The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) created the AIA-ACSA Design & Health Research Consortium to advance university research that ties together building design and health concerns. Kent State University is one of the 25 charter university members invited to join the consortium. Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., M.Arch., the coordinator of the Healthcare Design program at Kent State University, said the Kent State team is looking forward to more research opportunities. “We are glad that we will join a consortium...
The Fashion School at Kent State University held its 37th annual fashion show April 26 and 27 in the school’s home of Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus. Models worked the runway, which flowed from the catwalk in the Rockwell Auditorium and out into the second-floor atrium, giving viewers an up-close glimpse at the construction of the student-made garments. The theme of the 2019 show, “FS2: Impression,” was developed by the student production team, led by senior co-producers Katie Cartwright and Kylie Douglas. The entire production was made up of 263 students, which...
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Kent State University Dining Services received recognition for the second year in a row at the 11th Annual Nutritious and Delicious Gala at the Tangier restaurant in Akron. Kent State’s Dining Services won the Best Ingredient Showcase and the People’s Choice Award. Campus Executive Chef William Edmondson prepared roasted beet and arugula grilled cauliflower pizza and gluten-free chocolate chip cookies stuffed with espresso Marsala mascarpone. Chef Edmondson was assisted by registered dietitians Madison Jordan and Emily Reynolds. “We take the opportunity to participate in this e...
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Every year, Wilsonart sponsors a Student Chair Competition. This year, students from Kent State University were chosen to compete. They were tasked with designing a chair with the theme of "the future" while using parametric design as a tool for expression. The students exhibited their chairs at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York City. The winning chair was, "Assembly" by Kent State student Greg Genter (pictured below). The other Kent students were runner-ups, including Jessica Petrosky, Stephanie Whitman, Justin Krzemien, Kathryn Wills an...
A review of Ohio prison regulations could make it easier for charity groups to donate used books to Ohio prison inmates. Many state prisons have adopted policies that prevent inmates from receiving used books. Those rules, however, are being reviewed, after concerns raised in the media by non-profit groups who send books to inmates, according to a report by www.cleveland.com. The groups include Kent Books to Prisoners, a Kent State student group. After concerns raised by non-profit groups whose book donations have been thwarted by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Co...
Kent State University’s TRIO Student Support Services program went the extra mile for senior Sharon Crawford -- 945 miles, to be exact. Ms. Crawford, a Kent State University senior majoring in public health, lives in Tulsa, Okla., and takes online classes while working as a respiratory therapist. Ms. Crawford is a single mother of four and has three grandchildren. She reached out to TRIO SSS after deciding to attend Kent State to receive her bachelor’s degree in public health. TRIO SSS assists first-generation students, designated income students, and students registered with Student Accessib...
State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between Kent State University and Cleveland State University. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission recently approved Round 2 of the TeCK Fund, a $600,000 hybrid commercialization and faculty startup accelerator program that assists university faculty and startup companies to bring innovative new products to the market. The grant awards $300,000 in Third Frontier funds, and Kent State and Cleveland State will contribute $150,000 each. The award also approves the addition of two new members to the TeCK F...
Stark Campus Professor Featured on PBS ‘Nature’ Bonus Segment Dr. Matthew Lehnert, associate professor of Biological Sciences, and his students at the Kent State Stark Campus are included in “A Butterfly’s Proboscis,” a bonus segment of the full PBS Nature episode called “Sex, Lies and Butterflies.” In the recently released mini episode, Lehnert uses the latest technology to look deep into a butterfly’s proboscis – or its elongated sucking mouthpart – to determine the mechanism for how it feeds. Since 2010, Lehnert has studied how the mouthparts of butterflies and moths work, and he ...