Grab a cold one, pull up a chair and learn about brain health research in a relaxed format – that’s the idea behind Brains on Tap, a series of discussions hosted by Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute and other partners. The talks are an effort to take brain health research to the public and explain it in an accessible manner so that anyone can understand, said Michael Lehman, director of the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI). The first Brains on Tap will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Bell Tower Brewing Co., 310 Park Ave., Kent. Brains o...

Whitney Romine graduated in 2021 with a Master of Public Health, with a Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration. ...

Emerging scientists from three counties took part in the Ohio District 13 Science Day competition hosted by Kent State University at Tuscarawas. ...

Kent State University will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university’s ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign’s outset in October 2021. The overall campaign goal is $350 million. The other two priority areas, Expanding University Initiatives and Building the Future, include projects, programs and initiatives to enhance student e...

The School of Communication Studies is pleased to recognize its donors, scholarship winners and student leaders for 2023! Students, donors, faculty, staff and friends gathered in Taylor Hall on Friday March 10, 2023, to celebrate student achievements and donor generosity. Communication Studies offers 12 scholarships for returning students. Student leaders from the school’s three student organizations were also recognized. The following Communication Studies students earned scholarships: Sharon Smith, ’24: Memorial Fund in Communication Studies Katherine Frank, ’23: Rozell Duncan En...