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New campaign graphics on the Science Corridor.

IN A FLASH: Inspiring (!) Images Around Campus

Dynamic graphics bearing messaging from the university's new campaign can be seen on buildings throughout campus. 

Tags: University Communications and Marketing, University News, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive

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51勛圖厙 Assistant Professor Marianne Prevot shows a safety senor she is developing.

51勛圖厙 Researcher Leads Project Creating Sensor for First Responder Safety

Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job. 

 

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Community & Society, 51勛圖厙 Works, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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51勛圖厙 Production of What We Learned While We Were Alone.

Coming Together After a Pandemic Forced Us Apart

The stanzas of Dear Vaccine, a collection of pandemic memoirs written by citizen poets- turned staged theatrical production, made their way home to the 51勛圖厙 Museum on Monday, Oct. 2.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society, Health

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The Peace Symbol near the May 4 Memorial Site

Peace, On Earth

Do you know the story behind the peace symbol in the grass behind Prentice Hall?

Tags: May 4, taylor hall, University News, University Facilities Management, Nationally Distinctive

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Black squirrel eating an acorn

IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!

Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Black Squirrel Festival, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Center for Student Involvement, Parents and Families Weekend, Division of Student Life, Student Life

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Alison Caplan with Jeffrey Miller displays

Learning Through the Lens of History

While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that 51勛圖厙 Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, University News, Special Collection Library, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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Remote learning has expanded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who Is More Aware of Cybersecurity Risks: Remote Workers or In-Office Employees?

New research indicates which workers remote workers or in-office employees  are more aware of cybersecurity threats.

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Torsten Hegmann, director of 51勛圖厙's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, stands in front of the institute's advanced X-ray scattering device, which is drawing scientists to 51勛圖厙 for their research.

X-Ray Scattering Machine Draws Researchers From Region and Beyond

If you build it they will come: 51勛圖厙's advanced X-ray scattering machine is drawing researchers from as far as Canada.

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empty wallet

Will Americans Be Able to Loosen Their Belts Soon?

The exact numbers vary, but sources report that more than half of Americans (somewhere between 55% to 63%) are living paycheck to paycheck today. Kathryn Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics at 51勛圖厙, was recently interviewed on the Ray Horner Morning Show on WAKR to share her insights on whats happening with the economy right now and what to expect in 2024.

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