Kent State

Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on Ohioans to slow the spread of the coronavirus as Christmas approaches; Kent State University has been named as a target in a massive data breach linked to Russia; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given the Ohio National Guard a waiver to help administer the vaccine; and more stories.

Professor Tara Smith foresees further spikes in cases and doesn't believe the stay-at-home advisories for some counties are effective.

"We Rate Covid Dashboards" is a group of public health and data analysts who grade university COVID-19 dashboards. The group gave Kent State an average rating of C+ for its effort to inform the college community of the prevalence of the virus during the pandemic.

It's a couple of weeks into the fall semester on Kent’s main campus. While some classes are being held in-person, in many ways the place feels empty and…

Updated: 5:35 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 Summit County has dropped from coronavirus alert Level 3, or red, down two levels to Level 1, or yellow, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday during his regular virus briefing. But more counties are moving up from Level 1 to Level 2, and in the case of Portage County, the increase in COVID-19 cases has taken the county up from Level 2 to Level 3.

It's move in week for many Kent State students. But as students and faculty get ready for in-person classes to start next week, some universities across…

For months, college football adminstrators and universities expressed cautious optimism on their ability to play safely in the coranaviris…

A Kent State student has filed a class action lawsuit against the university for not fully refunding tuition and fees after in-person classes were…

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, June 4: 1,600 COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes;Canton reviews police response to protests;100 march through…

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, June 2:Sykes: Racism is a public health emergency;Chapel Hill Mall theft, Summit Mall closedCleveland protest…