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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Protestors shout chants through the megaphone at the Kent Climate Strike on Sept. 20 on Risman Plaza. Chants includes phrases such as "Hey hey, ho ho. Oil Lobbies got to go."

OPINION: System change, not climate change

Colt Hutchinson Guest columnist • October 15, 2019

Climate change has been an issue in American politics for quite some time, but it has never been a more pressing issue than it is right now.According to NASA, roughly 97 percent of scientists agree climate...

A close up of the Microcystis cyanobacterial bloom in Maumee Bay, August 2019. Courtesy of Joseph Ortiz. 

Kent State researchers develop new way to observe Lake Erie algal blooms

Colleen Carroll Sciences reporter • September 16, 2019

Scientists at Kent State have developed a new way of observing Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms that could help improve studying the lake’s health.A team of graduate and undergraduate students led...

Attendees had the chance to see training equipment. 

Aeronautics expo returns to Kent State

Nick Lavrisiuk • September 8, 2019

Planes, helicopters and exhibits populated the Kent State University Airport on Sept. 7 at the annual Aeronautics and Engineering Expo.The event, hosted by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE),...

Retired astronaut and engineer Mark Kelly during his Q&A session at the Kent State Stark Conference Center on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

Former astronaut visits Stark campus

Alyssa Ronyak • March 30, 2016

Mark Kelly, along with his twin brother Scott, aspired to be an astronaut since the second grade. Now, he is known as an American astronaut, war hero and retired U.S. Navy Captain.Kelly is on an 18-day...