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The Skoolies Band Picture

Psych! Getting Schooled by the Skoolies

The Skoolies, inspired by the bands of the 80s and onward, kicked off their career at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through socially distanced jam sessions, this band of university professors produced their debut album, Darker Rhymes. 

Tags: Research & Science, Arts & Culture, Community Impact

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Students testing the levels of the water table at Kent State University at Stark

IN A FLASH: Leveling Up

Kent State at Stark offers unique learning experiences for students.

Tags: Kent State University at Stark, Research & Science, Department of Earth Sciences, Community Impact

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Dean Spake read to children on Dr. Seuss Day

Dr. Spake Reads Dr. Seuss

The Kent State University Bookstore celebrated "Dr. Seuss Day" on Thursday. 

Tags: Community & Society, University News, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Community Impact, Kent State University Bookstore

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Greetings from Kent sign outside Campus Market

New Business Continues to Grow in the City of Kent

Businesses open, businesses close, new businesses take their place. In the past three years (and counting) more than 20 new businesses have opened their doors in Kent, Ohio. But who is coming and why?

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Mary Beth Spitznagel discusses the burden of sick pet caregiving

Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researcher’s Mission

Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.

Tags: Research & Science, Community Impact, Health, Featured Story

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Freezing rain left branches on campus with a crystal coating of ice.

'Practical Steps' Needed To Reverse 50-Year Trend

Paul Gaston, Emeritus Trustees Professor and author, will offer a presentation on actions Gaston believes call for society to "confront the existential threat to higher education as we know it posed by politicians who want to remake the academy in their image."

Tags: Community Impact

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2023 Women's History Month Graphic

Celebrating Women’s History Month at Kent State

This March, Kent State University is celebrating the 2023 Women’s History Month. The theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.â€

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First, Community Impact, Featured Story

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Kent State Alumna Heather Malarcik is director of Main Street Kent.

Kent State Alumna Found Her Passion Promoting Downtown Kent

As a Kent State University student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Featured Story

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Kindness Rocks at the Women's Center

Kindness Rocks Kent

People from Kent and Kent State are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Women's Center

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