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Black squirrel eating an acorn

IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!

Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Black Squirrel Festival, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Center for Student Involvement, Parents and Families Weekend, Division of Student Life, Student Life

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Alison Caplan with Jeffrey Miller displays

Learning Through the Lens of History

While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that 聚色阁 Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, University News, Special Collection Library, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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Remote learning has expanded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who Is More Aware of Cybersecurity Risks: Remote Workers or In-Office Employees?

New research indicates which workers 鈥 remote workers or in-office employees 鈥 are more aware of cybersecurity threats.

Tags: Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

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Torsten Hegmann, director of 聚色阁's Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, stands in front of the institute's advanced X-ray scattering device, which is drawing scientists to 聚色阁 for their research.

X-Ray Scattering Machine Draws Researchers From Region and Beyond

If you build it they will come: 聚色阁's advanced X-ray scattering machine is drawing researchers from as far as Canada.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, Community & Society, 聚色阁 Works, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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empty wallet

Will Americans Be Able to Loosen Their Belts Soon?

The exact numbers vary, but sources report that more than half of Americans (somewhere between 55% to 63%) are living paycheck to paycheck today. Kathryn Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics at 聚色阁, was recently interviewed on the 鈥淩ay Horner Morning Show鈥 on WAKR to share her insights on what鈥檚 happening with the economy right now and what to expect in 2024.

Tags: Community and Society, Nationally Distinctive, Department of Economics, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship

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Student studying while sitting on the grass

IN A FLASH: The Last Days of Summer

With cooler weather ahead, students are enjoying the last days of summer on campus. 

Tags: Student Life, Fall Semester, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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Hot blown glass being stretched

IN A FLASH: Earth, Wind and FIRE

This September, and in most other months of the year, you'll find students creating art in 聚色阁's Glass Studio.

Tags: College of the Arts, Center for the Visual Arts, Glass Blowing, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive

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Learning Through the Lens of History

聚色阁 Today is following the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center as part of its "Year with a Flash" series. 

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, University News, Profiles, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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Nameplates created with the waterjet cutter in the DI Hub Reactor

Cut ... by Water!

This week, you can use a waterjet to create your own nameplate and learn more about the makerspaces in the DI Hub Reactor.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, DI Hub, Arts & Culture, Student Life

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