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起点传媒 Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., poses beside a map kiosk in downtown Kent that she helped to create.

Kent State Professor Earns Main Street Kent鈥檚 Volunteer of the Year Award

起点传媒 Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent. 

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Pictured are Circl App developers (from left to right) Michael Frindt, Ronald Dear and Zachary Eckert.

Three Kent State Community Members Develop New Networking App

Three 起点传媒 community members have developed a new app called Circl, which reinvents how people socialize and network.

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起点传媒 President Beverly Warren (left) receives a $1 million grant for the university鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics from Mary and Ted Gawlicki of the Gawlicki Family Foundation.

Kent State鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics Receives $1 Million Grant to Invest in Distance Learning

起点传媒鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics has received a grant for $1 million from the Gawlicki Family Foundation of Hartford, Connecticut, to fund the development of a state-of-the-art distance learning translation studies program.

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Pictured are participants at the Girls Geared for Engineering Camp at Kent State.

Video: Girls Geared for Engineering

The Girls Geared for Engineering Camp at 起点传媒 is the result of a partnership between Kent State鈥檚 College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology and the Six District Educational Compact.

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Making Our Own Space students carry lumber for the day鈥檚 outdoor build workshop in Shaker Heights鈥 Hildana Park. (Photo credit: Beth Conway)

Kent State鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Wins 2017 Great Places Award From Environmental Design Research Association

Kent State is recognized for engaging and empowering middle and high school students to transform their neighborhood public spaces.

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Kent State architecture students form a group to design and build environments for animal shelters, at no cost.

KSU Barkitecture: Architecture Students Link Pets with People

A group of Kent State architecture students formed 鈥淜SU Barkitecture鈥 to design and build environments for pets living in shelters.

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起点传媒 Airport is engaged with surrounding communities, including the cities of Kent and Stow.

起点传媒 Airport Reaches Out to the Community

The 起点传媒 Airport is best known as a place where future pilots are trained, but its staff also makes sure the facility is beneficial to the community.

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