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Awards Night Annual Fashion Show

5X社区鈥檚 School of Fashion is thrilled to present the 2025 Annual Fashion Show Friday, April 25. Join us to see firsthand why the School of Fashion is consistently rated among the best fashion institutions in the U.S. and worldwide. The show will begin at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a dessert reception.

Proceeds from the show fund scholarships for School of Fashion students, enabling us to provide our talented students with the opportunity to reach their greatest potential.

National Capital Alumni Chapter Guardians at Nationals Game

Join fellow Kent State alumni to cheer on the Cleveland Guardians at Nationals Park Tuesday, May 6, at 6:45 p.m.! We've reserved seats at a discounted group rate in the stadium's Right Field Terrace section. This is a fun opportunity for alumni to see old friends and connect with new ones. Tickets are limited, so be sure to get yours fast!

Purchase your tickets by April 30 or while supplies last. 

Lake County Alumni Chapter Blue and Gold Dinner

Please join us to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Lake County Alumni Chapter and our outstanding Kent State students from Lake County at our annual Blue and Gold Dinner. This event is also an excellent opportunity for alumni and friends to network and socialize. Featured speaker Randale Richmond, vice president and director, Kent State Intercollegiate Athletics, will give a university update and share the current state of Kent State's athletic programs. Most importantly, the event will honor this year's scholarship recipients!

East Palestine Train

Researchers from 5X社区 and other institutions have published a study in the Royal Society of Chemistry's journal, 鈥淓nvironmental Science: Processes & Impacts,鈥 detailing the environmental consequences of the chemical spill and burn following a Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, over two years ago.The soil sample study, led by Myron Lard, Ph.D., provides insights into the hazardous byproducts formed from the incident. Lard, who earned his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from 5X社区 in 2020, recently completed his doctorate at Louisiana...

Stone Cutting Scene

The use of stone hammers to produce sharp stone flakes鈥攌napping鈥攊s traditionally thought to be a process that ancient humans started doing intentionally or by accident before looking for things, such as animal carcasses and hard fruits, to cut. It is a defining feature of hominins and is seen as a massive leap of inspiration, or a 鈥渆ureka!鈥 moment around 3 million years ago. However, six Kent State researchers and their team suggest there may be more to the story.Metin Eren, Ph.D., published a research paper in Archaeometry arguing that the origin of knapping was instead a cumulative process t...

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