![Students pass through Risman Plaza near the University Library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/larger/public/page/risman.jpg?VersionId=d8EdCXg4JDocuOJDjkz_rjcwV6B0zOGm&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9ZbUe_sV)
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In response to the public health concern of the 2019 novel coronavirus, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is working closely with the Ohio Department of Health, Portage County Health District and Kent City Health Department as they monitor the spread of the virus. We will continue to work…
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![Alfreda Brown (center), Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, receives the 2020 Diversity Trailblazer Award. She is pictured with Patricia Ackerman (left) and Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« President Todd Diacon (right).](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.27.20%20Photo%201a%20-%202020%20Diversity%20Trailblazer%20Award%20-%20Alfreda%20Brown_0.jpg?VersionId=SZgkWBLsAYDW_m7AjmpCl_17XCotym9H)
As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.
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![Associate Professor Amy Sato's Research Team, includes from left, doctoral student Kara Hultstrand, visiting professor Giane Bientinez Sprada, Sato, and doctoral students Clarissa Shields and Caroline West](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Sato%20Team%20small_1.jpg?VersionId=3wzckRGRP4Pygg2NFKBxPS.l0x.6ylfG)
Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult.
Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who…
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![Dean Tondiglia (right), Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Kent Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.23.20%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20Fire%20Chief%20John%20Tosko%20and%20Kent%20State%20Police%20Chief%20Dean%20Tondiglia_0.jpg?VersionId=i31nClxfjrigPFpm7KEYwUOrmRsedhdv)
Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University and University Hospitals…
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty and staff, along with mascot Flash, enjoy a spin class at the Fac/Staff Rec & Play Day.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.17.20%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20employees%20exercising_0.jpg?VersionId=_BLxFxG6HzXa7_nTKDb8EB1MwzDhjTqe)
On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.
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![Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator, served as keynote speaker at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01-MLK-Day-Event.jpg?VersionId=gpjiX86uyXSDJJCgZt2RJylQKvW1b3ol)
On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This…
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![U.S. News & World Report has named two Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/01.14.20%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20on%20Risman%20Plaza.jpg?VersionId=VOk3Jqe9nd1QfeRSi_td7ywgOurYHTr_)
U.S. News & World Report has named two Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs…
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« completed its first ever bowl win with a victory of Utah State](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/aUTS%20KSU%2012192019%20093_0.jpg?VersionId=b5EgJa9g1_VYaem9dHDUFjQsWfj9iStQ)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« made history in Texas with a 51-41 win over Utah State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.
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![Members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« football, dance, cheer and the marching band visited kids at Children's Medical Center Plano](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/191219_RAD_DAY-4_02419_0.jpg?VersionId=uSycDX.GsaBEyMcgcFevPk2Ecu_mqBqJ)
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.