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Kent State’s African Community Theatre Presents Spring Production of “Venus”

Feb. 23, 2017

Kent State University’s African Community Theatre in the Department of Pan-African Studies has announced plans for a production of “Venus” by Suzan-Lori Parks to be directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, and…

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Historic Landmark Status Helps Kent State May 4 Site Tell its Story

Jan. 12, 2017

The National Historic Landmark designation brings mixed emotions, as well as a purpose for current and future visitors to the site.

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Kent State May 4 Site Reaches National Historic Landmark Status

Jan. 12, 2017

U.S. Secretary of the Interior announces the designation of the Kent State University May 4 Site as a National Historic Landmark.

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Kent State Student Gains Political Experience Working on Presidential Campaign

Dec. 13, 2016

For Kent State University international relations junior Beatrice Cahill-Camden, moving to New York meant more than just experiencing the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple —it meant gaining political experience at the national level.

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Kent State Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health

Dec. 13, 2016

University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village Kent State University, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from…

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Kent State Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers

Dec. 6, 2016

Kent State University students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate…

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American Physical Society Elects Kent State’s Robin Selinger as Fellow

Nov. 9, 2016

Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Each year,…

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Kent State Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

Oct. 20, 2016

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from Kent State…

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Kent State Graduate Students Win Prestigious Research Competition

Aug. 2, 2016

Four Kent State University graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Research’s annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall…

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Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Host International Conference

July 26, 2016

The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University will host the 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference on the Kent Campus from July 31-Aug. 5. The event is open to the public, but paid registration is required.

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