Arts & Culture
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If money doesn't make us happy, what does? A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« professor has a suggestion.
![Wendy Turner has been named executive director and general manager of WKSU, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station. Wendy Turner has been named executive director and general manager of WKSU, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/09.19.16%20Photo%20of%20Wendy%20Turner.jpg?VersionId=gDDlJ6OufkdbiVHRpH7kAYXVwkscmboU&h=56d0ca2e&itok=kAEMMqtM)
Following a national search, Wendy Turner has been selected to serve as the new executive director and general manager of WKSU, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station.
![The Florence 15 stand on the stairs of the Palazzo Vettori, along with Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Florence staff members Fabrizio Ricciardelli, director; Andrew Wyatt, coordinator of student engagement and immersion; and Giorgio Ridolfi, student assistant. The Florence 15 stand on the stairs of the Palazzo Vettori, along with Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Florence staff members Fabrizio Ricciardelli, director; Andrew Wyatt, coordinator of student engagement and immersion; and Giorgio Ridolfi, student assistant.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/1500x800_IMG_3851---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE_0.jpg?VersionId=WG.xk1rTx4Zwq8GU6kOQQ1bIwzQ0PEHM&h=ec98a0f6&itok=GcTOuBg7)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« has been educating students in Florence, Italy for more than 40 years. But what is new is sending freshmen overseas before they have been introduced to traditional college life.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students studying middle childhood education pose in front of their artwork in their Teaching and Learning class in White Hall. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students studying middle childhood education pose in front of their artwork in their Teaching and Learning class in White Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/09.15.16%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20studying%20middle%20childhood%20education.jpg?VersionId=ayI4L_dkwxqI0qQIoIJOzjJJ9.vOALQh&h=a5b87e15&itok=Bsc6Q7zG)
University is one of three in the nation offering program.
![Members of Autism Connections Kent pose for a photo at the Kent Student Center during their first meeting this fall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILESAutism.jpg?VersionId=DP8dyIMGObiMOwZbhr.siUaa5co8lT6_&h=ec98a0f6&itok=6aV2c98o)
Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's 20th Aeronautics Fair took place on Sept. 10 at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Airport.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-Aeronautics.jpg?VersionId=5uRHXKgmZHzOeTSwAkyQugW4j3lxbXyC&h=ec98a0f6&itok=OoSCwDeg)
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Aeronautics Fair is a free-entrance festival held at Andrew W. Paton Field at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Airport. The 2016 fair took place on Sept. 10.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University freshmen walk through the Kent Student Center during 2016 Welcome Weekend. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« continues to set records as it begins a new academic year. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University freshmen walk through the Kent Student Center during 2016 Welcome Weekend. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« continues to set records as it begins a new academic year.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/09.13.16%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20freshmen%20in%20Kent%20Student%20Center.jpg?VersionId=7TfoZIDn6mwiRs.tC5RBRVyImS0YYMDC&h=170ba4b8&itok=haeA_fDY)
Kent Campus boasts records in enrollment growth, retention and freshman class size, quality and diversity.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report with inclusion on the Best National Universities list. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report with inclusion on the Best National Universities list.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Risman.jpg?VersionId=qQW4vR8TLxHeFfWohp22g6jBFLMpvt_b&h=9d24b23c&itok=q6CGV5rL)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report with inclusion on the Best National Universities list.
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Researchers have a new tool to help study, and ultimately fight, toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie /
![Rosie's Diner is the only 24-hour dining location on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-Rosies.jpg?VersionId=beCyNDqqMyJd98SkczvDZHE.7HxHRLe2&h=ec98a0f6&itok=XhuuQJyQ)
Rosie's Diner is the only 24-hour dining facility on the Kent Campus. This video follows a work shift during the diner's busiest time of the week – Thursday nights!