Kent State University’s Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Dean Tondiglia was honored with the university’s 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award for his years of promoting inclusion and diversity within public safety. Chief Tondiglia was nominated for the award by Mark Polatajko, senior vice president for finance and administration, who praised the chief for promoting diversity and inclusion “by word and deed.” Chief Tondiglia was an early advocate for the adoption of the Sexual Assault Response Team and the development of the Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services office.&nbs...

Being a finalist in the NASA Robotic Mining Competition is a remarkable accomplishment in itself. Placing third in the entire nation was a surprise and a joy to the Kent State Robotics Team. “We were very surprised to place third!” said Madison Spreitzer, president of the organization from 2017-2018. “This year was the best we have ever done as a team for this competition.” From November 2017 to the day of the competition in May, the Kent State Robotics team spent months preparing for the competition held at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is designed to mimic the procedure of ha...

Dr. Herbert Hochhauser passed away on January 1, 2019 at the age of 83. He was the director of the Ethnic Heritage and Jewish Studies Programs at Kent State from 1980 – 1999. In addition to his academic career he produced numerous films about the Holocaust and won seven Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences for these documentaries. Those awards will be displayed in the library for a time and thereafter will be found in the office of the Director of the Jewish Studies Program in Bowman Hall. "We are grateful for his dedication and many contributions to the...

  Here is a chance for your creative talents to shine! Students on the Kent State Columbiana County campuses are invited to participate in a contest that will bring out the best of all of us.           GUIDELINES: Open to ALL students at Kent State Salem and Kent State East Liverpool; Produce a video between 60 and 90 seconds in length; Use your own camera, computer, editing equipment; No copyright material; Get written permission from all subjects used in the video by completing the release form. Submit finished production as .MP4 or...

(LIVE STREAMED) What do the Paleo, Zone, Atkins, Mediterranean, Omni, Vegetarian, and South Beach Diets all have in common? While all of these diets vary in many ways, they all emphasize incorporating plenty of vegetables and other plant-based foods into your diet. On Tues., Feb. 5, from noon - 1 p.m. you will learn all about plant-based foods, including vegetables, fruits, beans, legumes, oils and whole grains. This seminar also covers: The scientific evidence supporting the known benefits of various plants. Specific phytochemicals and antioxidant properties of plants. Diff...

Tahira is an international student from Sialkot, Pakistan. She is here with the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program with Pakistan which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State to allow her to study at a university in the U.S. for one semester. She comes from a small town in Pakistan where women don’t have opportunities like this one very often. In a family of four, Tahira is the oldest daughter of two. Her parents don’t have boys, which can be seen as a bad thing in her community. Tahira wants to change that and show that she can be a provider for her family, even as a woman. When she ...

Passionate: A form of interest that demands to be satisfied. Radd Ehrman, Ph.D., professor of classics in the Department of Modern & Classical Language Studies, encourages students to find their own passions while taking his class. His own passion shines outside the classroom as he impacts lives of students. Dr. Ehrman, who teaches languages including Latin, is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. All tenured and tenure-track professors are eligible to receive the award which is sp...

Kent State University Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely. Dr. Kinsman-Costello has spent decades studying water patterns in Portage and Cuyahoga counties. “The amount of road salt we’re using is increasing faster than our cities and population are growing,” Dr. Kinsman-Costello told WKYC. “Water can carry that salt into ground water.” It is unlikely to get into Cleveland’s water supply though. “If we’re getting our...