When the September 11 attacks shook the nation, Kent State alumnus D. Mark Jones found himself called into an unfamiliar and deeply challenging role. At the time, Jones was working for Metcalf & Eddy (now AECOM) an environmental consulting company contracted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection Agency, assisting with disaster response across the country....

Amanda Johnson, Ph.D., director of the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, reports that the center recently welcomed a delegation from National Chiayi University (NCU), Taiwan, led by Yu-Hsia Lin, Ph.D., and accompanied by undergraduate students in special education.The group explored inclusive education and literacy practice through visits to the Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Barberton City Schools, and Field Local Schools. They also met with leaders in Career and Community Studies (CCS), including CCS Program Dire...

BHRI member, Dr. Kathleen Casto, recently co-authored a commentary in Nature Medicine, which advocates for the importance of studying polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), among other menstrual irregularities, in neuroscience research.Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research. Nat Med (2025).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03879-1Carina Heller, Erynn Christensen, Elle M. Murata, Nicole Petersen, Kathleen Casto, Shae Datta, Bart Larsen & Hector ArciniegaThe menstrual cycle requires tight orchestration between the brain and body, and irregularities can be both the cause an...

Originally posted on Kent State TodayMeet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major in the Department of Sociology and Criminology with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who’s making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.Snyder recently began her fall semester as part of the Kent State University Columbus Program in State Issues, a study-away program that allows students to study policy, explore politics and meet Ohio representatives.“The Columbus program has just begun, but I have already learned so much about policy and the politics...