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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University academic programs help students explore their own values and encourage students to live them. Justine Gallo, a 2022 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her…
Kent City Manager Dave Ruller remembers well the day in late 2006 when he met ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s then-President Lester A. Lefton at the Franklin Square Deli to talk about downtown Kent. “It was the famous turkey…
When it's completed in 2024, Crawford Hall will be the new home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The four-story building will include active learning classrooms, an…
On Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, dozens of Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed, 11 of which contained hazardous materials. In an effort to start repairing the situation, Arcadis, an international company hired by the railroad company,…
Get ready to Reduce, Reuse and then Recycle in February and March! ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì is competing in Campus Race to Zero Waste, an international waste reduction and recycling competition for colleges and universities. Over 300 colleges and…
Kent Wired Article by Kait Murray By Kait Murray, Kent WiredKIC’s Recyclepalooza kicks off Campus Race to Zero Waste with sustainability-themed activities Kait MurrayKIC hosted Recycle Palooza on Feb. 8, where students were…
Gus Holman knows a thing or two about mushrooms. First, he knows that morel mushrooms are prized finds by those who hunt and gather them. Secondly, he knows that these mushrooms are expensive for others to purchase. And, he knows…
Alicia Costello is making the rounds of Northeast Ohio. As an upperclassman who was born in the Sandy Valley area, she now resides in Canton, and commutes to the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Salem and Stark campuses regularly to attend class. Last…
"EVs are efficient, clean, inexpensive to operate, and better for the environment overall than fossil fuels," said Joseph Ortiz. Ortiz, a professor in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's Department of Earth Sciences, recognizes that people have…
In the new video series "What's the Big Idea?", ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University President Todd Diacon travels around campus exploring research activity. In Episode 2, Diacon talks with a student and an assistant professor…
