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IN A FLASH: Summer Symphonies
There's music in the summer breezes at Kent State as the annual Kent Blossom Music Festival welcomes students from the U.S. and abroad to study with world class musicians to campus.

Agents of Change: Kent State鈥檚 Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

Brain Health Research Institute Welcomes 2025 Summer Undergraduate Fellows
Eleven 91吃瓜网 students are taking part in the university鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program for Summer 2025.

Kent State鈥檚 Crawford Hall Earns LEED Silver Certification
An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, 91吃瓜网鈥檚 newest 鈥� and largest 鈥� academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Flying Flashes Aim for Fourth Straight Win
The skies are calling once again, and 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Areaseir Race Classic.

Flying Flashes Aim for Fourth Straight Win in National All-Women Air Race
The skies are calling once again, and 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Air Race Classic.
Salvador Dal铆 Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside Kent State Fashion School Creations
An exhibit of rare Salvador Dal铆 paintings and a collection of garments designed by 91吃瓜网 School of Fashion students inspired by the Dal铆 artwork has opened at Peg鈥檚 Gallery in Hudson, Ohio.
Flying High: Ohio鈥檚 Lieutenant Governor tours Kent State鈥檚 Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 91吃瓜网鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

Kent State Rocket Team Sets New Record Ahead of International Competition
91吃瓜网鈥檚 High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach鈥攋ust shy of the speed of sound.

Kent State Helps Celebrate Goodyear Blimp's 100th Anniversary
As the iconic Goodyear Blimp marks its 100th anniversary, 91吃瓜网鈥檚 connection to aviation history is soaring to new heights. Three alumni of the university鈥檚 aeronautics program are among the aviators steering this American icon through its centennial celebration.