Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of an invited chapter titled “Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences” in P. M. Rothbauer, K.I. Skjerdingstad, L.E.F. McKechnie, and K. Oterholm (Eds.), Plotting the Reading Experience: Theory/Practice/Politics. (2016). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press.
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
A Kent State University epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression
![Kent State University Professor Richard Feinberg from the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences has been elected to the status of Honorary Fellow by the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania. Kent State University Professor Richard Feinberg from the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences has been elected to the status of Honorary Fellow by the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/Feinberg.jpg?VersionId=ypdRpLd8IDij4sa9ewZB1G7EEqdZcE10&h=ec98a0f6&itok=LrsWEIdM)
Kent State University Professor Richard Feinberg from the Department of Anthropology has been elected to the status of Honorary Fellow by the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania.
![Kent State University celebrated the grand opening of its newest and much-anticipated building, the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, on Oct. 7. Kent State University celebrated the grand opening of its newest and much-anticipated building, the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, on Oct. 7.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/caed%20opening%20thumb.jpg?VersionId=ZuyuMwMIbSVoDZMiMLqixT9BFbhnaiK_&h=ec98a0f6&itok=mw7em7d1)
Kent State University celebrated the grand opening of its newest and much-anticipated building, the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, on Oct. 7.
![Kent State University at East Liverpool students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program attended Hill Day in Washington, D.C. Kent State University at East Liverpool students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program attended Hill Day in Washington, D.C.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/03REGIONAL-Kent%20State%20East%20Liverpool%20Students%20Take%20Messages%20to%20Washington%2C%20D.C.1.jpg?VersionId=Ft7E8MadNK_SlkUh1ptFYBUA2EZm1dIk&h=ec98a0f6&itok=9PXs-uav)
Second-year students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at Kent State University at East Liverpool participated in the annual American Occupational Therapy Assistant Association’s Hill Day in Washington, D.C.
![The Kent State Hospitality Management students participate in a pizza-making class at Eataly Firenze, one of the internship sites in Florence, Italy. The Kent State Hospitality Management students participate in a pizza-making class at Eataly Firenze, one of the internship sites in Florence, Italy.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/04SPECIALFEATURE-Hospitality%20Management%20Studying%20Abroad1.jpg?VersionId=rfNuITnl69iD.Lky6vpdz94BMBb_tZt5&h=ec98a0f6&itok=uhcmLtHL)
For those wondering what it is like to complete an internship abroad, Kent State University students shared their experiences of interning in Italy during this past summer.
![The team in Alaska is (left to right) Jonathan Mills, undergraduate geology major; Kiersten Duroe, geology M.S. candidate; Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology; and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology. The team in Alaska is (left to right) Jonathan Mills, undergraduate geology major; Kiersten Duroe, geology M.S. candidate; Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology; and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/01PHOTOLEAD-Alaska1.jpg?VersionId=FJ8XXBerIZL0KnpnESK3KcraqM6HmOdT&h=ec98a0f6&itok=S1uxM4ug)
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two Kent State University professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks, Alaska, in June studying how climate change affects the availability of plant nutrients in arctic and sub-arctic ecosystems.
The grant teams up two of Kent State’s newest researchers.
The IMPACT Solutions Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers a wide array of resources and services available to employees and their families. IMPACT can assist with various work/life issues, such as eldercare, personal finances, family or marriage counseling, smoking cessation and many more.
By participating in this informational webinar on Oct. 12 from 10-11 a.m., you will learn much more about how Impact Solutions can support you with a range of services and resources that promote healthier, more balanced living.
You are invited to attend and honor America’s veterans at this year’s Veterans Day program, “Honoring All Who Serve,” on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.
Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, presented “Richard Wright’s Achievement of Solace, Eastern Poetics, and African Philosophy” at the College Language Association Annual Convention on April 6-9, 2016, in Houston, Texas.
Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, organized and chaired a session, “The Chicago Renaissance: The Postmodern and Postcolonial Development,” at the American Literature Association Conference on May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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