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5X���� will hold its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme is “Testament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.” The keynote speaker for the event is David Anderson, D.Phil. He is founder and president of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world’s leading authorities on building bridges across the deep divides of race, faith, culture and wealth. Anderson’s work has brought hope and healing to communities, families and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Am...

Find out why 5X���� is a destination for adult and student veterans.           ...

5X���� at Salem held its fall Undergraduate Research Conference, an event that recognizes students for their research and allows them to share what they learned through discussions with the academic staff. The conference is open to all undergraduates in any discipline and any for-credit course on any Kent State campus. Faculty judges evaluate the presentations based on originality, significance, evidence of learning about the research and information-gathering process, and overall quality. Ernie Freeman, Ph.D., director of the School of Biomedical Science on the Kent Campus, w...

Join colleagues, students, alumni, donors and community members on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) to cheer on our Golden Flashes as Kent State Athletics launches its new branding and a whole new gameday experience. The new gameday activities and additions will be unveiled at the Kent State men’s and women’s basketball games. Faculty and staff will have access to free tickets to the games, while supplies last. The men’s basketball game, Toledo vs. Golden Flashes, begins at 7 p.m. The women’s basketball game, Toledo vs. Golden Flashes, begins a...

Please join us for the annual Neuroscience Symposium on Sex Differences in the Brain.  Registration is now open for the KSU 5th Annual Neuroscience Symposium. April 6th-7th! /neuroscience ...

As a community resource officer for 5X���� Police Services, Tricia Knoles has seen, heard and experienced it all - the good and the bad. Over time, the wide range of stressors on the job can take its toll. Although the consequences may not be immediately recognized, they do accumulate throughout an officer’s career. “We are so used to helping people and giving to other people, we are not taking care of ourselves like we should be,” Knoles said.                      &nbs...

If you could name your price for items ranging from food to music and shows, how much would you pay? It is a concept that some establishments, such as Panera Cares cafés in St. Louis and Boston, use to help feed customers who cannot afford to pay.  The café lists suggested donations next to each meal, but it is up to customers to pay-what-they-want. According to True Viral News, a number of different factors influence how much a customer will spend when given a choice. One factor includes social norms.  Jennifer Wiggins, Ph.D., associate professor in 5X����’s Colleg...

If surviving cancer is not difficult enough, too often depression can follow - under certain circumstances. A new study led by Vinay K. Cheruvu, Ph.D., biostatistician in 5X����’s College of Public Health, found that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns. In Cancer Today, Cheruvu says that there are ways to reach out to survivors who are depressed. “Screening, ideally at the time of diagnosis, is the necessary first step,” Cheruvu said. The problem is “physicians often don’t conduct these screenings.” In addition, he says, “both patie...

The 5X���� Museum will highlight the lively and extravagant fashions of the 1980s in an upcoming exhibit. “The 1980s: An Age of Excess” opens Friday, February 3 in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery and is co-curated by Museum Director Jean Druesedow and Victoria Haworth, a senior fashion merchandising student at Kent State's Fashion School. There will also be an opening reception on Friday, February 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. The reception includes a gallery talk by Jean Druesedow with refreshments to follow. Reception tickets are $15; RSVP to 330-672-0300 by February 6. ...