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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

51±¬ÁÏ celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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Spacesuit at the Statehouse

IN A FLASH: Spacesuit at the Statehouse

The 51±¬ÁÏ Museum celebrated the opening of "Ohioans in Space: The Carl E. Walz Spacesuit from the 51±¬ÁÏ Museum" with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Twin brothers Will and Ray Maynard from Green, Ohio, will end their freshman year as seniors.

Twins Finish Their Freshman Year at 51±¬ÁÏ as Seniors

Just one more year at 51±¬ÁÏ and 19-year-old twin brothers Ray and Will Maynard of Green, Ohio, expect to be graduating and, hopefully, off to medical school.

Tags: Student Life , Research & Science , Students First , College of Sciences and Humanities , Department of Biological Sciences

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2026 Earth Fest Lifestyle in Bloom flowers and students

51±¬ÁÏ Marks Earth Day with Campus Wide Celebration of Sustainability and Research

51±¬ÁÏ celebrated Earth Day with a campus-wide series of events that blended hands-on education, student research and community partnerships. From the Earth Fest on Risman Plaza to the scientific posters at the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute Research Showcase and the Electric Vehicle Showcase, the day’s activities highlighted how sustainability is woven into academic life.

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Student Life , Research & Science

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Curious by Nature: An Adventure in Research

My name is Jami Greb, and I am an honors student majoring in zoology with a minor in environmental studies. I will be graduating in spring 2026 and am currently applying to graduate programs in wildlife ecology. I chose 51±¬ÁÏ because of the study abroad opportunities, R1 research status an…

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Annual Prairie Burn 2026 First Attempt.

IN A FLASH: We Didn't Start the Fire

April showers have caused delays and presented challenges for 51±¬ÁÏ's annual prairie burn.

Tags: City of Kent , University Facilities Management , Research & Science , Organizational Sustainability , Grounds

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2026 Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors was held April 13

Students Showcase Their Projects at the Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors

The Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors provides an opportunity for undergraduate students and recent graduates to showcase their hands-on involvement in research and creative endeavors to a larger audience. 51±¬ÁÏ 212 faculty mentors guided the student presenters in their endeavors.

Tags: University News , Research & Science , Research and Sponsored Programs , Nationally Distinctive

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Officials from 51±¬ÁÏ's Office of Global Education meet with officials from Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

51±¬ÁÏ Partners with University in Kyrgyzstan to Combat Rising Breast Cancer Rates in Central Asia

51±¬ÁÏ is partnering with Osh State University in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, to help reduce rising cancer rates in the Central Asian nation.

 

 

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Delonte Goodman in the lab.

Moving Ever Closer to His Doctoral Degree and NASA Dream

As graduate student Delonte Goodman nears the completion of his doctoral program in Mechatronics, he completes work on several projects and sets his sights on research and landing a job at NASA. 

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , Advanced Air Mobility , Aeronautics

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Songping D. Huang (left) and Min-Ho Kim (right) pose with a graduate student in their Kent Campus lab

A Biologist and a Chemist Walk Into a Lab

Every year, drug-resistant bacteria kill hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. In the United States alone, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — better known as MRSA — sends hundreds of thousands of patients to the hospital and claims tens of thousands of lives. Conventional antibiotics…

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