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MIchael Daniels, director of the Timothy E. Moore Student Multicultural Center, Receives National Award.

Award-Winning Dissertation Focuses on How Black Men Develop as Leaders

Michael Daniels, Ph.D., director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, is recognized for outstanding dissertation research by receiving NASPA's Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award.

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Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø's Improv Group the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe

Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íøâ€™s Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival

Did you know Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. 91¿´Æ¬Íø. Everything.

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Kent Skates rink view with skaters.

Skating Through a Record Year

The Kent Skates ice rink in downtown Kent ends its season this weekend.

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Richard Zarzour teaching a nursing class at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

IN A FLASH: A Passion for Teaching

"Our nursing students are No. 1" is what Richard Zarzour, MSN, M.Ed., could be indicating in this photo as he leads a class of nursing students at Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íøâ€™s Twinsburg Academic Center. Zarzour is a lecturer in the associate degree program for nursing at Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Uni…

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The December 2022 fire at Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent, Ohio.

Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Alum's Mill Fire Photo on Cover of National Magazine

A fiery image, taken by photographer and 91¿´Æ¬Íø alumnus Jerry Jividen at the December Star of the West mill fire in downtown Kent, is featured on the cover of a national firefighter magazine.

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Bradley Morris delivering his presentation at R&I Forum Spring 2023

Now We’re Cooking with STEM

Engaging young students in cooking activities can promote lifelong learning in science and math.

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Image of young student thinking.

What Makes Someone 'a Math Person' or Not?

Building a "sense of belonging to math" in underrepresented students.

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Presenters at the February 2023 R & I Forum

Research Forum Discusses Injection Training, Math Belonging and Cooking with STEM

Forum highlights on-campus research in new ways of teaching in nursing, math and STEM.

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Women having a civil conversation.

How to Talk to Your Neighbor: Workshop Will Teach the Art of Community Dialogue

You know how at Thanksgiving dinner, everyone is trained to avoid the touchy subjects – politics, religion, money? 

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Derailed Norfolk Southern rail cars in East Palestine, Ohio.

Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Researcher Reviews East Palestine Cleanup

On Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, dozens of Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed, 11 of which contained hazardous materials. In an effort to start repairing the situation, Arcadis, an international company hired by the railroad company, has developed a plan to clean the air, ground and water in the village. Kuldeep Singh, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íøâ€™s Department of Earth Sciences, reviews the cleanup plan.

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