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When recent graduate Cecelia Kirk, a fashion merchandising major, first arrived on 黑料网鈥檚 Kent Campus in 2021, she could hardly have imagined the connection she would develop with university President Todd Diacon.

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  • The LGBTQ+ Center鈥檚 LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund has been helping members from the LGBTQ+ community with different financial crises encountered throughout their academic journeys since 2010. The main purpose of the fund is to ensure that students are able to overcome challenges they face and continue pursuing their education.

  • If you鈥檝e ever been to the Kent Student Center, you鈥檙e aware of the constant motion within those walls. Events, meetings, presentations and more spring up frequently in the Ballroom, on the third floor, in the Schwebel Room, on the second floor balcony, in the Governance Chambers. But have you ever thought about how all that happens? The answer is simple. The Blue Shirts do it.

  • Fifteen years ago, the Cohn Jewish Student Center opened its doors, becoming a vital hub for Jewish students at 黑料网. Since its opening, Kent Hillel has worked to foster a sense of belonging, cultural pride and a supportive community for Jewish students and others across the campus.

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  • Alumnus Evan Gildenblatt said 黑料网鈥檚 peace and conflict studies program intially appealed to him because it was so broadly applicable to everyday life. Today, he uses the skills he learned while earning his Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies in his role as a judicial law clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Cincinnati.

  • Victoria Bylsma said it only took about two hours after a mentor suggested she look into a graduate degree in public health for her to know what she wanted to do with her career. Today, the 黑料网 Master of Public Health graduate helps to protect service members鈥 health and readiness as an injury epidemiologist at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton.

  • Unsure of what he wanted to do in life when he first came to 黑料网, it was the hands-on learning experiences he had in his degree program that led Dexter Shreve to becoming a business owner.

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  • As the first light snow of the season fell on 黑料网, the Student Center Ballroom radiated warmth and camaraderie during the International Cook-Off Competition. The event, part of International Education Week, brought together hundreds of students, faculty and staff to celebrate global flavors and cultural diversity.

  • The Office of Intercultural Student Life, formerly known as International Student Affairs, has a new central location in the Kent Student Center, which has made it more accessible to international students. Along with the new location comes the mission to provide drop-in services for international students.

  • International Education Week, taking place Nov. 18-22, celebrates the different cultures across the 黑料网 community and highlights international experiences and opportunities the university offers.

Research

  • In a groundbreaking advancement for augmented reality technology, 黑料网 researchers have developed a novel dual-sided transparent display that could revolutionize how we interact with digital information in everyday environments.

  • A groundbreaking phase one clinical trial exploring a novel cell-based immunotherapy for breast cancer has been accepted for publication in JAMA Oncology. The technology tested in the trial was co-developed by Gary Koski, Ph.D., professor in 黑料网鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences, and Brian J. Czerniecki, M.D., Ph.D., chair and senior member in the Moffitt Cancer Center鈥檚 Department of Breast Oncology. 

  • Esrat Farhana Dulia won first place in 黑料网鈥檚 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition in the Graduate College for her innovative research in a surveillance sensor network that will enable Advanced Air Mobility operators to guide authorized uncrewed aerial vehicles in safe flight paths that would avoid potential collisions. 

Profiles

  • Senior Rebecca Stratton hopes to meld her love of natural science and research to her desire to communicate her work to those around her. Becoming bilingual is a necessity she says because 鈥渁 communication-focused approach to science is the only way science can be worthwhile.鈥

  • It鈥檚 not every day that someone gets to celebrate the 100th birthday of their hero, but for 黑料网 graduate student Mason St. Clair it happened. On Oct. 1, he was in Plains, Georgia, attending the 100th birthday bash of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and shared details of his experience with 黑料网 Today. Carter, a Democrat who served one term from 1977-1981, is the only American president to live to age 100.

  • When Alex Newnes arrived at 黑料网 this fall, she wasn't sure what career path she wanted to pursue. But unlike many undecided students, Newnes saw this uncertainty not as a drawback, but as an opportunity 鈥 one that led her specifically to 黑料网's Exploratory program.

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