Kent State University News

Kent City School students learned about the significance of the Cuyahoga River and its surrounding ecosystem Friday during the Kent Environmental Council's annual River Day celebration.

It's the time of year where students are poring over their books, trying to ensure they are prepared for their exams.

The Rural Lorain County Water Authority board's use of secret ballots in a vote Wednesday to remove Mark McConnell from the board violated Ohio's Sunshine Laws, according to an open meetings expert and a 2011 opinion issued by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.

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The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program and Kent State University are offering a five-day series of courses in Biosafety and Biocontainment for BSL-3 Laboratory Workers.

The search for the successor to Kent State University President Lester Lefton is starting to take shape, as Tuesday the university's board of trustees named the chair of the search committee.

University of Cincinnati researchers studying the health of East Liverpool area children say they'll still try to include Hancock County children even without the cooperation of the school district.

Philip Ridley , the author of TENDER NAPALM, now being staged at Cleveland Public Theatre, was trained as an artist.

The home Kent State University President Lester Lefton built and has lived in since 2006 is now the official presidential home for the university.

The Eastern High School Class of 2013 will receive their diplomas during the annual commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. on May 19 in the Eastern High School gymnasium.

The Kent State University Fashion School recently presented the top performing senior design students' work at "FS2: The Fashion School's Annual Fashion Show." The show featured 24 collections by senior designers, along with 10 other seniors' individual looks and three underclassmen's individual looks.

Kent State University at Salem was well represented earlier this month at the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists annual meeting in Columbus as several students took top honors in three separate competitions.

The Kent Jaycees, in conjunction with Kent State University's Department of Recreational Services, recently donated more than $300 to Freedom House, a shelter for homeless military veterans located in Kent.

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A Streetsboro woman who struck and injured two Kent State University students with a car in downtown Kent in January 2012, then fled the scene before police could stop her was sentenced to 10 days in the Portage County jail on Monday.

Kent State University President Lester A. Lefton is among the bulk of state university presidents in Ohio who collect more than the national median salary for the job, according to a new survey released May 12 from "The Chronicle of Higher Education." Of the 10 state public colleges in Ohio that responded to the annual salary survey, nine of their ... (more)

Sedaris grew up in Raleigh , North Carolina , the second oldest of six siblings; his sister Amy also became a noted humorist.

The next Kent Community Dinner will be a continuation of Kent's River Day Festivities May 18 at Plum Creek Park on Cherry Street near Mogadore Road.

Michael Jackson, "The King of Pop," has a fan base extending around the world, and Braheem Wahid, a Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate and Kent State University sociology major, is continuing his mission to study the common ground the pop star's fans share.

Susan was born on July 30, 1951, the daughter of Frank A. and Linda Sirbuly Csiszar, in Niles, where she lived throughout her childhood and teenage years.