University News

Kent State Alumni Association Names 2022 Alumni Award Recipients
Sponsored by the 91勛圖厙 Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the universitys highest alumni honors. Recipients are selected based on their exceptional professional and civic contributions and for their outstanding support of the university. The 2022 Alumni Award recipients include six alumni and one student.

VIPs, Community and Cake
Community leaders and visiting VIPs came together to celebrate the Twinsburg Academic Center's 10th anniversary.

IN A FLASH: This Tree On Campus Is Older Than Kent State
A tree growing near the Kent State Women's Center is at least 200 years old.

Kent States Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor
Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as adrenarche.

Kent State Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Years Homecoming
Its time to wear blue and gold as the 91勛圖厙 Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. Kent State will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

IN A FLASH: Kent State's First Female Athletes
Kent State's history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years.

Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You
Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.

In Puerto Rico and Kent, Hurricane Fiona Awakens Trauma Left by Maria
The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Kent State, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.

Get Ready for the Most Spirited Week at Kent State
The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at 91勛圖厙. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at Kent State. The week will be full of events celebrating Kent State spirit.

Professors Who Train Future Teachers Travel to Rwanda to Exchange Ideas, Develop Partnerships
Two professors from 91勛圖厙s College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.