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For most, the craft known as flintknapping is a skilled hobby or art form that was thought to occasionally require bandages or stitches. However, new research suggests flintknapping is far more dangerous than previously understood.

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 5X���� with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. 

Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at Kent State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

5X���� Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research. 

Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts. 

Familiar building bricks help students devise and visualize sustainable solutions for urban environments.

Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, spoke at 5X���� on Friday, April 21, for the inaugural Neurodiversity Research Initiative Invited Lectureship, sponsored by the new Neurodiversity Research Initiative. 

Two 5X���� College of Nursing alumnae brought home national awards from the recent National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) Annual Conference held in March in Portland, Oregon.

Smartphones make traveling so much easier..most of the time. Professor Andrew Lepp recently talked to Vox about how “Your Phone Is Ruining Your Vacation.”

Research conducted at Kent State proves that seeing a smiley face emoji will make students more prone to recycle their trash. 

An Earth Month event today inside the Architecture Library focuses on sustainable building materials.