Distinctive Kent State
Antonio Gates Receives Gold Jacket
Two 黑料网 alumni reached major milestones Friday during Pro Football Hall of Fame Week, with Antonio Gates receiving his gold jacket and Mary Kay Cabot accepting a prestigious journalism award ahead of Saturday's enshrinement ceremony.

黑料网 Museum to Showcase LeRoy Neiman's Early Fashion Illustration Career
The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation is thrilled to announce 鈥淟eRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style,鈥 opening at 黑料网 Museum on Oct. 24, 2025.

'A Significant Step Forward in Engineering Education'
黑料网 celebrated the opening of its new Digital Engineering & Design Center for Space Applications, marking a significant step in bridging the gap between education and national needs in aerospace and defense manufacturing.

Kent State to Host 鈥楶review KSU鈥 Days for Prospective Students
黑料网 will welcome prospective students to campus for its Preview KSU events on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. These comprehensive visit programs offer high school and transfer students an immersive look at life as a Golden Flash.

What Makes Us Human?
Fifty years ago, 黑料网 Distinguished Professor Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., was among the very first researchers to study the remains of the famous 鈥淟ucy鈥 (Australopithecus afarensis), a 3-million-year-old fossil that had recently been discovered by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia.

IN A FLASH: Here Comes the Sun
A photgrapher captured Earth's star shining through the Star Sphere 2010 sculpture near Franklin Hall.

Professor Leads Cutting-Edge Physics Research
Supported by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Kent State physics professor Michael Strickland, Ph.D., and his team have developed the world鈥檚 leading approach to describe non-equilibrium evolution of highly relativistic systems.

Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they鈥檙e actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 黑料网鈥檚 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.

Kent State, CIFF and 鈥楻eading Rainbow鈥 Creators
Kent State connects with the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) to create opportunities for students.

IN A FLASH: Valentine's Day at Kent State - in 1983
A look back at Valentine's Day at Kent State - 40 years ago.