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Community Impact

Digital Projects Librarian Virginia Dressler shows the collection of sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Pauline Trigere, which are being digitized by University Libraries.

New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Flash the Mascot being served a piece of his birthday cake by a student 2023

Everybody's heard about the bird! Oct. 12 is Flash's 38th birthday!

Rainbow Unicorn running along Kent's Main Street Rainbow Bridge

Downtown Kent is colored with pride, recognizing National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and preparing for Kent's Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 13-14. 

Hundreds of locks fastened to Kent's Main Street Bridge

Kent's Main Street Bridge has been accumulating expressions of love for nearly a decade. 

Faces of ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's Mental Health Campaign

On World Mental Health Day, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ is launching its own university-wide mental health campaign with a special event.

woman checks cellphone

Changes have now been made to Rave, ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ’s Emergency Communication System, which is used to send Flash ALERTS as text messages when important information needs to be distributed in a timely fashion, such as during a safety crisis or weather emergency. 

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Susan Thomas, nurse at the DeWeese Health Center, administers a COVID-19 booster shot and a flu vaccine to Phil Soencksen, a senior writer in University Communications and Marketing.

Fall is the time to get protected from COVID-19 and flu. Appointments for shots are available at ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ's DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus.

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Your Photo Here - with Squirrel Image

You can submit your ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ photos to appear in ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Today's daily "IN A FLASH" feature. 

¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Assistant Professor Marianne Prevot shows a safety senor she is developing.

Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job. 

 

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Evan Vazquez with an aircraft at the ¶¶MÅ®ÆÍ Airport

A positive outlook and a love of flying keep this student pilot soaring toward his career goals.