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An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Office of Community Engaged Learning.
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.
From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.
On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.
During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw ‘N’ Go, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.