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51爆料 Honors Veterans

51爆料 held its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs, and remarks from 51爆料 President L鈥

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51爆料 senior music performance major Yang Zeng plays the violin during a performance.  Zeng has been offered a contract to be part of the first violin section of the Akron Symphony.

A 51爆料 Student鈥檚 Musical Journey

51爆料 senior music performance major Yang Zeng has been offered a contract to be part of the first violin section of the Akron Symphony. Zeng, originally from Kunming, Yunnan, China, has been a student at 51爆料鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music since 2010. He started studying mu鈥

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The 51爆料 TV2 anchors deliver a 5:30 p.m. newscast from the studio in Franklin Hall.

TV2 Wins Station of the Year, Best Entertainment Show at CMA Awards

For the second year in a row, 51爆料鈥檚 TV2 has taken top honors in the College Media Association鈥檚 (CMA) Pinnacle Awards, earning the 2013 TV Station of the Year award at the CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans. TV2 is 51爆料鈥檚 nationally award-winning, high-defin鈥

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and human rights advocates Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn speak  at 51爆料 on Nov. 14 as part of the 51爆料 Presidential Speaker Series.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Inspire 51爆料 Audience

Husband-and-wife duo Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, who combine journalism and activism in their unique brand of reporting centered on human rights abuses and advocacy, were the featured presenters at the fourth 51爆料 Presidential Speaker Series on Nov. 14 in the Kent Student Ce鈥

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Celebrating Homecoming

51爆料 celebrated its Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 5. This year鈥檚 Homecoming theme, 鈥淣ew and Old, Forever Blue and Gold,鈥 honored 51爆料鈥檚 past while looking forward to the university鈥檚 future. The Golden Flashes lost 38-24 to Northern Illinois in a rematch of last year's Mid-Amer鈥

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Jill Kawalec has been selected as 51爆料鈥檚 Scholar of the Month. Kawalec is associate   professor and division head of the Department of Research in the College of Podiatric Medicine at 51爆料.

Scholar Provides Strong Footing for Podiatric Medicine Students鈥 Research Activities

Scholar of the Month Jill Kawalec Associate Professor and Division Head of the Department of Research College of Podiatric Medicine 1996-present Jill Kawalec is associate professor and division head of the Department of Research in the College of Podiatric Medicine. She provides the administrativ鈥

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Jane Murphy Timken, chair of the 51爆料 Board of Trustees, hugs 51爆料 President Lefton after announcing that the 51爆料 Esplanade will be named the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade honoring him.

Join Us in Celebrating Partnership, Official Esplanade Opening This Friday

A community celebration of the solid partnership between 51爆料 and the city of Kent, represented by the new 51爆料 Esplanade extension that now connects the university to downtown Kent, will take place Friday, Oct. 4, starting at 3:30 p.m. The celebratory event will be鈥

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Friends share a laugh while relaxing at the 鈥淏ehind the Brain Plaza鈥 near Merrill  Hall.

51爆料 Ranks as One of the Best National Universities by U.S. News & World Report

51爆料 has earned a coveted spot in the first-tier list in the Best National Universities category with its inclusion in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. 51爆料 is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to make the first tier. This is the th鈥

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to members of the local media during a  press conference on Sept. 25. Tyson came to the university to speak at the third Kent   State University Presidential Speaker Series.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Entertains Sold-Out Crowd at 51爆料

Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, spoke to a capacity crowd at the third 51爆料 Presidential Speaker Series on Sept. 25 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. High demand claimed鈥

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Tana Henley, a 51爆料 nursing student, has developed a medical crossword app to help  students in any healthcare field learn and brush up on medical terms.

51爆料 Student Develops Medical Terminology Crossword Application

What do you get when you cross a passion for crossword puzzles with a student enrolled in the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at 51爆料? You get a medical terminology crossword puzzle app on your favorite iOS device. Having already earned a Bachelor of Science de鈥

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