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Benjamin Campbell, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, speaks at Kent State as part of its ongoing Brain Health Research Institute's Seminar Series.

Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor

Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as “adrenarche.” 

Tags: Research & Science , University News , Health , Brain Health Research Institute

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A Homecoming Parade float carrying Kent State President Todd Diacon and this year’s Grand Marshals, former Kent State female student-athletes, makes its way down Main Street.

Kent State Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year’s Homecoming

It’s time to wear blue and gold as the Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. Kent State will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Homecoming , Events

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One of four Kent State women's basketball teams in 1914.

IN A FLASH: Kent State's First Female Athletes

Kent State's history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years. 

Tags: University News , Department of Athletics

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Tabitha Messmore addresses participants of Black Women Bosses (BWB) at the  cohort's graduation celebration.

Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You  

Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , University News

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Astrid N. Sambolin Morales and her husband Francisco Torres, both assistant professors at Kent State, visit with Astrid's Puerto Rican family.

In Puerto Rico and Kent, Hurricane Fiona Awakens Trauma Left by Maria  

The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Kent State, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.

Tags: Global Reach , University News

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Homecoming 2022

Get Ready for the Most Spirited Week at Kent State

The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at . The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at Kent State. The week will be full of events celebrating Kent State spirit.

Tags: Student Life , University News , Students First

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Professors Joanne Caniglia and Davison Mupinga from 's College of Education, Health and Human Services, recently traveled to the University of Rwanda to collaborate with educators there and identify mutual projects.

Professors Who Train Future Teachers Travel to Rwanda to Exchange Ideas, Develop Partnerships

Two professors from ’s College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.

Tags: University News , Global Reach

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 students from the Class of 2026 walk across Manchester Field.

Kent State Board of Trustees Welcomes Class of 2026, Approves Pizzuti Park Naming

The Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the Airport. Kent State’s freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students – the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history. 

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Board of Trustees

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’s Class of 2026 form a K on campus.

Kent State Is the Place to Be! First-Year Student Numbers Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

’s Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers – 4,251 to be exact – an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history. 

Tags: University News , Students First , Division of Enrollment Management , Success Story

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Popular musical group of the 1970s, Earth, Wind and Fire.

IN A FLASH: Do you remember? It was the 21st night of September.

On this 21st day of September, we remember when Earth, Wind and Fire played at the Kent Student Center in October 1973. 

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