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Mahtab Tehrani,BS'11, Ph.D.,'18, and first year student Goli Kovoosi, discusses the unrest that is taking place in her home country.

A standing-room-only crowd gathered to hear ÃÛÑ¿appalumna Mahtab Tehrani, Ph.D., and first-year student Goli Kavoosi, discuss how the denial of human rights in Iran impacts us all and the tangible actions that Americans can take to help.

Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., (top left) assistant professor at ÃÛÑ¿appStark Campus, took part in a spring break trip to Mexico with students to study sustainable agricultural practices.

Vaneet Kaur, Ph.D., assistant professor of Management and Information Systems at ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity’s Stark Campus recently was featured in The Repository, Canton, Ohio newspaper for her work on promoting business ideas to help the local economy. 

2022 Giving Tuesday results graphic

This November, members of the ÃÛÑ¿appUniversity community joined together to shine their light on philanthropy. During the November campaign, Kent State’s Giving Tuesday raised $3.6 million, marking the sixth year it has brought in more than $1 million to support scholarships and programs across Kent State’s eight-campus system.

Cartoonist and ÃÛÑ¿appalum Tom Batiuk signs a book for Jeff Young at the University Book Store on Nov. 30.

For a half-century, ÃÛÑ¿appalumnus Tom Batiuk has penned the adventures of the students and staff of the fictional Westview High School, but now, "Funky Winkerbean" is coming to an end. ÃÛÑ¿appToday sat down with Batiuk to talk about his life's journey as a comic strip writer.

What's the Big Idea?

ÃÛÑ¿appPresident Todd Diacon rides to the College of Aeronautics and Engineering to learn more about research involving birds and aircraft.

The ÃÛÑ¿appFarmers Market at the DI Hub

Shop the final ÃÛÑ¿appFarmers’ Market of Fall today at the DI Hub.

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DI and The Tower of Squares by night.

A nighttime view of The Design Innovation Hub and the Tower of Squares sculpture.

Students eat, meet and greet in the Kent Student Center

As students, faculty and staff celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kent Student Center, alumni, who read about the milestone on social media took, time to reminisce about the fun and fond memories they made at the facility.

Rwandan student Alliah Cynthia Teta serves up a traditional stewed chicken dish.

The entry of Team Rwanda and Team Nigeria into the annual cooking contest reflects Kent State’s growing relations in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in new groups of international students on campus. The Rwandan students are part of a group of 12 undergraduates sponsored by the Rwandan government who arrived at ÃÛÑ¿appfor the fall semester to pursue degrees.