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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University employees pose for a group photo during the 2019 New Hire Diversity Luncheon held on Nov. 6, 2019.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/02.14.20%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20employees_0.jpg?VersionId=VGJL6sRQtTc9Qw4yJ3v33vpvaFKlMeRd&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Ab-tolOv)
For the second year in a row, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of .
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« researchers are conducting a study to measure children’s relationships with their pet dogs and determine how these relationships are related to children’s social and emotional adjustment.
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A bright idea – made possible through Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Office of Procurement and Supplier Diversity – will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University save more than $6 million in energy costs over the next 20 years.
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This fall the Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services welcomed Julius Payne as our new Program Coordinator.