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CAE Faculty Finds Repeated Success in SURE Program and 3MT Competition
In October 2022, five College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) students competed in Kent State University's (KSU) Undergraduate Three Minute Thesis competition. Each student’s project was completed during the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), a summer term research program for KSU students.
‘No Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships’
Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at Kent State’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in Kent State’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship.
Brain Health Research Institute Welcomes 2025 Summer Undergraduate Fellows
Eleven Kent State University students are taking part in the university’s Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program for Summer 2025.
From Hardship to Harvard: One Kent State Alumna's Inspiring Journey
Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 Kent State University graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.
Kent State’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture
Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.
‘If You Succeeded in Every Situation, You’d Learn Nothing’
A resilient mindset and an innovative plan for the future helped Jude Carver recover from a competition setback as he looks ahead to Fall Semester 2025.
Bridging AI and Mental Health
Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at Kent State University, received the “Best Paper Award” at the second International Conference on AI-Health for his research paper.
Crossing the First-Year Finish Line: ‘I’ve Learned So Much’
Muna Koirala’s first year at Kent State University was an exercise in academic anxiety, and she’s willing to share her story in hopes that her struggles will help other students overcome their own.
IN A FLASH: A FAB-tastic Block Party
A mid-April Block Party, presented by the Flashes Activities Board, welcomed spring to campus with makers' tables, a caricature artist, a photo booth, a giant, inflatable slide and more.
Kent State Students Make Filing Less Taxing
With the intent of helping members of the community in need of tax assistance, Kent State University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free income tax preparation services for low-income and elderly taxpayers while giving students real-world experience.