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Lightning strikes near ºÚÁÏÍø Airport

IN A FLASH: A Flash in the Sky!

A different kind of flash visited the ºÚÁÏÍø Airport during a recent spring storm. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, ºÚÁÏÍø Airport, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Daffodil Hill on the Kent State Campus at sunset

IN A FLASH: Remembering the Fallen

Several sites on Kent State's Kent Campus have been dedicated to remember and honor fallen members of the U.S. military for Memorial Day and every day. 

Tags: Veterans, Nationally Distinctive, Vietnam, Military

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National Park signage for Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

England, Egypt and Now … Ohio

Kent State alumnus and Professor Emeritus help Hopewell earthworks in Ohio earn UNESCO World Cultural Site designation.

 

Tags: Department of Anthropology, Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive

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College of Podiatric Medicine Spring 2024 Commencement

IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward


Ready to serve the community from the ground up, ºÚÁÏÍø’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.

Tags: College of Podiatric Medicine, Community Impact, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Commencement, Spring Commencement, Health care

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Rep. Emilia Sykes, Democrat, 13th District, speaks of ºÚÁÏÍø Airport in her support for FAA Reauthorization Act.

Rep. Emilia Sykes Mentions ºÚÁÏÍø Airport in her Support of FAA Reauthorization Act

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the ºÚÁÏÍø Airport.

Tags: University News, Community and Society, Nationally Distinctive

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Have We Learned the Lessons of Kent State?

Author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers, in a recent interview with NPR, questioned whether the country has learned the lessons of the May 4, 1970, shootings at ºÚÁÏÍø.

Tags: Community & Society, May 4, Nationally Distinctive

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2024 Air Race Classic map of checkpoints

2024 Air Race Classic ºÚÁÏÍø Team Announced

The Flying Flashes are once again taking on the ! Additionally, thanks to a generous donation from a private sponsor, ºÚÁÏÍø will be sending two teams!

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Flying Flashes, Nationally Distinctive

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Euihuack Kang, associate professor and chair of the Department of English Language and Literature at Chonnam National University in South Korea, takes part in a panel discussion on May 3, 2024.

Making the Connection: Discussion Explores Parallels Between Kent State Shootings and Gwangju Uprising

A professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, said his recent visit to ºÚÁÏÍø enabled him to experience his research into the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings in a whole new way.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration, May 4, Global Reach, Global Presence, Nationally Distinctive

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May 4 Commemoration 2024

IN A FLASH: The Spirit of May 4

This year's May 4 Commemoration remembered the fallen and recognized the spirit of activism that is part of Kent State's history and the university's foundational values. 

Tags: May 4 Commemoration, May 4, Diverse Kent State, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Community & Society

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Dean Kahler, shot and paralyzed on May 4, 1970, rings the Victory Bell at the 54th Commemoration of the shootings.

Kent State Commemorates May 4, 1970

Against the backdrop of a new generation of student activism, the Kent State community gathered to reflect and remember the student protesters killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, May 4 Commemoration, May 4, Nationally Distinctive

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