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From “Night of the Living Dead” to “World War Z” and “The Walking Dead,” frightening, flesh-eating zombies have captured the imaginations of horror fans everywhere for more than four decades. Today, they’re more popular than ever, whether on TV, film, or this year’s easy Halloween costume. Max Brooks, first up at �������� at Stark’s Featured Speakers Series, has taken the zombie apocalypse to a whole other level, giving it parallels to what’s happening in today’s society. The best-selling author of such zombie-themed books as “World War Z,” which was made into a major motion pi...

Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, from the small screen to the A-listers, walked the infamous red carpet for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. While some glistened with glamour, others had some major misses. To help judge the best and the worst dressed, Sabrina Pierotti, �������� Fashion School student joined Romona Robinson and Mark Nolan on WOIO-TV in Cleveland via www.cleveland19.com. Here are Pierotti’s picks for best dressed.     Here are Pierotti’s picks for worst dressed.         ...

Former NBC executive Paula Madison is 2016 McGruder Award recipient; Plain Dealer columnist Phillip Morris to Be Honored with Diversity Leadership Award ��������’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor Paula Madison, former NBC journalist and executive, with the 2016 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Award for her accomplishments in media diversity. Madison will visit the Kent Campus to present a lecture on media diversity and accept the award on Sept. 29. The keynote lecture, which is open to the public, wi...

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two Kent State professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from ��������'s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks, Alaska in June studying how climate change affects the availability of plant nutrients in arctic and sub-arctic ecosystems. The grant teams up two of Kent State’s newest researchers. “I think it’s really great that two early-career scientists were awarded the funds to do this research,...

FAMILY HEALTH & FITNESS FAIR Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Recreation & Wellness Center Tennis Courts, Ballfields and Track Free to all Tailored to school-aged children and their families Family-friendly crafts Activities and games Educational opportunities Set-up: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. View 2016 event flier Contact: Kenny Kegley kkegley1@kent.edu 330-244-3391 ...

Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability �������� is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability. “A lot of symptoms of ASD are great assets in certain caree...

The personal finance website WalletHub recently compiled a list of the top 10 happiest states to live in, based on some unique characteristics. Twenty-eight metrics of happiness were measured across 50 states, including emotional health, income level and social connectivity of residents in each state. The happiest place to be? According to WalletHub, it’s Utah. The state swept the competition with the following unique factors: the state has the lowest incidence of heart attacks, lowest divorce rates and highest rates of volunteerism. WalletHub asked a panel of leading experts, from ar...

Following a national search, Wendy Turner has been selected to serve as the new executive director and general manager of WKSU, ��������’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station. Turner currently serves as vice president of digital and technical operations at Chicago Public Media. She will begin her new role at WKSU on Oct. 31, 2016. As executive director and general manager, Turner will lead WKSU and its 34 staff members, planning and directing activities related to a public radio network operation, and overseeing personnel administration and professional development of th...

Associate Professor in painting, Gianna Commito will be showing her work in the group exhibition "New Geometries" at the Feisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.  The show will run from September 15 through November 12, 2016.  (Image: Gianna Commito - Nepp, 2014, casein and marble dust ground on panel) ...

��������’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action is conducting a series of customized Title IX workshops for faculty, staff and students. You can find workshop dates here. The monthly sessions will consist of the following topics: What is Title IX? Defining sexual harassment/sexual misconduct; How and where to report issues related to Title IX;  Statistics on sexual violence;  The university’s responsibility; and What happens after you report a Title IX issue? Advance registration is required for these facilitator-led workshops, an...