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Governor Appoints Haley Dees to Kent State Board as New Undergraduate Student Trustee
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Haley Dees of Lisbon, Ohio, to the Kent State University Board of Trustees as an undergraduate student trustee. Dees’ two-year term runs through May 16, 2024.

Kent State’s Reinberger Children’s Library Center Becomes New Home of Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction
The Reinberger Children’s Library Center at Kent State University has become the new home of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Children’s Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1982, the annual award of $5,000 goes to an author of an historical fiction novel for children published in the previous year and set in South, Central or North America.

Neurological Research Helps Develop Potential Autism Pharmaceuticals
Autism spectrum disorder is a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities characterized by social communication deficits and stereotypic behaviors. Currently, little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder, but the research of Kent State Associate Professor Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., might lead to a change.
The Flying Flashes Win the 45th Annual Air Race Classic
On Monday, June 27, the Kent State University College of Aeronautics and Engineering community welcomed Team 52, the Flying Flashes, back from the 45th Annual Air Race Classic.

Recording the History of the Liquid Crystal Institute With Ohio History Fund Grant
The development of liquid crystal technology in Northeast Ohio - and specifically at Kent State University - is an important part of the region’s and university’s legacies and ongoing global impact.

Kent State Rocket Team Launches to Spaceport America Cup
The Kent State Rocket Team took seven members to New Mexico for the 2022 Spaceport America Cup, the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering conference and competition!

2022 Air Race Classic
Good luck to the Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson and Alex Johnson, as they compete in the 2022 Air Race Classic!



Kent State Geography Professors to Assess Relative Extreme Temperature Events and Develop Monitoring Tools With NOAA
Principal Investigator Cameron C. Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography (within the College of Arts and Sciences) at Kent State University, was recently awarded a three-year, $387,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office and its Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). The project is titled “Excess Heat and Excess Cold Factors: Establishing a unified duration-intensity metric for monitoring hazardous temperature conditions in North America”.

University Community Reflects on Juneteenth Federal Holiday at KSU
In advance of Monday’s observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday, we asked members of the Kent State University community to reflect on the federal holiday and share their thoughts on what they hope it means for the university.
Richantae Johnson Appointed Kent State’s Interim Director of Gender Equity and Title IX Coordinator
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Pilot Pinning Ceremony
Earning your Private Pilot Certificate is the first step towards an exciting career as a professional aviator.

Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center and Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus Partner to Save Lives and Preserve Culture
The Bandurist Chorus will hold “Amplify the Voice: A Benefit Concert for Ukraine” on Saturday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Severance Music Center.