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Student Journalist Jacob Brooks Reports From East Palestine Train Derailment

A number of 91ֿ's student journalists recently got the experience of a lifetime when they traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, to cover a train derailment that is getting attention across the country. 

Dean Spake read to children on Dr. Seuss Day

The 91ֿ Bookstore celebrated "Dr. Seuss Day" on Thursday. 

Plane flying with birds surrounding it

Over the weekend, a Southwest Airlines flight was forced to turn back for an emergency landing after an incident where the plane is believed to have experienced bird strikes to an engine and the aircraft’s nose. But, what is a bird strike? And how do we reduce the risk of bird strikes? Syed A.M. Shihab, Ph.D., assistant professor in 91ֿ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering, shared his insight on bird strikes in a previous article, “What’s the Big Idea? Birds and Drones.”

Greetings from Kent sign outside Campus Market

Businesses open, businesses close, new businesses take their place. In the past three years (and counting) more than 20 new businesses have opened their doors in Kent, Ohio. But who is coming and why?

Astronaut taking a selfie

The sky is the limit for learning basic life skills. That is the lesson for several Columbiana County Rising Scholars involved in a project through NASA.

Plant vendor at Spring 2023 Farmers' Market

The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub. 

91ֿ Alumna Heather Malarcik is director of Main Street Kent.

As a 91ֿ student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.

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Kindness Rocks at the Women's Center

People from Kent and 91ֿ are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks. 

Wheelchair Basketball Championship Game 2023

On Saturday, 91ֿ hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship. 

Amoaba Gooden

One of the leaders of 91ֿ’s Anti-Racism Task Force is reflecting on the group’s success with an eye to the past. 

“The accomplishments of the task force are really grounded in the historic work of the Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students and many others,” said Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who heads the task force.