Bradley Morris, Ph.D., is an associate professor and program coordinator of Educational Psychology in Kent State’s School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences. He is also co-director of the university’s Science of Learning Education (SOLE) Center.   At his recent presentation at a Research and Innovation Forum, sponsored by SOLE and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs (RASP), he said “The first question I get is ‘why would NSF (National Science Foundation) give you money to pop popcorn with kids?’” The leaky pipeline To answer the question, Morris r...

“Are you a math person?” That’s a question Dana Miller-Cotto, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Kent State's Department of Psychological Sciences, asked at the beginning of her presentation at the recent Research & Innovation Forum, sponsored by the university's Science of Learning Education (SOLE) Center and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs (RASP). She acknowledged that some people feel very strongly about math, and some may even feel anxiety about it. Miller-Cotto also asked how people feel about being “a math person” – or not. She asked forum attendee...

Three researchers from Kent State’s Science of Learning Education (SOLE) Center presented their current projects today at the Research and Sponsored Programs (RASP) Research and Innovation Forum. ‘Nursing education study with emerging technologies, haptics and mixed reality’ Kwangtaek Kim, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in Kent State’s Department of Computer Science. His research involves using emerging technologies like haptics and mixed reality, to help teach nursing students important skills like inserting needles and IVs in a virtual environment. He works with other resea...

My name is Ruth Morara and I am in the class of 2026. My major is Conservation Biology. I honestly feel more like Kent chose me than the other way around! I am Kenyan-American but my family lives in Kenya, and so have I for the past 12 years. The exchange rate between our currencies made my dream of studying in the US look impossible. However, several staff at Kent State reached out and connected me to resources which could help me bypass this financial obstacle. Within a couple of weeks, I was met with a plethora of financial aid; far higher than any offered by the other universities tha...

On the night of Feb. 3, about 50 cars of a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway derailed in a fiery crash on the outskirts of East Palestine, a tiny village in northeastern Ohio, nestled near the state line with Pennsylvania. Ten of the derailed cars were transporting hazardous materials, five of which contained vinyl chloride, a highly volatile colorless gas produced for commercial uses.   Since then, there have been many reports about the evacuation of nearby residents, the cleaning and environmental testing that are still underway and political coverage of governmental...

Kent State University at Stark has announced its President's and Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester.  Requirements for the President’s List include a 4.00 grade point and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. Dean’s List criteria are a 3.40 grade point average or above for the fall 2022 semester and at least 12 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours completed by the end of the semester.   FALL 2022 PRESIDENT'S LIST The following students have been named to the Kent State University President’s List.  Alexandra...

Before history major Emma Kelly traveled to Jackson State University for an alternative winter break trip recently, she had been well educated about the police shootings that took place on the Mississippi campus on May 15, 1970, just days after the Ohio National Guard killed four students and wounded nine at Kent State.   Kelly, a senior history major, had taken History of Civil Rights and Black Power Movement courses in which she learned in depth about the Gibbs-Green tragedy at Ja...

Many Kent State University students are interested in knowing what a career in sports administration is like. Cleveland Guardians Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Bob DiBiasio had answers. DiBiasio has worked for the Cleveland Guardians for 45 years and is the president of the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, DiBiasio spoke with sports administration (SPAD) and hospitality and event management students from an array of classes in conjunction with the school's sports administration student organization, and Sport and Entertainment Association. The MA...