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Kent State Robotics Team Heads to Kennedy Space Center for NASA Competition
It is difficult to imagine how all the metal pieces and parts sprawled out on the floor of şÚÁĎÍř’s Research 1 Building will eventually form a mining robot. But, the relentless dedication it has taken to design, create and build the robot might one day help NASA learn more about the m…
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Kent State Stage Production Turns to Students With Vision Loss
Two Kent State students are helping the cast of “Blur” better understand the play’s main character, Dot, who is losing her sight to a genetic disease. Students Katie Kimble and Brianna Bradley talked with the cast and The Suburbanite about their own hurdles in overcoming vision loss. “Blur” opens …
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Center for Student Involvement’s Awards Ceremony Recognizes Student Leaders
şÚÁĎÍř’s Center for Student Involvement hosted the 37th annual Student Leadership and Honors Awards on April 8 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event celebrates and recognizes student leaders, organizations and advisors for their contributions to the Kent State community durin…
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Kent State Marks Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day
Earlier this year, the state of Ohio designated the second Tuesday of April as “Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day.” The purpose of the day, which falls on April 14 this year, is to raise awareness of the value of internship and co-op opportunities in this state and promote the establishment…
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Kent State Student Presents Research on Factors Affecting Sleep Quality
What do sleep quality, post-traumatic stress disorder and smoking have in common? That’s the question on which Celeste Weise, a şÚÁĎÍř senior psychology and sociology major, presented her research at the university’s second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held March 11. …
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Kent State Greek Life Participates in WKYC’s #ShovelChallenge
şÚÁĎÍř members of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, spent their afternoon on Feb. 27 digging out snow-covered fire hydrants in Kent neighborhoods. WKYC Channel 3 Producer Jon Adkins approached the Kent Fire Department and Kent State’s Greek L…
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şÚÁĎÍř’s First Latina Sorority Steps Out
şÚÁĎÍř’s first Latina sorority, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc., introduced themselves to the Kent State and Greek community in its step out show on Feb. 20 at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The sorority’s purpose is to give the population of identified Latina students on campus support …
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Kent State’s Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Competition Allows Student Design Teams to Showcase Their Talents
şÚÁĎÍř’s 11th annual Rock the Runway student fashion competition, hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, will take place on Saturday, March 7, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event gives amateur designers, not just fashion design or merchandising majors, a chance to displ…
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Kent State Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards
Creative teams across şÚÁĎÍř were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federation’s 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony. Kent State’s University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing…
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Kent State Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
şÚÁĎÍř chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university’s Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. “The main goal of my research is to validate this method as a…
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