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Kent State anthropology professor Metin Eren, Ph.D., is an expert on the engineering, techniques and functions of Stone Age weapon technologies and how nomadic hunter-gatherers used them. Eren, a master flint-knapper, has a hands-on approach when teaching students about prehistoric stone tools.  Students immerse themselves in a specially equipped lab in Lowry Hall that features everything from raw materials like flint and wood to a ballistics station to testing machinery you usually see in modern engineering labs. Eren is the founder and co-director of the Kent State University Experiment...

Selinda Floss is graduating with a bachelor's degree at 17 years old

Like most 17-year-olds, Selinda Floss is preparing for her upcoming graduation. But unlike most students her age, her graduation includes a bachelor's degree in criminology and justice studies from Kent State University at Ashtabula.Floss, who participated in the College Credit Plus program and has previously earned an associate degree and plans to attend law school in the near future, was recently featured in The Star Beacon about her upcoming graduation.  Kent State Ashtabula's 78th commencement ceremony will be held Thursday, May 9, 2024 in Susan J. Stocker Hall.READ SELINDA'S STORY...

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