Encouraging. Respectful. Challenging. These themes emerge from numerous student nomination letters about Patrick L. Gallagher, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish, which led to him being named a winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award. Judging by his reaction, we can add “humble” to the list of themes. “My initial feeling was awkward. When people talk about me in front of me,” Gallagher said, “it’s awkward for me.” The Distinguished Teaching Award is the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive and has been sponsored by the Kent State University Alumni ...

Senior biology and pre-medicine major Jacob Wagner conducted research on new methods to lose weight involving the relationship between endocannabinoid receptors and muscle thermogenesis, both properties that regulate bodily functions and processes, such as appetite and burning calories. Under associate professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., Wagner is continuing to research the relationship between those properties to find new weight loss methods due to the continuation of the obesity problem in America. “We want to find a method that allows the body to burn fat more efficiently, since a lot of peop...

This winter at Kent State, an art show and featured speaker on mental health will honor the life and legacy of assistant professor and artist Christopher Darling, who died June 2018. The events will take place Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, hosted by the School of Visual Communication Design, in which Darling taught: The opening of “Christopher Darling,” a retrospective of the artist and professor’s work, from 4-7 p.m. in Taylor Hall’s gallery. The show will run through March 19. A presentation by national mental health expert Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., at 7 p.m. in 306 Cartwright Hall ...

Spring Internship, Co-op & Career Fair The Spring Internship, Co-op & Career Fair is one month away. Please consider how you canshare the value of this great opportunity with your students this semester.This spring’s fair is on Thurs., Feb. 20, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.,in theBeverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC). The event is open to all KSU students and alumni of all majors seeking internships, co-ops, full-time, part-time, and on-campus student employment opportunities. Benefits for students attending the fair include: Familiarizing themsel...

Kent State University’s School of Art Collection and Galleries present “Constructed Answer,” a contemporary metals exhibition inspired by tragedy, trauma and violence that celebrates the resiliency of a human spirit. Sculptural metal, wearable and enameled artworks will be on display created by nationally recognized artists, including late Kent State professor, Mel Someroski. Subject matter ranges from war, school shootings, mourning, meditation, rituals and human perseverance. The response of the world to the deaths of four students at Kent State on May 4, 1970, at the hands of the Nati...

Researchers publish Insight Analysis and Detection of Drug-Abuse Risk Behavior on Twitter with Self-Taught Deep Learning. Using online social media and deep self-taught learning, researchers work to detect drug-abuse, a wicked public health problem in the United States. The entire article can be found:  https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40649-019-0071-4.pdf ...

Researchers publish Insight Analysis and Detection of Drug-Abuse Risk Behavior on Twitter with Self-Taught Deep Learning. Using online social media and deep self-taught learning, researchers work to detect drug-abuse, a wicked public health problem in the United States. The entire article can be found:  https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40649-019-0071-4.pdf ...

Every person who has ever gotten inside a car that’s been sitting in the sun for a period of time knows the annoying, dreaded pain that follows when they sit down on the hot car seat. It can be a similar annoyance when people spot others peering into their car windows.  Although these two instances may seem unavoidable, Yingfei Jiang, a graduate student from Kent State’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, believes he found a solution to solve both problems using smart glass technology. Smart glass has been around for years. This technology can be used to make...

Last year was full of memorable moments for Kent State. From the announcement of our new president, to epic commencement celebrations to a historic win by the Golden Flashes football team, we’ve had a lot to share. The social team reviewed which news stories had the highest levels of engagement – your likes and reactions – to see which ones resonated with you most. Here’s a look at the top 19 news stories of 2019. 1. HISTORY! KENT STATE WINS FIRST BOWL GAME 51-41 Kent State won its first bowl game ever, beating Utah State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl in Texas. 2. E...