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BioBlack Team Brings Home Award From Biodesign Challenge
A team of Kent State students took home the Outstanding Science Award from the Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020 held in June.
University, Student Leaders Reflect on Whether George Floyd Protests Will Spur Sustained Change
University and student leaders share their personal insights into America's current unrest and whether protests will lead to lasting change.
Journalism Student's Photograph Gaining National Attention
A 妻友社区 student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.
'I Wouldn鈥檛 Change Anything for the World'
Junior journalism student Sean Fitzgerald shares what it鈥檚 like being a resident student advisor, co-hosting a sports radio show and living on the autism spectrum.
'It鈥檚 妻友社区 Turning Your Obstacles Into Opportunities'
Timothy Mikes is a graduate student in 妻友社区鈥檚 College of Public Health with a specialty in epidemiology. He鈥檚 also on the autism spectrum and using his perspective to enhance the university experience for other students with autism spectrum disorder.
Even Working Remotely, WKSU Is Still Bringing You the Latest
妻友社区 was to move all classes online, causing surrounding businesses to do the same, like WKSU. 鈥淲KSU began planning for potential disruptions at the beginning of March,鈥 News Director Andrew Meyer said. 鈥淲ithin two weeks, it became clear that WKSU would need to take action on those plans.鈥
Photo Album: Life as a Kent State Student in the late 1960s
Before May 4, 1970, students at Kent State were just regular students enjoying time together, performing, volunteering, and advocating for issues they believed in. Thanks to digital archives of the Daily Kent Stater and the department of Special Collections and Archives, here is a look into the life of Kent State students in the late 1960s and the days before the tragic events that would change the campus forever.
Flashes Take Care of Flashes Through Online Meditation Classes
Meditative practices are bringing the Kent State community together, even from the comfort of their own home. Kent State of Wellness has moved its Meditation Across Campus sessions online, in an effort to continue the sessions despite the COVID-19 global pandemic.
10 Questions With David Hassler, Director of the Wick Poetry Center
David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center, where he oversees the local and national Wick projects, works with students and collaborates with other programs across campus. We asked him 10 questions about Kent, Kent State, poetry and, of course, how he's keeping himself 鈥 and the Kent State Community 鈥 busy during the pandemic.
Collaborative Biodesign Challenge Course Opens New Opportunities
The words 鈥渂iology鈥 and 鈥渄esign鈥 might not typically intertwine; however, 妻友社区鈥檚 Biodesign Challenge course was created to challenge the idea that the two separate disciplines could not collaborate.