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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2024

IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

Remembering May 4, 1970 at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ is not confined to just the events around the annual commemoration on campus, but is part of living and learning at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ throughout the year.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, Nationally Distinctive, School of Theatre and Dance, Community & Society

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91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., a faculty marshal on May 4, 1970, addresses attendees of the inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis

Join us on the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.

Tags: May 4, Community & Society, Community Impact, May 4 Commemoration, May 4 Visitors Center

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Student tour guide Emma Butera talking about the aftermath of May 4

Students Guiding the History of 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ

The May 4 Visitors Center uses 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University’s history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.  

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, May 4 Commemoration, Community & Society

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Artificial Intelligence in Translation and Interpretation

Geoff Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German, certified freelance translator and president of the American Translators Association (ATA), said artificial intelligence is inescapable in translation and interpretation now. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ students visiting the Margaret Walker Center.

‘Experiencing These Things Firsthand Left A Mark On My Heart’

An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s Office of Community Engaged Learning. 

Tags: Community Engaged Learning, May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Angela Neal-Barnett in the news

Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.

Tags: Profiles, Community & Society, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

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Students Love Kent’s Nightlife, Food and Events

From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact

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91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Experts Float the Physical Impact of Extended Space Travel

On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.

Tags: Community & Society, Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive, EHHS

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Donate Unwanted Items During Move Out

During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw ‘N’ Go, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.

Tags: Organizational Sustainability, Community & Society, Student Life

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