Kent State University at Tuscarawas student and Councilman-At-Large Eric Harmon, 19, is currently the youngest elected official in the state of Ohio and will be the youngest person ever to serve on Uhrichsville City Council when his term officially begins in January. Harmon is deeply rooted in the city of Uhrichsville and plans to not only remain in the area, but to make a difference in his community. “I think it’s important that we have people in the area who are willing to step up and make a positive difference,” he said. Harmon sees the local economy as the main issue he’ll be addre...

Tunneling 200 Feet Underneath Connecticut For Cleaner Water, At A Cost A giant, miles-long tunnel is about to be drilled hundreds of feet beneath Connecticut’s capital. This subterranean project will take years, cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and the hope is, result in cleaner water for the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound. The size is impressive. About 200 feet below ground will lie a tunnel, 18 feet in diameter that’s drilled through rock -- and extending about four miles. Overlooking a giant shaft in Hartford that’s getting deeper and deeper -- Susan Negrelli, directo...

When a select team of Systems Development and Innovation developers began developing the Manage My Program tool in the fall of 2015, one thing became clear almost immediately: for it to be successful, the project would require data, and lots of it. Primarily, the data that SDI needed involved information surrounding available programs that the university offers, as well as all of the rules that students registering for those programs must follow. Luckily for SDI, that data already existed within a very detailed Excel document. However, Excel was not the preferred format, as the data would r...

Students in the viticulture and enology programs will participate in winemaking from start to finish Kent State University at Ashtabula is partnering with Laurello Vineyards to expand the educational opportunities for students in its wine degree programs, crafting a distinctive experience in which students participate in all aspects of grape growing and winemaking. The unique, blended learning culminates in the production of a new “Kent State Ashtabula” labeled wine. The first two wines, a riesling and a cabernet blend, will be released in December 2017. Laurello Vineyards is a small boutiqu...

At the Ice Age Salad Bar A new analysis underscores that American mastodon were flexible feeders. Have you ever gone out to a buffet with friends or family? There are all sorts of savory and sweet options laid out for you to arrange to your personal tastes, whether it's a plate piled high with olives or just one prawn, thank you. The point is that we all have our gustatory desires and so we choose differently from the options assembled in front of us. It turns out that extinct American mastodons did the same. Breakdowns of how prehistoric animals lived are often organized like trading...

For the ninth consecutive year, Kent State University has earned the 2018 Military Friendly® School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur®. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. In addition to the Kent Campus, the university’s Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses received the 2018 Military Friendly School designation. ...

Nov. 25: Bobby Selvaggio is a composer, band leader, and one of the leading alto saxophone voices in today's jazz genre. He is currently the Director of Jazz Studies at Kent State University.  Learn more about the School of Music  Visit Bobby Selvaggio's website Listen to the Elevations interview: ...