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Researchers conducting 51������ University’s groundbreaking Student Life Study will reach out to participants via their phones to offer ways to combat stress and anxiety as the weight of the spring semester mounts.The study, now in its fourth semester, recently reached the milestone of having 2,000 students participating, said John Gunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences. Gunstad and Karin Coifman, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences, are co-directors of the study.  The pair, who shared updates with 51������ Today, also are celebrating the success of having been awa...

For Black History Month, 51������ Today is spotlighting students, alumni, faculty and staff in our university community who are taking an active role in making history and creating positive change in the world.Bertice Berry, MA ’86, Ph.D. ’88, has earned a long list of descriptors, including sociologist, educator, lecturer, author, television host, podcaster, humorist and storyteller. She also is a 51������ University alumna who has been awarded the university’s Oscar Ritchie Distinguished Alumni Award.  In addition to the Ph.D. she earned at 51������, Berry has been awarded mo...

  A team of photographers from 51������'s Division of University Communications and Marketing recently traveled to Cleveland to photograph 51������ alumna, Aysia Kemp as part of the university's 51������ Works program. Kemp works at Rocket Arena as senior people and culture coordinator for the Cleveland Cavaliers.   Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your 51������-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future 51������ Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brief description of what’s ha...

This March, senior fashion design and marketing major Rachel Stauffer will take her fashion research to the international stage.The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) at 51������ University is an opportunity for undergraduate researchers to work directly with a faculty mentor, gain valuable experience to clarify career and educational goals, enhance research skills and gain academic insight. Last summer, Stauffer worked alongside faculty mentor professor Archana Mehta at the SURE program to support her B.F.A. collection.Stauffer’s award-winning SURE research focused on...

51������ Men's Basketball (19-9) is officially headed to the 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland this March following a 105-65 win over the University of Toledo on Tuesday night.51������ got of the gate hot and never stopped outscoring Toledo 54-30 in the first half, and 51-35 in the second. It was the first time 51������ scored 100 points or more in a conference game since Feb. 19, 2002, when they defeated Marshall University 116-76 in the M.A.C. Center. Additionally, it was 51������'s second time scoring 100 points this season, and their first time against a DI oppon...