Week 7 Vaccination Winners Week seven winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Look below for the list of the lucky winners! Catherine M. Zapytowski Mgr, IT Budgeting & Bus Svs $100 Tatjana Hrubik-Vulanovic Associate Professor $100 Robert A. Chester Custodial Worker $100 Kevin F. Hilger Lead IT User Support Analyst $100 Thorsten-Lars Schmidt Assistant Professor $100 Robert W. Eckman Chief Info Security Officer...
Twenty-nine current Kent State faculty members have been named to be in the top 2% of scientists in the world based on a recent study published by Stanford University scholars, proving why Kent State is a top-tier research university. Top 2 % in the World The report, published in the PLOS Biology journal, evaluated more than six million scientists across 22 different fields and 176 subfields from 1996 until 2019. The top 2% list is made up of more than 100,000 most-cited scientists who have authored at least five scientific papers. The ranking method is based on standardized citati...
On Nov. 2, philanthropic gifts will be tripled Kent State University, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at Kent State, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together. Kent State’s most generous annual tradition will shine even more brilliantly this year as each featured fund supports the recently launched Forever Brighter, the most ambitious comp...
Congratulations to School of Fashion senior lecturers Betsy Carr and William Perrine who were recently named as finalists for the University Teaching Council (UTC) Outstanding Teaching Award. The Outstanding Teaching Awards are presented annually by Kent State University's University Teaching Council to full-time, non-tenure track and part-time faculty members. Those recognized are nominated by their students for their dedication as teachers. This year, the University Teaching Council recognized 10 finalists from nominations collected spanning the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic...
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My life goals have been to enjoy my work, to excite others with the wonders of paleontology, and to work with students to assure that they are prepared for a great career. Questions & Answers Why did you decide to pursue your field of research? I was drawn to geology in general because it provided the opportunity to combine field and laboratory research in deep time. Paleontology is an amazing field that makes it possible to discover creatures new to science. The full understanding and excitement of discovery expressed by my predecessors convinced me that paleontology provided a...
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Golden Flashes, can you believe we’re already more than halfway through this semester? Time has been flying by! We’ve had an exciting month with lots of notable content. Check out our top posts from October! Instagram We kicked off the month by celebrating our Homecoming traditions! Our top-post on Instagram featured some Homecoming highlights to end the weekend of festivities. This post managed to steal a spot on our list of top ten most successful posts! View this post on Instagram &nb...