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On Friday, May 4, 2018, a team of Kent State students shares their campaign idea — centered on increasing the awareness of naloxone (also known as Narcan) — for the opioid crisis in Trumbull County. Students presented at the Trumbull campus to their client, the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention of Trumbull County.

Students devise campaigns to address Trumbull County’s alarming opioid epidemic

Valerie Royzman May 13, 2018

It’s no secret the opioid epidemic — declared a nationwide public health emergency by President Donald Trump in October — is grabbing hold of Ohio, as the state ranked second in the nation for drug...

Actor Michael Keaton meets with Kent State students for a 30-minute Q&A in the Center for Performing Arts before his commencement speech Saturday. 

Michael Keaton holds student Q&A before commencement speech

Cameron Hoover May 12, 2018

Actor Michael Keaton met with Kent State students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the School of Theatre and Dance for a Q&A session before heading to commencement Saturday.The...

Enrollment infographic

Why Ohio college enrollment is declining, how higher education is responding

Laina Yost May 8, 2018

Ohio universities are finding their next generation of college students — but they’ll have to look in new places.In the next five to seven years, the number of high school students is expected to decrease,...

President Beverly Warren presents a slideshow on the university's 10-year, $1.2 billion Master Plan to members of Faculty Senate at a meeting Monday, April 9, 2018.

Kent State colleges anticipate revenue declines in the upcoming year

Laina Yost May 8, 2018

Deans and departments across Kent State are being asked to create plans that outline five percent budget cuts for their college.With a projected decline in enrollment, officials at Kent State are trying...

Brazil’s Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná signs partnership with Kent State

Brazil’s Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná and Kent State began their relationship with one another in 2012, and have now established the American Academy together.The American Academy’s mission...

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Love yourself, first

Host: Assata Imani May 7, 2018

Plot Synopsis: Episode 9 emphasizes the importance of building a relationship with yourself before pursuing a relationship with a man/woman. When you love yourself you become a better version of yourself....

The evolution of African-American poetry

Faith Riggs May 5, 2018

A slow walk to the mic.A quick glimpse of the audience before a few moments of truth.“As long as I’m comfortable with what I’ve written,” said Kaela Staples-Still, a senior theatre studies major...

$2.7 million grant for psychological sciences research

Amber Selfridge May 5, 2018

Professors in the department of psychological sciences will receive a $2.7 million grant. The grant will be used to help better understand psychological risks and treatments.“This is a project where...

Gospel Choir celebrates retirement for founder

I don't know..... May 4, 2018

The Kent State University Gospel Choir celebrated the retirement of their founder and director, Linda B. Angotti, with a spring concert Thursday night.“It is a bittersweet occasion to have to say goodbye,...

May 4 site designated as National Historic Landmark

The site of the May 4 shootings has been recognized by the Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. The ceremony, hosted in the Kiva due to inclement weather, had no empty seats.“To...

Remembering May 4

Addie Gall May 4, 2018

At the 48th annual commemoration of the death of four Kent State students killed by the National Guard, the keynote speaker, William C. Hine, addressed that we can not forget what happened almost fifty...

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