Anna Phoung Doan is a third-year international student, majoring in Fashion Merchandising with a minor in Leadership and Marketing at Kent State University. Deciding to Study at Kent State University as an International StudentAnna decided to come to Kent State because of how it ranks as one of the best schools for fashion in the U.S., and because of the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy. Anna has always loved fashion and wants to have a career in the management of women’s fashion in the future.Anna’s Favorite Classes as a Fashion Merchandising StudentAnna’s favorite classes ...

A new study led by researchers at Kent State University and Michigan State University finds that populations of lady beetles, important natural predators of crop pests, have declined substantially over the past three decades in a Midwestern agricultural landscape. The research, published in PNAS Nexus, analyzed 31 years of insect monitoring data collected at the Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Ecological Research Site (KSB LTER) in southwestern Michigan. Across that period, the overall lady beetle community declined by 39 percent. Native species experienced the steepest losses, declining ...