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The Kent State University Alumni Association has chosen 10 finalists from a pool of more than 200 nominees for the 52nd annual Kent State Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award. The finalists will be narrowed down to three, and those recipients will be awarded a $1,500 cash prize and a crystal apple trophy. The three award recipients also will be honored at the University Teaching Council’s Celebrating College Teaching conference luncheon and awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 19. The Kent State Alumni Association recognizes Kent State faculty members with this award annually....
The Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas adds holiday favorites to its packed 2018 lineup of performances. Upcoming shows include Elf the Musical on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. as well as the Tuscarawas Dance Arts Center’s presentation of The Nutcracker, running Dec. 6-9. Elf the Musical, based on the 2003 film Elf, is part of the Broadway Series and includes songs by Tony Award nominees and winners. “Elf is happy enough for families, savvy enough for city kids and plenty smart for adults,” according to Variety. The Tuscarawas Dance Arts Center will present its 26th annu...
Kent State University generates a large portion of the power used on the Kent Campus and at times can supply all the power requirements for the campus. In order to test the operation and integrity of the power generation, control and distribution systems, a test of the turbines will be performed on Monday, Nov. 12, when the university will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. The purpose of the exercise is to test the turbines’ ability to power the Kent Campus without being connected to the Ohio Edison grid. The turbine test is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and last approximate...
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and one of the most highly cited scientists in the fields of chemistry and materials science, recently received two significant honors. He was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which also publishes the journal Science. In addition, he accepted an invitation to attend an award ceremony in his native Poland to receive Doctor Honoris Causa from Poznan Un...
Last weekend’s celebration of 100 years of homecoming at Kent State was “ruled” by 2018 Homecoming Queen Jennifer Uren and Homecoming King Jordan Euell. ...
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One of the most sought-after bands in Northeast Ohio, The Vindys, is teaming up with Kent State University at Trumbull and its concert series to raise money for Rock4Reason and Flash’s Food Pantry at Kent State Trumbull. The Vindys, with specials guests The Speedbumps and Party of 2, will take over Packard Music Hall this Sweetest Day, Saturday, Oct. 20. “We always look forward to our hometown shows,” says Jackie Popovec, lead singer of The Vindys. “Packard Music Hall is such an incredible venue, and we are thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of Kent State University at ...
Kent State University and Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) have formed a strategic partnership that will create new access to courses and degrees for thousands of students living and learning on Ohio’s eastern border. Leaders from both institutions met Oct. 10 at Eastern Gateway’s Steubenville Campus to sign the agreement and celebrate the new collaboration, which will increase educational opportunities and access for students throughout the four counties Eastern Gateway serves. “I am excited about the partnership with Kent State University that will enhance opportunities for all...
At the 16th Annual CitiesAlive Conference recently held in New York City, a consortium of Ohio universities was selected as one of the first four North American regional centers of living architecture by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the Green Infrastructure Foundation. Faculty from Kent State University will join colleagues from the University of Cincinnati and Heidelberg University to lead the Greater Ohio Living Architecture Center (GOLA), which will be dedicated to the study of integrating vegetation within and upon buildings as novel ecosystems. The center will work with vegetated...
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University’s Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as “the bonding hormone,” oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with uterine contraction while in labor, milk letdown while breastfeeding and a feeling of euphoria when cuddling with their infants. But, there is still much that researchers do not know about how this hormone works in the brains of children. The grant, which came from the National Institutes of Healt...