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March 14, 2017
If your route to work includes Summit Street, plan on a little extra time to get to and from your destination. Work is scheduled to begin this week on the second phase of the road improvement project, which will make improvements to Summit…
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Feb. 20, 2017
KENT STATE ROOTED IN A COMMITMENT TO TREE CARE
You are her
Sixty-eight years ago, the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ City Council and mayor dubbed Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ is…
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Feb. 20, 2017
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for Ninth Consecutive Year
University is rooted in its commitment to tree care
Sixty-eight years ago, the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ City Council and mayor dubbed Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year…
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Feb. 14, 2017
The pond and surrounding greenery within the rolling hills of the campus of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ at Stark is not the average water-retention pond. It’s a living, breathing, vital research tool that is having a major impact on…
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Feb. 14, 2017
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 200 empty lots in Cleveland, Ohio are transforming into rain and food gardens, places for the community to gather, and areas to encourage native plant growth and wetland restoration. It is part of a pilot project that will use…
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Feb. 14, 2017
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 200 empty lots in Cleveland, Ohio are transforming into rain and food gardens, places for the community to gather, and areas to encourage native plant growth and wetland restoration. It is part of a pilot project that will use…
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Feb. 13, 2017
The 2016 Princeton Review Guide to 361 Colleges, published Oct. 4, features Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ as a Green College.
“It is a recognition of the advancement we have made with regard to sustainability; we have been…
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Feb. 13, 2017
An undergraduate education is a steppingstone for many to figure out their path in life. Some students pick their programs and career goals before their first semester begins. For others, it can take new majors, new …
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Feb. 13, 2017
Several new and renovated Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State’s campuses. LEED is a…
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Feb. 13, 2017
At Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies.…
