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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduate student Thywill Ettey, a third-year doctoral student in the School of Biomedical Sciences, conducts laboratory research.


°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) will be welcoming a bevy of accomplished alumni back to the Kent Campus when it hosts the 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 27 and 28. 

Members of the Kent Indian Association and volunteers celebrate the Diwali festival of light on Sunday, Oct. 23 in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Ballroom.

Several hundred °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students and friends attended the annual Diwali celebration at the Kent Student Center Ballroom Sunday evening.

LaunchNET cut the ribbon on its new suite of offices within the Design Innovation Hub/

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s LaunchNET celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday and cut the ribbon on its new office suite in the Design Innovation Hub.

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Fellow presentations yielded 13 first-place winners this year.

SURE presenters represented the 122 students who participated in the program during summer 2022, an increase of 50 students from the previous year. SURE is sponsored by the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs and the office of President Todd Diacon, as well as several individuals, departments, colleges, institutes and others. 

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ student Ashlee Frymier, a registered nurse studying to be a nurse practitioner, has been named the 2022 Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties/

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ College of Nursing student Ashlee Frymier has been selected as Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties. 

Morgan Dawson launched Dawson Workwear construction pants in July 2022.

Alumna Morgan Dawson created Dawson Workwear, a line of pants specifically for women in construction, to provide comfort and an appropriate fit for the female body.

Longtime °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Professor Vivian Pemberton, center, donated the only known portrait of poet Hart Crane to University Libraries. Left is Babacar M'Baye, professor and English Department chair, and right is Cara Gilgenbach, head of special collections.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Libraries on Monday accepted a donation of a portrait of Hart Crane, the only painting believed to exist of the 20th century American poet. 

A photo of a student riding a bike across the science mall

First Star °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Academy has created a resource, the Purple Umbrella Network, to offer support to students transitioning from foster care.

This sign marks the spot along the Portage Hike and Bike Trail in Kent where Cuyahoga River dredging work is happening.

Members of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ community who enjoy kayaking along the Cuyahoga River or taking a walk or jog along the adjacent Portage Hike and Bike Trail may have noticed the river dredging work near Fred Fuller Park in Kent.