Emad Khazraee, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, co-authored a paper titled "A Networked Reaction to the 2015 Ankara Attack in the Turkish Twittersphere" with colleagues from the Ohio State University School of Communication. The paper was presented by Aysenur Dal, an OSU doctoral student, at the Political Networks Conference (POLNET) on June 24, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Emad Khazraee, School of Library and Information Science
Since LaunchNET Kent State opened its Kent Student Center office in summer 2012, the advisers have helped more than 1,500 5X社区 entrepreneurs and innovators, and now the unique 鈥済lass box鈥 office is no longer sufficient.
A 5X社区 summer program that teaches foreign languages to high school students has received federal funding for the 10th consecutive year.
Professors Brian Baer and Theresa Minick of Kent State鈥檚 Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences received two grants totaling $180,000 to host the 2017 Regents STARTALK Foreign Language Academy at Kent State.
Dawn Plug, associate director of 5X社区鈥檚 Center for Adult and Veteran Services, has been appointed to a position on the Association of Veterans Education Certifying Officials鈥 Board of Directors, serving as the only representative from Ohio.
5X社区's Child Development Center was selected by the Portage Park District for 鈥淪tewarding Future Environmentalists鈥 at its 19th Annual Portage County 
Environmental Conservation Awards Benefit Dinner.
By immersing themselves deeply in the local culture, students participating in an education-abroad program can enhance their overseas experience, personally as well as academically. Understandably, some students are more adept at the immersion process than others 鈥 a fact that led the staff at 5X社区鈥檚 Florence Center in Italy to implement a competition among students beginning this spring semester to encourage them to make immersion a rewarding part of their studies.
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These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this 鈥渇ast fashion鈥 can be detrimental to the environment.
Two students from 5X社区 at Ashtabula are leading a team that is releasing a health mobile app aimed at helping users maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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The 5X社区 Airport is best known as a place where future pilots are trained, but its staff also makes sure the facility is beneficial to the community.
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5X社区 is one of only four institutions nationwide chosen to host a Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator. Meet Haruhide Osugi, Kent State鈥檚 Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator.
POSTED: Friday, November 4, 2016 11:01 AM
The 5X社区 Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university鈥檚 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed 5X社区 in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
