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International Society of Typographic Designers Student Assessment scheme in the MAC Center Annex

Eight Students Awarded Membership to International Society of Typographic Designers

Eight School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) students were awarded membership to the prestigious International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD).

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Kent State's Honors College Welcomes a New Dean

Kent State Selects Alison Smith as the New Dean of the Honors College

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 at the university.“Alison Smith brings a wealth of…

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Metin I. Eren, director of archaeology and an assistant professor of anthropology in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, prepares to fire a replica arrowhead at a special lab at the university's Kent Campus.

Kent State Archaeologist Uses National Science Foundation Grant to Recreate, Test Ancient Weapons

Kent State professor uses a $215,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze weapons technology dating back 11,000 to 12,000 years.

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor in Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

Kent State Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Research of Alzheimer’s in Women

Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. 

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Traveling Stanzas: poets share their stories

Touched by Migration: Poetry Helps Give Refugees and Immigrants a Voice

A unique poetry partnership is helping to spread the “word” about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States.

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Photo Courtesy: CBS. Kent State alumna joins The Amazing Race team for the 29th season.

Kent State Alumna Competes for $1 Million on “The Amazing Race”

A Kent State alumna joins "The Amazing Race" team to compete for $1 million on CBS.

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Kent State Uses Geospatial Technology to Map Violence

Kent State Geographers Make Maps to Help Study Youth Violence

Kent State University researchers use geospatial technology to study youth violence in Akron, Ohio.

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Kent State professor explains how good cells can turn bad.

Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

A Kent State professor, his graduate students and researchers from Kyoto University help offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

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Tornado Awareness Drill

Kent State to Participate in Statewide Tornado Drill Wednesday, March 22

Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 22, at 9:50 a.m. Kent State University will be participating in this test, along with the city of Kent and other communities. Kent State tests the tornado and emergency mass notification system on the first Wednesday of every month at …

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Kent State Preps for NCAA Tournament

Game Day: Golden Flashes Prepare to Make History

Excitement is building as the Kent State University men's basketball team gets ready to take on UCLA tonight in the first round of the NCAA tournament’s South Regional. Last night kicked off with a press conference and open practice at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Players also m…

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