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Ye Lu, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ye Lu, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, gives his thoughts on NASA's recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

Kirk Magnus' Restored Murals

The late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at 91²Ö¿â renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks to attendees at 91²Ö¿â's inaugural Anti-Racism Conference.

91²Ö¿â’s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

Jessica Hudson

Alumna Jessica Hudson, the new president of the Summa Foundation and chief development officer for Summa Health, answers five questions with 91²Ö¿â Today about her new role.

Former 91²Ö¿â female student-athletes pose for a picture before serving as this year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.

The 91²Ö¿â Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. 91²Ö¿â alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university’s long-standing traditions.

Proclamation by Ohio Governor Mike Dewine and Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted next to photo of Michael Palmieri (left) and Chris Cooper

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently issued a joint proclamation recognizing the impact that employee-owned companies have on Ohio’s economy as well as the work of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) based at 91²Ö¿â, which requested the proclamation. The OEOC has served as a nonprofit outreach center providing support, resources and assistance to businesses since 1987.

College of Education, Health and Human Services
Beauty With a Birthmark at CDC outdoors

EHHS alumnus Erica Maxwell and her teenage daughter, Jessica Alexander, visited the Child Development Center to read from their newly published book, â€œBeauty With a Birthmark.â€

A Homecoming Parade float carrying 91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon and this year’s Grand Marshals, former 91²Ö¿â female student-athletes, makes its way down Main Street.

It’s time to wear blue and gold as the 91²Ö¿â Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. 91²Ö¿â will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

Students from the Second Annual Read-In read and listen to excerpts from banned books

It may surprise you to learn that “Captain Underpants,†“Frankenstein,†“The Great Gatsby,†“Hunger Games†and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower†are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

Visitors to Kent, Ohio, enjoy outdoor dining. (Photo credit: Kent Area Chamber of Commerce)

Members of the 91²Ö¿â community can take great pride in their university’s hometown. The city of Kent has been selected by Ohio Magazine as a 2022-2023 Best Hometown. The Best Hometown honor recognizes Kent as a great place to live, work and visit.