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...
Shutdown will cast a long shadow over research The sudden halt to US government functions leaves me worried about the effects on science for years to come, says Anne Jefferson. As the longest-ever government shutdown finishes its fourth week, I keep waking up in the night with thoughts of a fence. In Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, we’ve planted thousands of saplings with the help of hundreds of volunteers. Those tiny trees are supposed to be part of a decades-long experiment on the critical zone, the life-sustaining region from groundwater to treetops. The only thing that prot...
Kent State University sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students. Mr. Morgan got a better understanding of this tragic event during his freshman year when he visited Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center as part of the university’s First Year Experience course. It was then that Mr. Morgan learned details enabling him to add context to his sparse knowledge of the tragedy. “I learned that m...
It is with heavy hearts we share news that Dr. Dolores Noll, diversity trailblazer and pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights, passed away on January 8, 2019. To honor the life and legacy of Dr. Noll, the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and the LGBTQ Student Center are jointly hosting a memorial on February 11, 4-6 pm in the LGBTQ Student Center (Kent Student Center, O24). All are invited to attend to share stories and celebrate the life of an important pioneer in LGBTQ rights. The first Diversity Trailblazer Award to Professor Emeritus of English Dolores L. Noll. The award was presen...
Steve Schillig, Director of The Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, received the 2018 Ohio SBDC Center Director Award at the SBDC Statewide Conference in Columbus recently. Additionally, the SBDC at Kent State Tuscarawas received the 2018 Ohio SBDC Honorable Mention Customer Satisfaction Award. “It was an honor to be considered and to receive this award from the State,” said Schillig. “None of this would be possible without the tremendous support that I receive from our host, Kent State University at Tuscarawas, my staff and our advisors,...
Dr. Lauren Kinsman-Costello recently shared her expertise on water quality and the impacts of road salt with local media. Check out her interview with WKYC in Cleveland. https://youtu.be/BbsIp87ceM4?fbclid=IwAR2SvERmfoviXydVxQfamE3TGD5AbhuD0JDS88nLXWGBHDJ7Fx-V1ok21qY If you want to learn more about Dr. Kinsman-Costello's research, visit https://laurenkinsmancostello.weebly.com/. ...