Nearly 10% of all Kent State University undergraduates are participating in the groundbreaking Kent State Student Life Study, providing the university with concrete information about what it’s like to be a modern-day college student.Now in its third year, the study and its more than 3,000 participants have reached the place where they are providing information that can help influence university policy, said John Gunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences and a cofounder of the study with Karin Coifman, Ph.D., also a professor of psychological sciences and the newly appointed director ...

On Feb. 26, a unique event brought together a group of about 50 students, faculty and staff in the Schwebel Room on the third floor of the Kent Student Center for dinner and conversation. By design, the guests come from different areas of the university, and many might have not known each other before meeting at this event. They dined together and had focused discussions about topics of mutual, community interest.  This is “Dinner with Friends,” a concept that began as a virtual event in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, brought to life by Craig Berger, associate director ...

 A group of young visitors from Kent State's Child Development Center had a fun learning experience with a little bit of magic when members of Kent State University's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry enthusiastically welcomed them to their labs.   The young learners explored states of matter, density and other principles of chemistry through safe, fun demonstrations that included dry ice bubbles, a "galaxy in a bottle" and the ever-popular "elephant toothpaste" experiment.  The event coordinators hoped that this fun field trip inspired curiosity and sparke...