Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, This is a reminder that face coverings are now required indoors at these Kent State locations: The Kent Campus The College of Podiatric Medicine The Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative The Trumbull Campus Masks are required indoors except while working alone in an enclosed space, such as a private office or lab. Kent State is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for counties at “high,” “medium” or “low” community levels when making dete...

Even those who perform at the highest levels of talent struggle with challenges that change the way they live. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former NBA player, spoke to a Kent State Speech Pathology class via Zoom to address the difficulties living with stuttering as an adult and professional athlete. “I’m honored and blessed to have a name in society, but I always felt lonely because of it [his stutter], even in the NBA,” Kidd-Gilchrist told the class. “I used to worry if I opened up, how that would look. I felt bad. I felt angry. I felt like I had to do all that I could do to fix this pr...

Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika, who started as a geology major her freshman year and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an Anthropology course called North America’s Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Kent State University. She said that course changed her perspective on everything.   At the time, Mika probably couldn’t have imagined that spark leading her to being named one of just 25 Har...

For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated Kent State University’s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026. As an R1 research university, Kent State is a leader in developing the science of nursing education through innovative nursing and interdisciplinary technologies, including mixed reality, haptics and simulation developing clinical judgment. This research addresses the transition to practice challenges for entry- and adva...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, Portage and Cuyahoga counties, where Kent State’s Kent Campus, College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic and Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative are located, recently moved into the “high” community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, Trumbull County, where Kent State’s Trumbull Campus is located, remains at a “high” community level designation. As a result, face coverings are now required indoors at these locations: The Kent C...

Intervenxions and The Latinx Project at New York University has published an essay by Associate Professor in Drawing, Darice Polo. In Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico, artist and filmmaker Darice Polo traces her family's ensuing migration, as well as the fateful connections between Ohio and Puerto Rico at the turn of the 20th century. A series of drawings, prints and video accompany the essay to highlight the intersection between personal and collective history. Read the essay Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico When Professor Pol...

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., College of Aeronautics and Engineering professor, has been working with an interdisciplinary research team to develop a hybrid fuel cell battery/capacitor. This fuel cell is the first to have been developed for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as drones. The new technology could have benefits in the military, commercial, inspection, and emergency response sectors. This project was funded by the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN). Read the full story from OFRN: Innovation Spotlight: Kent State University innovates power source for Unmanned Aircraft Sy...

President’s List: The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter-graded semester credit hours this past Spring Semester 2022 at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. Akron: Elizabeth R. Horn Aurora: Thomas J. Breen, Cassandra P. Nguyen Barberton: Joseph T. Berlin Bolivar: Hallie C. Price Cambridge: Chaylann M. Bamfield Cleveland: Alexa G. Daher Dover: Ashlyn L. Buehler, Lexus L. Marsh Dover Heath: Sarah C. Reen Hudson: Makiyah A. Harris Kent: Matthew G. D'Haiti, Terra M. Kincy, Artist M. Tr...

Division earns two awards in international CASE competition With more than 268,000 living alumni and about 35,000 talented students, the potential to tell notable stories and create impactful communications materials for Kent State University seems nearly limitless. However, in the third year of a pandemic, with marked inflation, market volatility and social unrest, it has become more challenging than ever to gain the attention of alumni and donors. Still, Kent State’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement moved forward with the launch of the university’s most ambitious fundraising...