Kent State Today recently reached out to Michael Ensley, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, about what to watch for in the final weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 election. Ensley sees the economy, immigration, crime and access to abortion as key issues for voters while also providing insight into polling. “What can we expect to see in this fall’s elections both across Ohio and the nation? What trends should we look for?”  Midterm elections almost always are challenging for the incumbent president’s party - the president’s party almost always loses seats because ...

“Earthworms Can and Will Make Changes in Theater” was chosen as the number one Three Minute Thesis presentation at the finals for Kent State’s eighth annual competition held on Friday Oct. 28.  The top nine presenters who had advanced from two previous preliminary rounds made their presentations in the Kiva. Students were given three minutes and one PowerPoint slide to make a concise and engaging presentation.  Preliminary rounds included 15 students from various colleges on October 20-21.  After Friday’s 3MT final presentations, the top three winners were chosen by two ...

Join us for a night out with Kent State Women’s basketball. On Thursday, Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m., the women’s basketball team will be hosting Mercyhurst University in the MAC Center for their first game of the season. All Kent State faculty and staff who present a valid Kent State ID will receive free admission for themselves and one guest. We hope to see you there and Go Flashes! For more sporting events and to learn more about Kent State Athletics, visit the Kent State Golden Flashes website. ...

Hi, Drupalites, Let us start by thanking you for your contributions to your Drupal website and your patience with us during the current content freeze. We understand that this is an inconvenience. We would also like to thank you in advance for your continued patience as we share some important updates. The Arrival of Drupal 9 Is Shifting; Soft Content Freeze Will Be Extended The complexity and the sheer size of Kent State's web footprint is something we all understand! Because it is our digital front door to the university, our Division of Information Technology's web presence group a...

Students from the Kent State East Liverpool physical therapist assistant (PTA) and the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) programs joined efforts to help support the Banquet of Lisbon. The students used fundraisers to make a combined donation of $600 to help the Columbiana County campuses host the banquet on Oct. 24. Each year, PTA and OTA students from the Kent East Liverpool campus find unique ways to increase awareness about their fields, while raising funds for a cause chosen by the classes. The Banquet of Lisbon is held each month at the New Lisbon Presbyterian Church in Lisbon, pr...

Kent State University’s 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium began Thursday with a keynote address by Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D., titled "The biology of trauma: Understanding risk and resilience."   Bale, of the University of Colorado, is a leading national researcher in the study of how stress on a person and in-utero stress on an unborn child can lead to changes in brain development that can result in an increased risk for mental illness and a variety of other disorders, which can be passed on from generation to generation.   Her research includes t...

What makes a town like Kent, Ohio special? The people, right? What about the special events?   Throughout the year, the City of Kent and Kent State University play host to a wide variety of amazing events. It takes dedicated volunteers to organize and put in the hard work to pull off these events. Often these efforts unfortunately get overlooked or go unnoticed. But, in this case, congratulations are definitely in order for one of our own College of Arts and Sciences staff members, Ed Butch, director of strategic initiatives and communications! Earlier this month, Butch was na...

Kent State University’s Office of International Student Affairs is urging all students interested in different cultures to expand their worldview and create new friends in the community-building Conversation Partners program. The Conversation Partners Program at Kent State is a voluntary program that pairs international students with students from the United States, according to the Office of International Student Affairs. Once paired, the meetings between partners can take place virtually or in person. The paired students meet once a week for one hour to discuss their different cultures. ...