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Flash the Mascot being served a piece of his birthday cake by a student 2023

Everybody's heard about the bird! Oct. 12 is Flash's 38th birthday!

Rainbow Unicorn running along Kent's Main Street Rainbow Bridge

Downtown Kent is colored with pride, recognizing National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and preparing for Kent's Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 13-14. 

Hundreds of locks fastened to Kent's Main Street Bridge

Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

Faces of Kent State's Mental Health Campaign

On World Mental Health Day, Kent State is launching its own university-wide mental health campaign with a special event.

Kent State Today
Susan Thomas, nurse at the DeWeese Health Center, administers a COVID-19 booster shot and a flu vaccine to Phil Soencksen, a senior writer in University Communications and Marketing.

Fall is the time to get protected from COVID-19 and flu. Appointments for shots are available at 5X社区's DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus.

Your Photo Here - with Squirrel Image

You can submit your Kent State photos to appear in Kent State Today's daily "IN A FLASH" feature. 

Kent State Assistant Professor Marianne Prevot shows a safety senor she is developing.

Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job. 

 

Kent State Production of 鈥淲hat We Learned While We Were Alone.鈥

The stanzas of 鈥淒ear Vaccine,鈥 a collection of pandemic memoirs written by citizen poets- turned staged theatrical production, made their way home to the 5X社区 Museum on Monday, Oct. 2.

Sistahood Collective Gathering at Kent State at Trumbull

The Building Black Leaders program at 5X社区 at Trumbull offers students support, inspiration and community. 

A sillhouette of a person doing yoga in the sun

October is 5X社区鈥檚 Mental Health Awareness Month. Though the national health observance is in May, the university chooses October to promote mental health awareness as the need for mental health support on campus peaks during this time.