News Archive
Juneteenth Jubilee will be held Tuesday June 18 from 11 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. on the Kent Campus, Student Green/Risman Plaza. It is free and open to the public.
Looking for an interesting book to put in your beach bag this summer? The 51±¬ÁÏ Press has plenty of new reads.
Hands-on experiences while studying healthcare design and emerging technology at 51±¬ÁÏ created a unique, in-demand career path for 2023 graduate Hamid Estejab.
Students working in the 51±¬ÁÏ Costume Shop showed off their designs at a theatre trade conference in Seattle this spring.
51±¬ÁÏ earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.
51±¬ÁÏ Ph.D. candidates Beau Shaniuk and Dana Oleskiewicz provide a historical context for the transgender experience and discuss the challenges the community faces in light of the increasing number of anti-trans bills being introduced across the country.
The 51±¬ÁÏ Department of Residence Services, University Communications and Marketing and Meijer stores recently teamed up to makeover the model residence hall rooms in Eastway Center.
In 2020, 51±¬ÁÏ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that 51±¬ÁÏ would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
51±¬ÁÏ associate professor and population ecologist Christie Bahlai, Ph.D., offers tips to help our little bioluminescent buddies to thrive.
As a young refugee, Yun "Mi Mi" Khaing, a recent 51±¬ÁÏ graduate, has not only overcome significant challenges during her time in the United States, but she’s also helping others in similar circumstances.
A different kind of flash visited the 51±¬ÁÏ Airport during a recent spring storm.
Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA).
For PR professionals and educators alike, embracing moments of failure as opportunities for growth is a crucial mindset.
Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment.
As she prepared to receive her degree, Jillian Saliba reflected on a deeply personal story of surviving a drive-by shooting during winter break of her early years as a Golden Flash. When the trauma took its toll, she leaned on her professors.
A circus came to the Integrated Sciences Building this spring in the form of "Cirque du Chem," presented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.
51±¬ÁÏ alumna 1st Lt. Ashley White has left behind a far-reaching legacy for her trailblazing military service.
Several sites on 51±¬ÁÏ's Kent Campus have been dedicated to remember and honor fallen members of the U.S. military for Memorial Day and every day.
During an April trip to our nation's capital, representatives from 51±¬ÁÏ met with U.S. politicians as well as 51±¬ÁÏ students and alumni working in national government.