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What's the Big Idea? Student Life Study

Watch President Diacon as he's joined by Karin Coifman and John Gunstad, professors in the Department of Psychological Sciences, as they talk about their new longitudinal research study, which will look at 10,000 students and their success over time.

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Jordon Egbert, far right, a Kent State graduate student, takes part in traditional Rwandan dancing during the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda.

‘This Experience Changed Me in More Ways Than I Could Have Imagined’

Kent State University graduate student Jordon Egbert said taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda has changed his entire perspective on life. 

 

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What's The Big Idea? AMLCI With Oleg Lavrentovich

Kent State President Todd Diacon meets with Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI) Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich to discuss how his team is using liquid crystals to “domesticate” bacteria.

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Carol Cartwright was the first woman president of Kent State University.

Madame President: Carol A. Cartwright

In 1991, Carol A. Cartwright, Ph.D., made history when she was named president of Kent State University, becoming not only Kent State’s first female president, but also the first woman to serve as president of any Ohio public college or university.  

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Mary Beth Spitznagel discusses the burden of sick pet caregiving

Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researcher’s Mission

Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.

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2023 Women's History Month Graphic

Celebrating Women’s History Month at Kent State

This March, Kent State University is celebrating the 2023 Women’s History Month. The theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

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Q & A at the SMC's "Body and Soul" event

Feeding the Body, Soul and Heart

Monday's event at the Student Multicultural Center provided cultural comfort food and good counsel.

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Kent State Alumna Heather Malarcik is director of Main Street Kent.

Kent State Alumna Found Her Passion Promoting Downtown Kent

As a Kent State University student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.

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Rob Senderoff and Jim Christian during game

Bonded by Basketball

The Kent State University men’s basketball program is a family with a deep bond that closely ties its players and coaches together. In a piece by WKYC-TV in Cleveland that aired Feb. 24, morning news anchor Dave Chudowsky likens head coach Rob Senderoff as “father” of the program and Jim Christian as the “grandfather.”

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