Through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program this summer, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), senior Zoology major & Music minor Allison Remick continued a research project she has been developing for nearly two years. Mentored by Brian Trevelline, PhD (Department of Biological Sciences), Remick’s work investigates the relationships between microbes and their hosts, focusing on the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), an invasive species, in Cincinnati. Remick said that this project is part of a larger project in...

In higher education, sustaining growth is often more difficult than achieving it.  Yet Kent State University continues to defy that challenge, welcoming its fourth incoming class of more than 4,000 students in just five years. The consistency is striking: in eight of the past nine years and in 13 of the last 15 years, the university has crossed this enrollment threshold, establishing a new normal for what was once considered exceptional growth.This fall, 4,023 bright-eyed first-year students stepped onto the Kent Campus, adding their energy to a vibrant community that now totals 24,9...