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Recycling sign
A Smiley Face Makes All the Difference

Research conducted at 51勛圖厙 proves that seeing a smiley face emoji will make students more prone to recycle their trash. 

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Belden Materials Library
IN A FLASH: Designing for a Better Earth

An Earth Month event today inside the Architecture Library focuses on sustainable building materials. 

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Future roommates Kenzi Riley (left) and Canna Stephens (right) meet for the first time at Future Flash Day at 51勛圖厙.
Incoming Students Experience Campus, Get Excited for Fall at Future Flash Days

Future Flash Days, when admitted students and their families visit the Kent Campus, enjoyed another successful year for 2023. Nearly 1,300 students from 24 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, experienced what it is like to be a Golden Flash.

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Earth Fest Stickers
IN A FLASH: 51勛圖厙 Earth Fest
As part of Earth Month, there was an Earth Fest event at the Kent Student Center on Tuesday.
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Rendering of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering expansion
Filling Aviation Workforce Needs
51勛圖厙 was recently featured on Channel 5 News ABC for the expansion of its aeronautics program to provide hands-on experience that will better prepare students to fill gaps in the aviation workforce.
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Trans support at The Rock
Teaming Up for Trans Support
51勛圖厙 student organizations painted the Rock on Front Campus to show support for the trans community. 
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Main floor at Undergrad Research Symposium 2023
Reverse Career Fair Turns the Tables in Connecting Area Employers to Student Researchers
A "Reverse Career Fair" at the Undergraduate Research Symposium connected research students with potential employers.
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Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970, historian and advocate.
Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 51勛圖厙s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 51勛圖厙 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 51勛圖厙 Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this years selected speaker.
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2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium
IN A FLASH: It's Undergraduate Research Week
April 17-21 is National Undergraduate Research Week
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The Maltempi family at the bell
May 4 and One Familys 51勛圖厙 Legacy
The Maltempi family is not your average 51勛圖厙 family. Three generations of the Maltempis have attended 51勛圖厙. Seven family members have graduated from or are currently attending 51勛圖厙.
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Students standing in green house
What Determines Your Social Behavior as You Develop Into an Adult?
For two decades, Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at 51勛圖厙, has been studying what happens within the brain that potentially modulates social behavior such as aggression, social memory and maternal care.
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Graphic for a video game created by AGD students
Animation Game Design Soars to the Top 50 of Princeton Review
The Princeton Reviews 2023 rankings of top undergraduate schools for game design have been released, and the 51勛圖厙 College of Applied and Technical Studies Bachelor of Science degree in Animation Game Design (AGD) program broke through the top 50 as one of the best programs in game design studies.
 
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Ikram Toumi
Bringing a Transnational Perspective To Students
Introducing new perspectives can help students learn about unique cultures and explore similarities and differences. Ikram Toumi, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, has brought that possibility to 51勛圖厙 with her global education initiatives.
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Gracie Ford and Lulu on Daffodil Hill
IN A FLASH: Chill on the Hill

The colors of spring have arrived on the Kent Campus. 

 

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Undergrad researcher at ESDRI symposium
This is, by far, my favorite event of anything we do here.

51勛圖厙's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is one of the university's biggest research events of the year.

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Earn your degree completely online.
Labor of Love Leading Design and Success of Online Programs
51勛圖厙 is already among 2023s Best Online Programs, and those programs are working hard to continue changing the conversation about online degrees and demonstrating their value.
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Two students in a lab.
New Research Funding Plan Changes the Game

Following 51勛圖厙s designation as an R1 research institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation, including increasing the amount of grant dollars spent over the next three years.

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Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker
Environmental Justice, Ecology and Race
Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at 51勛圖厙
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Students on Manchester Beach
IN A FLASH: Catching Rays on Manchester Beach
Students found many ways to enjoy the summer-like days this week.
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Bethany Barkley-Hanson working at her shop in Akron.
Former Student Says Class Assignment on Michael Jordan Helped Launch Her Booming Craft Business

It's easy to see why Bethany Barkley-Hanson is always in the holiday spirit.

Her booming online store, , offers handcrafted wreaths and wall hangings and showcases many holiday-themed items.

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