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Golden Flashes Stay Unbeaten, Keep Wagon Wheel in Win Over Akron
America was watching as Kent State dominated Akron 69-35 to retain the coveted Wagon Wheel in the annual clash of football rivals at Dix Stadium.
ESPN carried the Nov. 17 game to a national prime time audience, which saw the Golden Flashes win their seventh straight game going back to last year while pushing their season record to 3-0.
ADVISORY: Kent State University Board of Trustees Meeting, Dec. 1
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m.
Kent State Recognized Again for Sustainability Efforts
Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, Kent State University ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus. Those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university’s carbon footprint leading to the university being honored as a finalist for the 2020 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award along with the 2019 Keep Ohio Beautiful award for Colleges and Universities.
Kent State’s Contributive Legacy to the Assessment of Psychopathology
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI, is a standardized psychometric test that was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943 and quickly became the gold standard for assessing psychopathology. Kent State University has played a key role throughout the history of this test and a Kent State faculty member led the revision for the recently published and updated 2020 MMPI-3.
Professor Awarded for Research on Flint’s Municipal Takeover
A policy of municipal takeover was implemented to help relieve Flint, Michigan, of financial and political hardships in response to the water crisis. Ashley Nickels, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, extensively researched Flint's municipal takeover for seven years, earning her three awards for her work.
Alumni Spotlight - Tanya Wenneman '15
Tanya Wenneman stumbled into finding her passion and now is doing work that helps to make the traveling she wants to do a little bit easier and safer!
The American Academy Celebrated Its First Commencement
A true milestone in the concept of international education, the American Academy celebrated its first Commencement in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, this year. The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program jointly operated by Kent State University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. Fourteen of the students who first enrolled in the program when it launched in July 2018 were the first to graduate.
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Alumna’s Inaugural Poetry Book Dedicated to Women in Her Life
Alumna Pamela R. Anderson-Bartholet has a long history at Kent State, graduating from the university three times before working for Kent State. In August, she added a new feather to her cap when The Poetry Box published her first complete collection of poetry, “Just the Girls: A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies; A Drift of Honeybees” with the help of two other alumnae.
Alumna Making a Difference through Tracing COVID-19 Community Spread
Kent State Alumna Priya Midha, M.S. ‘20, is making a difference in Northeast Ohio, working to track COVID-19 to stop community spread and was recently featured in Akron Life Magazine.
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday Brings Golden Flashes Community Together
Kent State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.”
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday Brings Golden Flashes Community Together
Kent State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.”
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday Brings Golden Flashes Community Together
Kent State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.”
Peer-Based Academic Coaching Keeps Students On Track
Students struggling academically or with time management skills will have an additional, powerful resource in the form of a fellow student to coach them to success. The Academic Success Center’s Peer Academic Coaching Program at Kent State University is now available for all students.
Kent State University and City of Kent Co-sponsor COVID-19 Testing
As part of Kent State University’s ongoing strategy to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Kent State has partnered with the city of Kent to bring the Ohio Department of Health’s Pandemic Testing Team to campus from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 for an open testing event
Izzy Stewart: Getting out the College Vote in 2020
At just 19 years old, Kent State University sophomore Izzy Stewart has inspired hundreds of fellow students to exercise their right to vote. The public relations major has been inspired by those who have come before her here and is taking steps to create political change.
Neuroscience Symposium Celebrates Brain Health Research at Kent State, NEOMED and Cleveland Clinic
The 8th Annual Symposium of Neuroscience at Kent State University: A Celebration of Brain Health Research successfully showcased t
Kent State Waives Application Fees for the Month of November
In an effort to ensure student access and success, Kent State University is waiving application fees for those who apply to the university in the month of November.
Alumnus ‘Flipped Turned Upside Down’ With the Fresh Prince
Fashion in the 90s was dominated by simple styles, but full of patterns and colors. And you can see and buy those styles mixed with contemporary flair today thanks to Kent State University alumnus, Adam Forrester, who recently designed pieces for the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s” 30th-anniversary collection.
‘Huh, what?’ Exploring Auditory Development in Teens and Young Adults
Julia Huyck, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences at Kent State University, was granted $431,000 over three years by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to delve into the unknown science concerning adolescent hearing and cognitive development.
Golden Flashes Down Eastern Michigan in Football Opener
Kent State defeated Eastern Michigan 27-23 Wednesday at Dix Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
Aeronautics Student Set to Soar
Christian Cunningham, senior aeronautical studies major at Kent State University, has been doubted. Some said he would never become a pilot. But Cunningham is already proving them wrong. Graduation is on the horizon, and he and his internship were recently featured on CNN.
The Outcome of Perpetually Doing Good
In times of uncertainty and hardship, you can stand back and wait for it to pass or get involved. During the pandemic, people in the town of Kent and the Kent State community wanted to make a difference. Two Kent State students became the catalysts that sparked a 10-week project of doing good.
Connecting With Millions of Voters: Kent State Graduate Shapes Digital Messages for Biden Campaign
Kent State alumna Brenna Parker grew up in a household that talked about important issues of the day, so it’s no surprise that her young career has been rooted in politics and civic engagement. As the nation votes leading up to the historic 2020 election on Nov. 3, Parker has taken on the role of Web and Facebook Strategist for Biden for President, sharing the former Vice President and Democratic nominee for President’s message with millions of voters online.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ali Abdul-Aziz
Dr. Aziz describes his inspiration for pursuing a career of passion in engineering.
Kent State Student Wins $1,000 in NEO IdeaLabs Pitch Competition
Kent State Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride
Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, Kent State University has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.
Run the World 5K Goes Virtual for 2020: 'Think Global, Act Local'
The sixth annual Run the World 5K run/walk to sponsor Kent State University’s study abroad scholarships is going virtual this year. For the first time, fans of Run the World from all over the world can participate remotely in this event designed to support student participation in international education. Participants will complete the 5K on their own time and at their own pace. Organizers invite participants to show their Kent State pride by wearing blue and gold during their run/walk and sharing their photos from all over the world with the Run the World community.
Meet the Kent State Class of 2024
More than 21,200 people applied to be part of Kent State’s Class of 2024, and 3,819 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.
Kent State Student Wins $1,000 in NEO IdeaLabs Pitch Competition
On Thursday October 22, Luke Leyden (junior, computer engineering technology) found himself pitching his entre
Kent State Alumna Strives to Make a Global Impact
Kiana Duncan, ‘18, developed a passion for traveling during her time at Kent State University, always taking advantage of every opportunity she had to study abroad and get new experiences. Upon graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 2018, Duncan has been able to turn that love into her career.
It's Time to Think Spring!
As we get further into the semester, you may start wondering what comes next? Well, it’s officially time to think Spring!
Kent State Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected Kent State University as one of four finalists for the association’s 2020 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.