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Graduate Student Continues to Challenge Transgender Ban on Military Troops

Nicolas Talbott had an interest in joining the military since he was in high school, but instead he decided to come to Kent State to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. In the spring semester of 2015, Talbott took a course that was specific to intelligence, counter terrorism and security studies where he was encouraged by his professor to join the military.

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Kent State Today

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Journalism Student Sees Idea Come to Life Through Safety Workshop for Media Professionals

Journalism students face pursuing a career in an adverse time filled with intense political issues, dangerous environmental concerns and even pandemics. Reporting on these difficult times is necessary, but can come with risks to the journalist鈥檚 health and well-being. Kent State senior Carter Adams recognized the intensity of this and committed to preventing the harm of media professionals by developing a workshop to educate students on media safety.

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College of Communication & Information

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Photo Album: Life as a Kent State Student in the late 1960s

Before May 4, 1970, students at Kent State were just regular students enjoying time together, performing, volunteering, and advocating for issues they believed in. Thanks to digital archives of the Daily Kent Stater and the department of Special Collections and Archives, here is a look into the life of Kent State students in the late 1960s and the days before the tragic events that would change the campus forever.

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Kent State Today

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Flashes Take Care of Flashes Through Online Meditation Classes

Meditative practices are bringing the Kent State community together, even from the comfort of their own home. Kent State of Wellness has moved its Meditation Across Campus sessions online, in an effort to continue the sessions despite the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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Kent State Today

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Kent State Students Will Cook Up Innovation and Collaboration in New Kitchen

A new Innovation Teaching Kitchen in the heart of the Design Innovation Hub will give students a top-notch facility to learn food preparation techniques and host competitions.

Tags: Student Life, Design Innovation, College of Education, Health and Human Services

Kent Campus

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Kent State and Gov. DeWine Encourage Students to Stay Home

麻豆传媒 students have the chance to share why it is important to them to stay home and help stop the spread of COVID-19 with the #StayHomeOhioKSU initiative.

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Kent State Today

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Molded Fiber Glass Foundation Makes $100,000 Gift to Create Scholarship Program at Kent State Ashtabula

Continuing along tradition of local community support and a desire to positively impact educational opportunities locally, Molded Fiber Glass Companies are announcing a $100,000 commitment by the MFG Foundation to support student scholarships at 麻豆传媒 at Ashtabula.

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Kent State Ashtabula

Seven students were named All-MAC, Academic All-MAC 19-20

Seven Kent State Student-Athletes Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete

At Kent State, a student-athlete鈥檚 day typically starts around 6 a.m. with practice or lifting. Then they attend team meetings or a cryotherapy session or study tables. After all that, it鈥檚 finally time for class, where these students have to maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 to keep the cumulative team GPA on track. It鈥檚 exhausting just to read all that.

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Kent State Today

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Collaborative Biodesign Challenge Course Opens New Opportunities

The words 鈥渂iology鈥 and 鈥渄esign鈥 might not typically intertwine; however, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Biodesign Challenge course was created to challenge the idea that the two separate disciplines could not collaborate.

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Kent State Today

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Kent State Course to Focus on Communication Related to Pandemics and Global Crises

Communication has shaped the way the world has reacted to the coronavirus pandemic. This fall 2020, Kent State is offering a new course that will examine risk communication through the lens of pandemics and other global crises. 鈥淐ommunicating Risk: Global Pandemics and Crises.鈥

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