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Resources displayed at Sustainable Fashion Workshop

Graduate Students Explore Sustainable Fashion Using 3D Print Waste

Excitement buzzed from the MuseLab in Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry.  

Tags: Student Life, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Organizational Sustainability, Design Innovation

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Voting Day Stickers and Board

Day of Discourse Informs and Inspires the Next Generation of Voters

More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from Kent State and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Kent State hosted the GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference for the seventh consecutive year

LGBTQ+ Trailblazers from Area High Schools Visit Campus

Students and faculty from 20 area high schools came to Kent State for GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference.

Tags: Student Life, University News, Community & Society, Distinctive Kent State, LGBTQ+ Center

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A student prepares hydroponic tubes for planting at Kent State's Salem Campus.

IN A FLASH: Pipes for Planting

Students at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at Salem learn innovative ways of growing plants - without soil.

Tags: Community Impact, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at Salem, Community & Society

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T-shirts made by Kent State students displayed on a clothesline

The Clothesline Project Helps Sexual Violence Survivors Heal

Kent State’s Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services provided survivors of sexual or relationship violence the opportunity to heal by sharing their stories in a unique, visible way.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Students First

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A Kent State Army ROTC cadet salutes the American flag during the university’s 2021 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Honoring All Those Who Serve: Kent State Holds Annual Veterans Day Observance

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.

Tags: Community & Society, University News, Community Impact, Veterans Day, Events

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Radiology students at Kent State's Salem Campus learn how to position patients for x-rays.

IN A FLASH: Getting the Inside Story

Radiology students at Kent State's Salem Campus receive practical, hands-on training. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Health, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at Salem

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PR Student Izzy Stewart Registering Students to Vote

Kent State Students are Excited, Confused About Upcoming Mid-Term Election 

Some Kent State students who are first time voters expressed excitement as they hurried to class or the library on Oct. 31, 2022, a week before the midterm elections. Other students said they were voting, but they had not registered to vote before the deadline in Ohio which was Oct. 11, 2022, for the Nov. 8, election.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First, Community & Society

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CAPS Building

Supporting Students by Listening Without Judgement

October marked Mental Health Awareness month at Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Although October doesn't align with the National Health Observance calendar, it was chosen because the need for mental health support peaks during October, according to Recreation and Wellness Services

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Students First

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Vote Signs

Polls Might Underestimate Republican Support in Ohio

Kent State Today recently reached out to Michael Ensley, associate professor of Political Science, about what to watch for in the final weeks leading up to the November 8 election. Ensley sees the economy, immigration, crime and access to abortion as key issues for voters while also providing insight into polling.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Department of Political Science

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