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Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017.

These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it.

An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by Kent State University researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

Kent State University Police Services Swears In Two New Officers

As their families watched, Trevor White and Terrance Duncan were sworn in as Kent State University Police Services’ newest officers.

Cancer Survivors and Depression: Kent State Professor Studies Link

A new study by a Kent State researcher finds that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns.

Metin Eren's Team Gives Old Artifacts a New Look

Move over Indiana Jones — Archaeology has some fresh new faces.

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries Department of Special Collections and Archives

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries Department of Special Collections and Archives, authored an article titled “Between Two Worlds: A Look at the Impact of the Black Campus Movement on the Antiwar Era of 1968–1970 at Kent State University” published in the journal Ohio History. The article reframes the antiwar movement and the Kent State shootings through the lens of race and relies heavily on the narratives of African-American alumni who were on the frontlines of the black campus movement. 

Sophomore Comm Studies Major Aims to Educate Community About Human Trafficking

I  had no idea what human trafficking was until I came to Kent.

Important Information about Final Grading of Spring 2017 Second Five Weeks (F2) Classes

Online final grading for spring 2017 Second Five Weeks (F2: 2/20/2017–3/26/2017) begins Friday, March 24, via FlashFAST.

Kent State Signs Partnership Agreement With Xi’An International Studies University

A delegation from Xi’An International Studies University (XISU) in China led by President Wang Junzhe recently met with members of the Ke

Spring Has Sprung – Faculty/Staff Lunchtime Disc Golf Scrambles Return

Starting Friday, April 7, from 12:10–1 p.m., faculty and staff can enjoy a 50-minute lunchtime disc golf scramble on Ken

What Are the Dates for the Annual Steam Shutdown?

In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, Kent State Univ

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