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Planning for Smart Cities Starts with User Experience

For User Experience master's student Christina Turner, user experience starts with a person in front of a computer screen. "Everything's gotten so complicated online.... Everyone feels bad if they don't know how to do something on a computer. They really feel like they’ve dropped the ball. So I just do a lot more comforting people. Like, ‘you're not bad at this. This software is terrible. You're doing great.’”

Preparing Future Mental Health Professionals for the Realities of Child Trauma

New research methods and topics have emerged as society has taken a greater interest in mental health issues – specifically when it comes to cognitive psychology, which includes how we process music or how the brain cultivates motivation.

What Juneteenth Means to the Kent State Community

A recent survey on Kent State Today asked people in the Kent State community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

Where There's A Will, There's A Way

Determined to become a Division I student-athlete, Kent State University Women's Lacrosse goalie Taylor Monturo shares her triumph over t

IN A FLASH: It's DKS Time!

Each summer, thousands of new students and their parents experience life on campus during Destination Kent State (DKS) new student orientation. 

Join the Celebration at Kent State’s Third Annual Juneteenth Jubilee 

Everyone is welcome to join the celebration as Kent State University commemorates Juneteenth with its third annual Juneteenth Jubilee on Friday, June 16.

Flying Flashes Prepare to Defend Kent State's First Place Title at the Air Race Classic 

During the four-day Air Race Classic, Kent State alumna Laura Wilson and junior Peyton Turner will fly 2,400 miles and make nine timed flybys at airports in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama and Florida before landing in Homestead, Florida.

Porthouse Theatre Offers Buy One, Get One Free Tickets to Opening Nights for Kent State Faculty and Staff

Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to announce a special Buy One, Get One Free offer for tickets for Kent State faculty and staff to the opening night performance of "The Prom" on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection

"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center. 

Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. 

Commitment to Our Core Values

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,

A Showcase of Style

Industry professionals, along with Kent State students, alumni and faculty attended the 2023 Portfolio Showcase at Kent State NYC Fashion 

Sister Act! Siblings Complete Journey to Doctoral Hooding

Sisterhood is a strong bond. For Kent State alumnae Brittany and Christina Watts, their sisterly love has been the cornerstone of their academic success, leading them to earn their doctoral degrees and graduate together this May.