in competitions ranging from the Great Lakes Wine Competition and the Finger Lakes I...

Kent State University employees shared some of their favorite summer vacation and staycation photos with e-Inside. SEE PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEK'S ISSUE Elaine Robinson, assistant to the vice president for institutional advancement, had her 4-year-old grandson, Jojo, in her community garden this year. Robinson says, “He has his own picketed ‘plot’ within my 16x40 foot plot. We are having great fun nurturing the plants and seeds, and he is learning to appreciate the growing season.” Laure Farnbauch, manager for laboratory resources in the Department of Psychologica...