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Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders canceled separate campaign rallies scheduled for Tuesday night in Cleveland, Ohio amid coronavirus fears.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders cancel Ohio rallies amid coronavirus concerns

(CNN) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders canceled separate campaign rallies scheduled for Tuesday night in Cleveland, Ohio, as state officials expressed concern over...

Kent State team competing in NASA spacesuit contest

Hannah Davis Reporter March 10, 2020

A team of Kent State students will take part in a competition showing spacesuits to NASA implemented with augmented reality technology.Augmented reality (AR) superimposes computer-generated images on top...

Kent State President Todd Diacon talks about the actions taken on campus to combat the coronavirus. 

Kent State suspends in-person classes over coronavirus concerns

Kent State announced it will suspend in-person classes at all of its campuses from Tuesday, March 10 at 4:25 p.m. to April 12 because of the coronavirus. In an interview with KentWired, President Todd...

Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio Department of Health Director, center, discusses the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak, as Gov. Mike DeWine, right, studies an update on the cases on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Acton said DeWine was "leaning in" and being aggressive in taking precautions against the disease. 

BREAKING: Kent State suspends classes effective today over coronavirus concerns

KentWired staff March 10, 2020

BREAKING: Kent State University is suspending in-person classes effective at 4:25 p.m. today due to coronavirus concerns, according to a post on its coronavirus information website that was quickly removed...

Czech Republic shuts down classes, study abroad students remain

The Czech Republic government announced on March 10 that campuses will no longer continue in person classes effective Wednesday, March 11 because of the coronavirus. Classes will be scheduled for a later...

DeWine Executive Order — Coronavirus

March 9, 2020

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President Diacon takes the stand to share of his experience of finding out about coronavirus in Florence.

Amid coronavirus fears, Faculty Senate is thinking ahead

Wyatt Loy Reporter March 9, 2020

Professors, faculty senators and university vice presidents packed the rows of the Governance Chambers, all looking for answers to mounting concerns about COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus.At the...

Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio Department of Health Director, center, discusses the confirmation of Ohio's first three cases of coronavirus, as Gov. Mike DeWine, right, studies an update on the cases provided to him during a news conference, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is at left. Acton said the state is "leaning in and taking an aggressive approach" to combating the disease. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Ohio announces 3 positive tests as state’s 1st coronavirus cases

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio on Monday announced the state's first confirmed cases of the new coronavirus that has sickened people around the globe, a development Gov. Mike DeWine had been warning would...

Kent State to hold coronavirus information session Wednesday

Kent State will hold an information session about the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The university said in an email to the Kent community on Monday that...

Coronavirus cases reported in at least 14 states

March 4, 2020

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