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Flu vaccines are being offered.

ºÚÁÏÍø's DeWeese Health Center is offering three flu shot clinics for students, faculty, and staff to get protected for the 2023-2024 flu season on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 and Sept. 26.

Shawn Davis playing esports

My name is Shawn Davis – I play video games for scholarship money at ºÚÁÏÍø and honestly, it’s pretty rad.

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Students in a kayak on the Cuyahoga River

Kent State students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Services’ Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs.  

Delonte Goodman participated in the SURE program under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D.

Senior Delonte Goodman spent the summer working under the direction of mentor Tony Jakli, Ph.D., professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute and graduate student Alex Adaka conducting dielectric measurements for ferronematic liquid crystals.

Student Volunteers at "Stuff the Truck" Food Drive

Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and Kent State can help people support Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping. 

Student researchers at work in a laboratory at ºÚÁÏÍø.

With more than six months at the helm of ºÚÁÏÍø’s research division, Vice President Douglas Delahanty, Ph.D., has been hard at work making sure the university is sharply focused on its collaborations with business and industry and maintaining its R1 research status. He recently sat down with Kent State Today to talk about his first year and changes in the division.

Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration

Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.

Students at the poster sale event in the Kent Student Center

The annual poster sale this week gave students opportunities to add new art to their living spaces. 

Flashes of Pride 2023 Photo Session

This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of Kent State’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.  

Student donating blood

Have you ever imagined that donating your blood could not only help the people who need it, but also help a Kent State student receive a scholarship?