Morgan Hirsh, a senior Honors College student studying zoology with a minor in French, was inspired to pursue veterinary medicine at least in part by her parents. Her father, whom she says is “the smartest person” she knows, is a paramedic, and she says she wants to be like him. However, she knew that she would prefer to work with animals rather than people, as she describes herself as more introverted. When she was growing up, she would often go to the zoo with her mom, who suggested the possibility of working in a zoo. Hirsh knew she wanted to pursue something in the medical field, and she s...

Get to know the group behind all of your favorite Kent State social media posts.  Nicole Carlone Losi - Director of Digital Content     Nicole joined Kent State in 2014 after working as the Digital Media & Communications Manager of Hospice of the Western Reserve, where she managed the agency's social media strategy, blog, website and email marketing efforts. She is a Baldwin Wallace University alumna with a degree in public relations and a double minor in marketing and management. She enjoys playing golf, all things Disney, and her golden pup, Mickey!  &nbsp...

The Eren Lab at Kent State University’s Department of Anthropology is among the university’s busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences, two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology. Graduate student Ashley Rutkoski designed a novel experiment to explore how ancient pots were discarded. “After stone, ceramic sherds are one of the most abundant things we find in the archaeological record,” Eren said. Doctoral student Michelle Beb...

What’s a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, Kent State has one, and students have noticed. Kent State University purchased a building in the heart of Florence back in 2016, which has since been renovated extensively to make the perfect Florentine palace for Kent State students to study. Since 2012, the number of Kent State students wanting to spend part of their degree in Florence has exploded, Fabrizio Ricciardelli, director of Kent State’s Florence Center told Times Higher Education. The univ...

Airlines are agitating for more pilots, making donations and partnering with university flight programs to help create a better pipeline of degree-toting aviators. The new academic center for Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering followed a big donation from FedEx. The company pledged $6.5 million to the university to pay for the large new building, complete with new aircraft simulators, briefing rooms and 70-seat classrooms. Maureen McFarland, associate dean of academic affairs at the college, who ran the flight program for 10 years, said the department previous...