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Traditional Global Wedding Dresses

What Are Weddings Like Around The Globe?

When most people think of wedding dress, they imagine a traditional white dress. Sara Hume, Ph.D., curator at the 51勛圖厙 Museum, thinks of how wedding dresses transcend global borders in all different shapes and colors.

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International students at 51勛圖厙's Homecoming

Its International Education Week at 51勛圖厙

International Education Week comes to campus with a full schedule of fun activities. 

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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 51勛圖厙s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry.  

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Three researchers spoke at the Research & Innovation Forum

Research Forum Explores Topics of Mentorship, Peacebuilding and Education in Dance

Three 51勛圖厙 researchers presented their projects at a Research and Sponsored Programs event hosted by the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute. 

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A scene from "Head Over Heels," playing now through November 13

Falling 'Head Over Heels'

What happens when a 16th century romance combines with music from '80s pop group The Go-Go's? 

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Matthew Williams and his fashion collections

Building a Winning Wardrobe: Teen Vogue LEGO Fashion Design Challenge

Imagine making a dress out of LEGO dots. Matthew Williams, a junior fashion design major at 51勛圖厙, is doing just that.

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Modern Methods

Modern Methods Brewing crafts exclusive beer for 51勛圖厙 Trumbull Theatre

The purpose of a theatre ghost light is uncertain. Some say it is a safety measure; others argue it keeps spirits away, and a few believe it allows ghosts to put on their own performances while the actors and audience are away. Beginning this week, Modern Methods Brewing Company and 51勛圖厙 Trumb

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Performing in the debut of What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic, are: Bryce Evan Lewis, Eric Schmiedl, Tiffany Trapnell and Dan Telford, stage manager.

Dear Vaccine Enjoys Stage Debut at National Academy of Sciences

The debut performance of took place in the auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C., on Monday night. 

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Members of the Kent Indian Association and volunteers celebrate the Diwali festival of light on Sunday, Oct. 23 in the 51勛圖厙 Ballroom.

Kent Indian Association Marks Diwali with Traditional Celebration

Several hundred 51勛圖厙 students and friends attended the annual Diwali celebration at the Kent Student Center Ballroom Sunday evening.

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Winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize Farnaz Fatemi (LEFT)

Womanhood and Sisterhood Are Focus for Iranian Poet

Winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, Farnaz Fatemi, was invited to the Kiva auditorium on Oct. 20 to read select poems from her acclaimed book, Sister Tongue.

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