The legendary meteorologist and Kent State graduate passed away on Aug. 4. Goddard graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.**The below article is from the Winter 2011 Issue of the Kent State Magazine.Dick Goddard, '60 says the number one reason for working as a meteorologist is that he can “infuriate people in 25 counties in 3 minutes.”Goddard, Chief Meteorologist at WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland, will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a meteorologist in May. Homecoming 2010 was another 50 year milestone for Goddard, who attended the Golden Order luncheon, honoring the Class of 1960. “I can’t p...
Most would agree that the main goal of science is to work toward better understanding by sorting out competing hypotheses to find the underlying theories. So, isn’t it ironic that the history of science is sometimes quite messy, for a variety of reasons? When you add decades of systemic oppression of women scientists to the mix, getting at the truth can become much harder. John Tyndall, a prominent 19th-century Irish physicist, is generally credited with first discovering the Earth's natural greenhouse effect by measuring the absorption of heat by carbon dioxide and water vapor ...
Most would agree that the main goal of science is to work toward better understanding by sorting out competing hypotheses to find the underlying theories. So, isn’t it ironic that the history of science is sometimes quite messy, for a variety of reasons? When you add decades of systemic oppression of women scientists to the mix, getting at the truth can become much harder. John Tyndall, a prominent 19th-century Irish physicist, is generally credited with first discovering the Earth's natural greenhouse effect by measuring the absorption of heat by carbon dioxide and water vapor ...
As a part of KSU Kick-off, Community Engaged Learning is coordinating a Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive. Held, Wed., Aug. 26, from 4 - 8 p.m., at Hilltop Dr. (enter at intersection of Hilltop Dr. and S Lincoln St.), this city-wide event is open to all members of Kent State and the surrounding community. Participants are encouraged to donate non-perishable food and toiletries, volunteer or contribute funds to the giving campaign. Donations will go to the Campus Kitchen at Kent State, as well as the Family & Community Services of Portage County. Members of the KSU c...
Note: The following essay was crafted by David Mitchell, General Manager of the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas. Governor DeWine recently announced reopening guidelines for performing arts theaters in Ohio. Venues like the Performing Arts Center at Kent State at Tuscarawas (PAC) fall under this category, and we cannot wait to welcome everyone back safely to share another live experience. However, the capacity restrictions and social distancing requirements for reopening present a severe economic challenge and even in the arts, it all comes down to the numbers. I...
Ten undergraduate students from nine different majors had extraordinary research experiences as Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Undergraduate Fellows during summer 2020. These students were part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program at Kent State University, and were selected at the beginning of the summer to be BHRI Undergraduate Fellows based on their outstanding scholarship and interest in working with BHRI faculty mentors, concentrating on various aspects of neuroscience research. The BHRI Undergraduate Fellows met together weekly for one hour via Zoom, e...
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to Kent State University College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team, Wendy Umberger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC, associate dean for graduate programs at Kent State’s College of Nursing (co-investigator), and Jeffrey Moore, M.D., and Vikil Girdhar, M.D., both co-investigators from Portage Path Behavioral Health. Their project, titled Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Prac...