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Gregory Smith is a professor of human development and family studies and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.

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Scholar of the Month Gregory Smith Professor of Human Development and Family Studies College of Education, Health and Human Services 2001-present Gregory Smith is a professor of human development and family studies and director of the Human Development Center in the School of Lifespan Develop…

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A model showcases one of last year’s lines in front of a packed Kent Student Center Ballroom for Rock the Runway. (Photo credit: Thomas Farmer Photography)

Kent State’s Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Competition Allows Student Design Teams to Showcase Their Talents

’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 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research

Kent State Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research

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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Kent State students Abby Myers (left) and Andy Lovrak (right) pose for a photo with cancer survivors Jacob Sypert, age 11, and Adelyn Smith, age 6, in the playroom of the Reinberger Center at Akron Children’s Hospital.

Flash-A-Thon Video Raises Awareness for Fundraiser to Benefit Kids With Cancer

Andy Lovrak does not take “no” for an answer. The senior advertising major in the College of Communication and Information was told that making a video to benefit children battling cancer might be too difficult. But with full support from Akron Children’s Hospital, Lovrak and h…

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Co-owners Nichole Catalano-Miller (left) and Amanda Edwards (right) sit in their new Centerpiece Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. Catalano-Miller is a Kent State student majoring in exercise physiology.

Kent State Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center

Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. …

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Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development.

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Scholar of the Month Mark Bracher Professor of English College of Arts and Sciences 1985-present Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development. Bracher investiga…

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Kent State student Ryan Schoeneman poses with a nearly complete guitar in his workshop.

Kent State Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business

graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn’t just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. “I started designing them long before I ever learned to play,” said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. “It’…

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Members of Kent State's Undergraduate Student Government gather for a photo with civil rights leader Julian Bond (center) prior to a dialogue in Ritchie Hall’s African Community Theatre.

Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond Commemorates Kent State’s 13th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

held its 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Julian Bond, a leader of the civil rights movement, served as keynote speaker at the event.     Prior to Bond’s keynote address, there was…

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Katie Kimble, a member of the Kent State Marching Golden Flashes Colorguard, strikes a pose with the 6-foot-long flag she and her teammates work with at Kent State sporting and musical events.

Kent State Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds

  Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye – that’s how sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries.  “I’m not cool with it, but I accept it,” Kimble said. “I’m thankful for the vision I …

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Rui Liu, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, leads a discussion in a classroom on the third floor of Taylor Hall. Liu has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month.

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Scholar of the Month Rui Liu Assistant Professor College of Architecture and Environmental Design 2013-present Rui Liu is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research primarily focuses on resilient infrastructure, especially in the areas of inno…

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