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New campaign graphics on the Science Corridor.

Dynamic graphics bearing messaging from the university's new campaign can be seen on buildings throughout campus. 

Kent State Assistant Professor Marianne Prevot shows a safety senor she is developing.

Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job. 

 

Kent State Production of “What We Learned While We Were Alone.”

The stanzas of “Dear Vaccine,” a collection of pandemic memoirs written by citizen poets- turned staged theatrical production, made their way home to the լƵAPP Museum on Monday, Oct. 2.

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The Peace Symbol near the May 4 Memorial Site

Do you know the story behind the peace symbol in the grass behind Prentice Hall?

Black squirrel eating an acorn

Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

Alison Caplan with Jeffrey Miller displays

While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that Kent State Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

Remote learning has expanded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New research indicates which workers – remote workers or in-office employees – are more aware of cybersecurity threats.

Scene of students enjoying a past Black Squirrel Festival

The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.

Torsten Hegmann, director of Kent State's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, stands in front of the institute's advanced X-ray scattering device, which is drawing scientists to Kent State for their research.

If you build it they will come: Kent State's advanced X-ray scattering machine is drawing researchers from as far as Canada.

empty wallet

The exact numbers vary, but sources report that more than half of Americans (somewhere between 55% to 63%) are living paycheck to paycheck today. Kathryn Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics at լƵAPP, was recently interviewed on the “Ray Horner Morning Show” on WAKR to share her insights on what’s happening with the economy right now and what to expect in 2024.