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A graduate at the Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony waves to her family after receiving her diploma.

Kent State Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 16 and 17

Â鶹´«Ã½ will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715…
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Kevin J. Spence (third from left), a Â鶹´«Ã½ higher education administration doctoral student, is pictured with instructors of the University of Cienfuegos’ Pedagogical Institute, which prepares graduates for careers in education.

Kent State Graduate Student Explores Educational Opportunities With Cuba

Kevin J. Spence, a Â鶹´«Ã½ higher education administration doctoral student, visited Cienfuegos, Cuba, to help bridge Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services’ past to the present. In October, Spence discussed the Visiting Scholar program at…
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Luke, a Doberman pinscher, enjoys the attention he receives from a student during the Stress-Free Zone event in the library.

Students to Take a Study Break During Finals Week With Dogs, Food and Fun

Â鶹´«Ã½ Libraries will once again provide the Stress-Free Zone on Monday, Dec. 12, and Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 3-5 p.m. in the University Library. The library hosts this event at the end of every semester in order to give students, faculty and staff the…
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Kent State Advances Its Culture of Research and Innovation With the Establishment of the Brain Health Research Institute

At the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees meeting held today (Dec. 7, 2016), the Board voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute, further supporting significant existing research and providing additional support for researchers to collaborate across multiple…
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Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Gainer, a Â鶹´«Ã½ student who currently serves as president of the Kent State Veterans Club, addresses those attending the university’s 2016 Veterans Day observance.

Kent State Receives Military Friendly School Designation Eight Years in a Row

For an eighth consecutive year, Â鶹´«Ã½ has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.  Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate student Cody Ruiz (far left) practices zazen (seated meditation) at a Buddhist temple.

Kent State Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers

Â鶹´«Ã½ students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate…
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Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, Kent State on the Move

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human…
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Â鶹´«Ã½ students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

Kent State Students and Professor Invent Insole for Diabetic Patients

Product also can help athletes recover from blisters and calluses that can impede their performance Â鶹´«Ã½ students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical…
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