Kent State University students had the chance to learn from an award-winning Hollywood costume designer when Isis Mussenden visited the Kent Campus recently for two days, a visit sponsored by the Kent State University Museum.Mussenden, a costume designer based in Los Angeles, is a recipient of the Costume Designers Guild Award. Her work includes feature films such as "The Chronicles of Narnia," "The Wolverine" and “American Psycho” as well as streaming shows, commercials and animated feature films including "Shrek" and "Puss in Boots." While on campus, Mussenden offered a workshop for stu...

 Kelsen LaBerge, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University's College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE), has been named one of three recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Teaching Award, the highest honor for non-tenure track and part-time faculty at the university.LaBerge, who joined Kent State after a decade-long career with the U.S. Army, was surprised with the award during a class on Oct. 2. The honor comes with a $1,500 prize and recognizes exceptional achievements in teaching."It is a challenge every day in the classroom," LaBerge said upon receiving the award. "I always try to mak...

A recent study by Psychological Sciences graduate student Christina Korth and faculty member Dr. Joel Hughes investigated factors that may reduce posttraumatic stress symptoms during the COVID-10 pandemic. While we cannot always prevent traumatic stress, such as during a global infectious disease pandemic, they found that people’s confidence in their ability to cope with stress and their perceived social support helped lessen the effect of stress on symptoms of posttraumatic stress. This important work was completed in collaboration with Dr. Gregory Gibson and Dr. Anthony Vander Horst from the...