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As graduate student Delonte Goodman nears the completion of his doctoral program in Mechatronics, he completes work on several projects and sets his sights on research and landing a job at NASA. 

Kent State’s Culinary Services faces the daily challenge of serving more than 20,000 meals to students, staff, and faculty. The increasing number of food allergies further complicates this task.

�鶹��ѡ and the Civil Aviation Academy in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have signed an agreement to be strategic partners in establishing a joint international aviation university in Kazakhstan, to support the rapid growth of aviation throughout Central Asia.

The �鶹��ѡ Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the �鶹��ѡSchool of Fashion announce “Fashion & Feather,” a cross-disciplinary exhibition exploring the beauty, complexity and cultural significance of feathers.

�鶹��ѡ is preparing to introduce a major shift in its residential experience with the launch of Theme Communities starting in fall 2026. The new model focuses on specific interests or student experiences.

Scholarships remain one of the most powerful ways to make higher education more affordable. They don’t just lighten the financial load; they open doors, expand opportunities and help students focus more on learning and less on financial stress. At Kent State, students have access to tools that make the search easier and more strategic, especially through ScholarshipUniverse, the university's personalized, scholarship-matching platform.

�鶹��ѡ Libraries has gone mobile, so students, staff and faculty can more easily navigate the wide array of assets the library houses from anywhere. University Libraries acquired the app in partnership with OhioLINK and then configured it to make it “perfectly Kent State."

Saloni Christian, a third-year student at �鶹��ѡ’s College of Podiatric Medicine who received her undergraduate degree in biology from Kent State, reflects on the challenges and rewards of answering a calling that was shaped by a lifetime of watching others serve.

�鶹��ѡstudents explored a new dining option on campus as Bamboo had its grand opening in The Hub.

In the spirit of community, �鶹��ѡstudent volunteers picked up litter and trash around Kent neighborhoods following the annual Fake Paddy's Day celebration.

March 20th was Match Day at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, and for the second year running, 100% of podiatric students got their dream matches for their preferred residency programs.

The Ohio Senate voted unanimously on March 25 to designate a stretch of Interstate 480 in Cuyahoga County as the Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway, honoring the Euclid police officer who was killed in the line of duty in May 2024.

�鶹��ѡ has earned the Military Friendly^® School designation for 2026-2027, its 17th consecutive year. Marine Corps veteran and �鶹��ѡsenior Richard Hlavaty shares how Kent State’s veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.

Thanks to nearly $2.3 million in grant funding from the Ohio Department of Education, �鶹��ѡis training and endorsing K-12 teachers in computer science instruction across every grade level and subject area. The teachers arriving in these courses are not who you might picture. And what they leave with has started to surprise even their instructors.

Lauren Cohen, a senior journalism major from Twinsburg, Ohio, has already made an impact during her internship, producing many front-page stories for the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron. 

Around 200 students from Kent State's College of Nursing explored opportunities with visiting hospitals and healthcare facilities at the Spring 2025 Nursing Job and Career Fair.

Psychological Sciences Professor Karin Coifman, Ph.D., has been named the new director of �鶹��ѡ’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI).

Students at �鶹��ѡ's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship got an honest look at the impact of imposter syndrome and, more importantly, what to do about it.

A group of �鶹��ѡ students spent their spring break learning in Italy and Greece and attending the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics as part of the Business of the Olympics, an advanced sports administration course.