In a front porch conversation during the height of COVID-19, two Kent State University professors realized they had something in common beyond their neighborhood proximity: both were turning to poetry to cope with unprecedented stress and uncertainty. Clare Stacey, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State's Department of Sociology and Criminology, and Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, were witnessing their students struggle with mental health challenges that the pandemic had intensified. As scientists, they wanted evidence. As educators, they wanted solution...

Update:  Students and staff were permitted to re-enter the building around 2:15 p.m., roughly 90 minutes after the evacuation. Several dozen students and staff were evacuated Tuesday afternoon from the Integrated Sciences Building along Summit Street on the Kent Campus following a problem with a liquid nitrogen tank in a student lab.Investigators said there were no injuries or damage, and that hazmat first responders were dealing with the faulty tank.Traffic was slowed through the area, but the adjacent campus buildings and roads remain open.    ...

Tiffany Nowinski is a fourth-year student at Kent State University, and recently studied abroad in Paris, France over winter break. The Art History in Paris, France: City of Empire course took place over nine days during winter break, focusing on visiting museums and historical sites that would offer insights into the legacy of colonialism.Tiffany is an Integrative Studies major with a concentration in art history, and was encouraged by Professor Joseph Underwood, who leads the program, to take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad in Paris. Tiffany’s goals with the program were to expe...