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Elizabeth Smith-Pryor unboxing Urban League documents

A researcher unboxed the history of local Urban Leagues in Kent State's University Library. 

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

Kent State University faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Freezing rain left branches on campus with a crystal coating of ice.

Freezing rain encased tree branches on campus in ice Wednesday morning.

MIchael Daniels, director of the Timothy E. Moore Student Multicultural Center, Receives National Award.

Michael Daniels, Ph.D., director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, is recognized for outstanding dissertation research by receiving NASPA's Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award.

Olivia Meyer, senior fashion merchandising student.

Olivia Meyer, junior Honors College fashion merchandising student, is designing her own success at Kent State and abroad. “I think what I'm most excited for is the unknown,” she muses.

Kent State Women's Basketball Team

After an 87-46 blowout win against the Akron Zips on Feb. 18, the Kent State women’s basketball team clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament. 

Pictured on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel at Western Reserve Historical Society are (from left to right) Kevin Adams, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of Kent State University’s Department of History; Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., dean of Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences; and Kelly Falcone-Hall, president and CEO of Western Reserve Historical Society.

Western Reserve Historical Society and Kent State have announced a cooperation agreement enabling unique access and real-world experiences for students and faculty in the Department of History. Kent State students will gain access to archival research materials for research projects, internships and jobs as well as research assistantships for graduate level students.

2022-23 WPNI Students in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Program in National Issues is more than your average internship program. For 50 years, a cohort of roughly 20 Kent State juniors and seniors heads to Washington, D.C., to participate in a variety of internships.

Presenters at the February 2023 R & I Forum

Forum highlights on-campus research in new ways of teaching in nursing, math and STEM.