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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Students Form New Autism Student Organization
Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability.

Trumbull Memorial Hospital Supports ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Trumbull Nursing Program
Students and faculty of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí at Trumbull’s nursing program began the school year with eight upgraded hospital beds thanks to Trumbull Memorial Hospital. The donation marks a significant improvement for the campus nursing lab.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Sets New Enrollment Records, Highlighting University’s Strength and Success
¹ú²úÂ×Àí is marking the 10th consecutive year of enrollment growth on the Kent Campus with increasing diversity and academic success, while also welcoming another record-setting freshman class.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Adds Sports Medicine Facility in MACC Annex
¹ú²úÂ×Àí is in the midst of building the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Athletic Training and Education Center for its student-athletes.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Investigate Cell Phone Use and Social Connections
A new study by researchers at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí shows that cell phone use might lead to feeling less socially connected, depending on a person's gender or cell phone habits.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Stark Announces Its 26th Featured Speaker Series Season
¹ú²úÂ×Àí at Stark’s 2016-2017 season of the Featured Speakers Series will feature an impressive selection of personalities, including bestselling author and thought leader Max Brooks, actor and activist R.J. Mitte, author Susannah Cahalan and television journalist John Quinones.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Earns National Attention for Research ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
¹ú²úÂ×Àí global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha’s research on a nonprofit organization’s efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR).

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Korb Hall Is Home to New LGBTQA Living-Learning Community
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Department of Residence Services has established a new living-learning community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) students and their allies in the newly renovated Korb Hall this fall.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Launch Free Math Multiplication Learning App for Elementary Grades
Educators, researchers and computer scientists from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Tuscarawas Will Bring Together Visual Arts and Performing Arts During Upcoming Season
¹ú²úÂ×Àí at Tuscarawas will feature four area artists in its Performing Arts Center’s printed performance programs for the 2016-17 season that runs from September 2016 through June 2017.