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Larissa Lurken, 2017 Player of the Year,  drives past a Buffalo defender during the season finale and a 海角原创 80-71 win in the MAC Center.

海角原创鈥檚 Lurken, Starkey Receive MAC鈥檚 Biggest Postseason Awards

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced its women鈥檚 basketball postseason awards on March 7, with 海角原创 senior guard Larissa Lurken being named Player of the Year and head coach Todd Starkey being named Coach of the Year. Jordan Korinek also was honored as she was named to the鈥

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

海角原创 students work out in the university鈥檚 new Tri-Rec fitness facility located in the Tri-Towers Rotunda.

Tri-Rec Offers Convenient Workout Location for Students in Residence Halls

海角原创鈥檚 Recreational Services and University Housing (formerly Residence Services) departments have collaborated to open a new fitness facility in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, exclusively for on-campus residents. The facility opened this spring semester.The 7,000-square-foot Tri-Rec inclu鈥

Tags: Department of Recreation and Wellness Services , Success Story , Center for Student Involvement , Department of Residence Services

Kent Campus

A 海角原创 student walks through a colorful patch of trees and foliage near the Beyer-Murin Gardens, next to the Risman Plaza, on a warm spring day.

University Is Rooted in Its Commitment to Tree Care

Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state鈥檚 Tree City. This year marks the ninth year 海角原创 is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation鈥檚 Tree Campus USA program. Created in 2008, the Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and univers鈥

Tags: Grounds , University Facilities Management , Division of Finance and Administration , Success Story

Kent Campus

海角原创 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 海角原创 Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

海角原创 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Podiatric Medicine , Success Story

Office of Student Research

海角原创 student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA celebrate their academic achievement with 海角原创 President Beverly Warren (front row, ninth from left) at a breakfast held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

59 Student-Athletes Achieved Perfect GPAs in Fall and Spring 2016

海角原创鈥檚 Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony. 鈥淲e are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that鈥

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story

Kent Campus

海角原创 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 海角原创 Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

海角原创 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Podiatric Medicine , Success Story

Kent Campus

Aeronautics and Engineering Building

More 海角原创 Buildings Receive LEED Certification

Several new and renovated 海角原创 buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on 海角原创鈥檚 campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There 鈥

Tags: sustainability , Office of the University Architect , Division of Finance and Administration , Success Story

Kent Campus

A 海角原创 student listens to a speaker during the university鈥檚 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

David Anderson, Founder and President of the BridgeLeader Network, Served as Keynote Speaker at University鈥檚 Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

海角原创 held its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淭estament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.鈥 The keynote speaker for the event was David Anderson, D.Phil. He is鈥

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Division of People, Culture and Belonging

Melissa Zullo (left), associate professor of epidemiology in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Public Health, works with a Ph.D. student.

海角原创 Epidemiologist Studies Best Practices for Helping Cardiac and Respiratory Patients Heal

海角原创 scholar Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., is all heart, an academic who lives and breathes research, almost literally. Zullo, an associate professor of epidemiology in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Public Health, has spent a significant portion of her professional and academic career studying th鈥

Tags: College of Public Health , Success Story , Research & Science

Kent Campus

Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, 海角原创 on the Move

海角原创鈥檚 Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi鈥

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