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IN A FLASH: Power to the Pollinators!; Kent State Today; September 3, 2025

 This bee, covered in pollen, is working hard to maintain the ecosystem on the Kent State's Kent Campus.Pollinator Day, proudly presented by Kent State University as a proud Bee Campus USA, will welcome all visitors to the KSU Pollinator Garden to celebrate our campus pollinators on September 5…

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IN A FLASH: The Halls of Science; ESDRI News; July 22, 2025

During this year’s Earth Month Celebration at Kent State, student researchers displayed posters highlighting their work at the university’s Annual Environmental Science and Design Research Institute Research Showcase.Posters, presenters and interested visitors lined the main hallway of the Integrate…

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IN A FLASH: Get Some Green For Your Garden; Kent State Today; April 28, 2025

 The annual Spring Plant Sale at Kent State's Department of Biological Sciences Herrick Conservatory offers an extensive selection of student-grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, houseplants and more. The sale runs from April 28-May 2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily.All proceeds support the Herrick Conser…

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IN A FLASH: DESIGNING WONDROUS WALLS; Kent State Today; June 17, 2024

This spring, the Lawrence & Sandra Armstrong Gallery inside Kent State University's John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design hosted an inspiring exhibition highlighting innovative designs for structural walls.The "Opus Versatilium: A Meta-Vernacular Approach for Contemporary …

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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

Kent State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

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IN A FLASH: ALL FIRED UP - FOR SUSTAINABILITY; Kent State Today; April 16, 2024

 The city of Kent Fire Department conducted their annual burn on the protected prairie near Kent State's Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center.  This prairie is an important element in Kent State's commitment to sustainability because it is a low-maintenance landscape sa…

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Electronics recycling 2024

IN A FLASH: E-CYCLE DAYS 2024; Kent State Today; March 6, 2024

 The E-Cycle Drive at Kent State University offers an opportunity for students, staff, faculty and members of the Kent community to responsibly and sustainably recycle unwanted electronics.Drop-off days are March 6, 12 and 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The receiving station is located behind the …

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IN A FLASH: HALFWAY TO 5,200 TREES!; Kent State Today; September 25, 2023

On Saturday, Sept. 23, in observance of National Public Lands Day, students from Kent State University's Recreation, Park and Tourism Management program and the Environmental and Conservation Biology program joined other volunteers in planting trees in the Cuyahoga Valley Nationa…

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IN A FLASH: OVER THE FENCE; Kent State Today; February 16, 2023

When it's completed in 2024, Crawford Hall will be the new home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.  The four-story building will include active learning classrooms, an entrepreneurship lab, a business analytics lab, behavioral research hub, sa…

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IN A FLASH: IT'S A JUNGLE IN THERE; Kent State Today; December 1, 2022

On chilly, gray days like today, people can find a place that's warm and green in the greenhouse behind Cunningham Hall on the Kent Campus  The Herrick Conservatory is home to a large and diverse selection of plants, plus some fish and a couple of turtles. Highlights of the co…

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