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Â鶹ÊÓƵ understands the financial impact course materials have on students and is taking measures to reduce those costs to Golden Flashes. University Libraries hosted the 2024 Affordable Course Materials Summit, the fourth of its kind, aiming to promote the use of inexpensive course materials among faculty.  

Now there’s good news for people with mild to moderate hearing impairment. The FDA recently authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software device intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones. As with any decision about your health, before you plug in, consult with a medical professional. So that’s what Â鶹ÊÓƵ Today did.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ awarded its first three doctoral degrees in 1964 and recently celebrated that anniversary at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hotel and Conference Center.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students – many of them first-time voters, were proud to go to the polls on Tuesday. 

The Degree Completion Program allows former students who have attended Â鶹ÊÓƵ and people who have started a degree at other colleges or universities to finish their degrees at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Ohio voters backed red in both major national races in casting their ballots in the 2024 general election. For the third time, voters supported Republican Donald Trump for president while also sending newcomer Bernie Moreno to the U.S. Senate.

Emilia Sykes, who earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, has won her race for reelection for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Student Green on the Kent Campus. 

Beautiful images of a sunny, fall day on campus were captured by a Â鶹ÊÓƵ staffer and submitted to IN A FLASH. 

Victoria Bylsma said it only took about two hours after a mentor suggested she look into a graduate degree in public health for her to know what she wanted to do with her career. Today, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Master of Public Health graduate helps to protect service members’ health and readiness as an injury epidemiologist at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton.

On Halloween, the Kent Student Center and the University Library welcomed student trick-or-treaters in the afternoon and the Flashes Activity Board held a Boo Bash later in the day. Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Elvis was spotted handing out treats on Risman Plaza. 

One of the first projects that Muna Koirala had to tackle in her first semester in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design was the movement of a flying object.

Some members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Marching Golden Flashes showed their Halloween spirit this week as they donned costumes for their practice session on the field near the corner of Main Street and Horning Road. 

Students are passionate. Pair that with Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s rich history in activism and some amazing things can happen. The university aims to foster an inclusive community that makes students feel appreciated and supported even – and especially – when engaged in activism. But what are the best practices for students and student groups?  

The breadth of ongoing research by Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Brain Health Research Institute members will be displayed when the institute hosts its annual Neuroscience Symposium 2024 Nov. 7-8 at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hotel and Conference Center.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Votes wants to give student voters – especially those voting for the first time – all the information they need to get them to the polls on Election Day. 

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience demonstrates Â鶹ÊÓƵ's "R1" classification by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Jennifer Knott of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Counseling and Psychological Services offers advice and resources to help students manage stress and anxiety around the coming elections. 

A full-time internship at NASA. Studying for a degree from Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Add two small children to the mix. This is daily life for Ukrainian native Kateryna Karelina. And she loves it.