The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 26, at approximately 10 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the burning of the prairie, which has been a yearly practice since 2004. Burning of the prairie on April 26 is dependent on the weather and the Kent Fire Department not being out on a run. The burning of the prairie helps control the spread of invasive plants, puts nutrients back into the soil and encourages diversity of plants. “Th...
These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this “fast fashion” can be detrimental to the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went into either a landfill or an incinerator. The EPA also says the materials that the fast-fashion companies use cannot be composted, cause the greenhouse gas methane and directly affect climate change. Kent State sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler created her new clothing business, Sultrie, w...
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The Kent Campus is blossoming with all the colors of spring! ...
Two students from Kent State University at Ashtabula are leading a team of students from Gannon University in partnership with 3sixty5 Health Innovations, an Erie, Pennsylvania-based startup, which is releasing an all-new health mobile app aimed at helping users maintain a healthy lifestyle. Joseph Kuvshinikov, associate professor at Kent State Ashtabula, teaches Business Consulting and Practicum, where students have 15 weeks to work with and provide consultation to a local client. “The students meet with the client at the beginning of the semester, and they get a list of tasks and ...
The Kent State University Airport is best known as a place where future pilots are trained, but its staff also makes sure the facility is beneficial to the community. From community programs to tours to safety training for local emergency responders, the airport engages in outreach with the cities of Kent, Stow and surrounding areas. David Poluga, Kent State University Airport manager, says there is a mutual benefit to working with the community. Many people, even if they are not involved in aviation, are curious about the airport. “I think, in general, people want to know what’s going on in...
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Kent State University is one of only four institutions nationwide chosen to host a Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) coordinator. Haruhide Osugi, Kent State’s Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator, has been working to bridge cultural divides by developing a deeper understanding of Japan within the Kent community since August 2016. The Japan Outreach Initiative was designed in collaboration with the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the Laurasian Institution. All coordinators spend two-year terms at their assigned institutions, which can be nonprofit organizations or academic in...
Originally from Tehran, Iran, Pooyan Mirjalili is currently a Junior Biology Pre-Med major at Kent State University. He was nineteen when he first enrolled at Kent State University and he says his choice to come here was an easy one. When first searching for schools, he looked to his friends and family for suggestions. In Tehran, he had several acquaintances who had previously study at Kent State and each had nothing but great things to say about the university. Along with those recommendations, Pooyan was also please to learn that Kent State tuition also fit within his budget. But his final d...
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2017 GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS CEREMONY Monday, April 24th at 4pm Richard Bowers Dissertation Award: DeShawn Johnson (Dr. de Szalay) Departmentally funded (spring semester with no teaching duties) &nb...