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IN A FLASH: Power to the Pollinators!; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; September 3, 2025
This bee, covered in pollen, is working hard to maintain the ecosystem on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Kent Campus.Pollinator Day, proudly presented by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as a proud Bee Campus USA, will welcome all visitors to the KSU Pollinator Garden to celebrate our campus pollinators on September 5…
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IN A FLASH: The Halls of Science; ESDRI News; July 22, 2025
During this year’s Earth Month Celebration at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, student researchers displayed posters highlighting their work at the university’s Annual Environmental Science and Design Research Institute Research Showcase.Posters, presenters and interested visitors lined the main hallway of the Integrate…
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IN A FLASH: Get Some Green For Your Garden; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; April 28, 2025
The annual Spring Plant Sale at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Department of Biological Sciences Herrick Conservatory offers an extensive selection of student-grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, houseplants and more. The sale runs from April 28-May 2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily.All proceeds support the Herrick Conser…
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IN A FLASH: DESIGNING WONDROUS WALLS; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; June 17, 2024
This spring, the Lawrence & Sandra Armstrong Gallery inside 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design hosted an inspiring exhibition highlighting innovative designs for structural walls.The "Opus Versatilium: A Meta-Vernacular Approach for Contemporary …
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IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
51³Ô¹ÏÍø celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
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IN A FLASH: ALL FIRED UP - FOR SUSTAINABILITY; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; April 16, 2024
The city of Kent Fire Department conducted their annual burn on the protected prairie near 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center. This prairie is an important element in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's commitment to sustainability because it is a low-maintenance landscape sa…
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IN A FLASH: E-CYCLE DAYS 2024; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; March 6, 2024
The E-Cycle Drive at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø offers an opportunity for students, staff, faculty and members of the Kent community to responsibly and sustainably recycle unwanted electronics.Drop-off days are March 6, 12 and 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The receiving station is located behind the …
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IN A FLASH: HALFWAY TO 5,200 TREES!; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; September 25, 2023
On Saturday, Sept. 23, in observance of National Public Lands Day, students from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Recreation, Park and Tourism Management program and the Environmental and Conservation Biology program joined other volunteers in planting trees in the Cuyahoga Valley Nationa…
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IN A FLASH: OVER THE FENCE; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; February 16, 2023
When it's completed in 2024, Crawford Hall will be the new home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The four-story building will include active learning classrooms, an entrepreneurship lab, a business analytics lab, behavioral research hub, sa…
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IN A FLASH: IT'S A JUNGLE IN THERE; 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today; December 1, 2022
On chilly, gray days like today, people can find a place that's warm and green in the greenhouse behind Cunningham Hall on the Kent Campus The Herrick Conservatory is home to a large and diverse selection of plants, plus some fish and a couple of turtles. Highlights of the co…
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