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Cemetery Calling

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

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April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

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Rising Scholars NASA Hunch Team

Rising Scholars’ NASA HUNCH Culinary Team Earns Chance To Compete at National Level

A team of Rising Scholars from 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Columbiana County earned a spot in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The scholars will compete with teams from around the country on April 17 to determine if their culinary creation will be a future meal selection for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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Her Week Graphic

It's Her Week at 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

Tags: Student Organizations, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, University Libraries, 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University Museum, May 4 Visitors Center, Kent Student Center

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Risman Plaza, Total Solar Eclipse, Community & Society, Community Impact

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The 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

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91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

Tags: Total Solar Eclipse, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Research & Science, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, downtown kent, Main Street Kent, City of Kent

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91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

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UPDATE: How to Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses

After the eclipse, Flashes can do their part to promote sustainability  by recycling their eclipse glasses for use by viewers of future eclipses around the world. 

Tags: Global Reach, Global Impact, Organizational Sustainability, Research & Science, Community & Society, Community Impact, Total Solar Eclipse, Main Street Kent, Portage Country, City of Kent

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