Dr. Marc Hoffrichter, (left) president of the East Liverpool Fawcett Community Foundation, presented a check for $4,500 to Dr. David Dees, dean and chief administrative officer of the Kent State East Liverpool Campus, that is earmarked for scholarships to benefit students enrolled in the occupational therapy assistant program. The funds came from the estate of the late M. Patricia Burnett who created the endowed scholarship through the Fawcett Community Foundation. Kent State East Liverpool annually awards the M. Patricia Burnett Scholarship to a student from the occupational thera...
The Royal Society of Chemistry has accepted a new publication worked on by an interdisciplinary team, including five members of the AMLCI ( Senay Ustunel, Marianne E. Prévôt, Grace A. R. Rohaley, Torsten Hegmann, and Elda Hegmann ). Abstract: Considering the range of properties that various materials offer for tissue engineering it has come clear that no one size fits all, as no one material can be fully effective for all types of cell and ensuing tissues. Scaffolds need to address the delicate balance between cell-scaffold interactions and the particular requirement...
Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
A scholarship to honor Alan Canfora has been created to honor his life and legacy by supporting future Kent State students. Canfora, 71, died Dec. 20 following a short illness. Canfora, ’72, MLS ’80, was one of nine students wounded by Ohio National Guard soldiers who opened fire on May 4, 1970 during a peaceful demonstration on the Kent Campus. Four other students -- Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder -- were killed during the shooting. For the past 50 years, Alan Canfora was the primary voice of May 4, never a...
Alan Canfora, one of nine Kent State University students wounded when Ohio National Guard soldiers opened fire on May 4, 1970, has died. He was 71. Canfora's sister, Roseann "Chic" Canfora, shared the news Dec. 27 on Facebook. "It is with immense sadness that I share news of the passing of my beloved brother, Alan Canfora--a devastating loss to our family, friends and the Kent State/May 4 community," Chic Canfora wrote. "Our hearts are broken at the loss of a spirit so irreplaceable to us and to the world. The burden of our grief will be lightened in the days to come by the thousands...
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, As previously noted by Kent State’s Office of Security and Access Management during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, there has been an increase in fraudulent scams and attempts by cybercriminals to access private data nationwide. Protecting your data is a top priority. The university would like to inform you of a recent data breach and remind you to be diligent in protecting your own personal information. SolarWinds Data Breach On Dec. 14, Kent State was made aware of the SolarWinds breach where a patch relea...