Community & Society

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The Future of Fashion is Inclusive and Adaptive

Runway of Dreams at Kent State was founded in the spring of 2021 by current president Bri Cummings, a senior fashion design and fashion merchandising major. The club partners with the Runway of Dreams Foundation to raise awareness of the need for adaptive clothing. 

Tags: Student Life, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Students First, Community Impact, Diverse Kent State

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Reminder: Put Your Phones Down

Hey, Kent State, the new distracted driving legislation went into effect on April 4. What is it and are there exceptions? Find out more.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Brains on Tap will feature a discussion on the benefits of cycling exercise on Parkinson's disease.

Brains on Tap: Parkinson’s Talk is Available for Online Listening

Last month’s “Brains on Tap” discussion on Parkinson’s disease is now available to listen to on Ideastream Public Media. 

Brains on Tap is a quarterly series of public discussions, held at a brewery or bar, on topics of research being conducted by members of Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and other Northeast Ohio neuroscientists.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Health

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Molly Merryman - Queer Pandemic project, lead researcher.

Documenting The Queer Pandemic

A Kent State researcher is collecting video interviews from the LGBTQ+ community from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

Tags: Community & Society, Diverse Kent State, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, LGBTQ Studies

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International Transgender Day of Visibility

LGBTQ+ Center event celebrates transgender people and their contributions to our world.

Tags: Diverse Kent State, Community & Society, LGBTQ+ Center

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With Focus On Rural Social Work, New Bachelor’s Program Aims To Meet Growing Need

March is National Social Work Month in the United States. Although it is a celebratory time, the profession currently faces challenges due to reductions in the labor force and a growing population of need, especially in rural communities. Kent State recently announced the creation of a Bachelor of Social Work academic degree program, which will launch in the fall of 2023 with a focus on rural social work. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society

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Seeking Fashion Sustainability With Cotton in the Curriculum

As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the Columbia Climate School.

Tags: Community & Society, Research & Science, Organizational Sustainability

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Iced, Iced Baby

Want coffee? Good news. We visited seven coffee places in Kent and on the Kent Campus and discovered their most popular drink orders just for you.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Students First

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LaTisha Culler Commencement

LaTisha Culler’s Long Journey To Her Dream

Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from Kent State. 

Tags: Diverse Kent State, Students First, Community Impact, Community & Society, Kent State Works

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IN A FLASH: See Your Photo Here

Anyone in the Kent State community can submit a photo for "IN A FLASH."

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, University News

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