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
![Kent State Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and undergraduate student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University) Kent State Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and undergraduate student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-WaterQuality1.jpg?VersionId=MVl2cssnzBIywDUSwDNYOuDp4GikDkKf&h=e6f36a9c&itok=yq8wdW5c)
Thanks to a NASA grant recently secured by researchers from Kent State and other local universities, techniques to identify harmful algal blooms in and around Lake Erie will soon be implemented.
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, Cameron Hughes and Tracey Hughes, presented “A Little Artificial Intelligence Help With Syslog” at the Ohio Linuxfest 2017 in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 30.
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, presented “Cross-Cultural Fieldwork: The Heart of Anthropological Research” at Field Research in Anthropology: Unity and Diversity, sponsored by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Androgagy, Palacky University in Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic, on Oct. 3, 2017.
![Kent State University President Beverly Warren addresses the university community during her annual State of the University Address in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Kent State University President Beverly Warren addresses the university community during her annual State of the University Address in the Kent Student Center Kiva.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-StateoftheU.jpg?VersionId=ZFns.8qMzrBGogK.MryqdUWghu8XVXr_&h=e6f36a9c&itok=-Vnhwy-r)
Kent State University President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University Address on Tuesday, Oct. 17. She inspired the university community to embrace the upcoming academic year as the “Year of Innovation.”
The tuition fee waiver for an undergraduate taking courses is not taxable for employees or their dependents. Once a student has received a bachelor’s degree, any classes paid for by an employee tuition fee waiver must be taxed per the IRS regulations. Current regulations state that any university employee who has at least a bachelor’s degree is exempt from tax on the first $5,250 of the tuition fee waiver value each year. Amounts exceeding $5,250 annually are taxable.
Have you been diagnosed with diabetes or have pre-diabetes? Join Tanya Falcone, licensed dietitian and lecturer in Kent State University’s School of Health Sciences, on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 5:30 p.m. in Seminar Room A at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Learn how to enjoy your favorite holiday meals, such as mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, all while managing diabetes.
As part of our continued commitment to building financial wellness, the Employee Wellness office is pleased to present the Retirement Income Strategies workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from noon-1 p.m. in 107 Heer Hall on the Kent Campus.
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Kent State University is now offering a unique ride-sharing system called Gohio Commute sponsored by the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) and Kent State’s Office of Sustainability.
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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