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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, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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 Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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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Wheelchair Basketball Championship Game 2023

IN A FLASH: Championship Game at the MAC Center!

On Saturday, Kent State hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship. 

Tags: Sports, Community Impact, Diverse Kent State, Community & Society

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Lafayette Tolliver and Gene Shelton identify people in photos on the screen

Visual Footprints in Time

More than 1,000 photos of Black student life have been digitized and are waiting for members of the Kent State community to help identify them.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, May 4 50

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The view from the control booth at a rehearsal of "Urinetown."

IN A FLASH: Behind the Console for ‘Urinetown’

The view from the control booth at a rehearsal of “Urinetown.â€

Tags: Community Impact, Arts & Culture, School of Theatre and Dance

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