Community Impact

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?

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.

'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."

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€

IN A FLASH: Spring's First Kent State Farmers' Market
The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub.

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.

Kindness Rocks Kent
People from Kent and Kent State are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks.
IN A FLASH: Championship Game at the MAC Center!
On Saturday, Kent State hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship.

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.

IN A FLASH: Behind the Console for ‘Urinetown’
The view from the control booth at a rehearsal of “Urinetown.â€