Kent State University’s sustainability efforts include a nationally recognized tree campus, comprehensive recycling programs and a unique footprint of 12 LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings throughout its campuses. Kent State’s Center for the Visual Arts earned the most recent certification, a LEED silver rating, for its design and construction. LEED, the most widely used green building rating system in the world, provides a framework for creating healthy and cost-efficient green buildings. Using a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Build...

In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, Kent State University's Power Plant on the Kent Campus will be shut down beginning Sunday, May 13, at 12:01 a.m. The shutdown is expected to be completed Sunday, May 20, at 11:59 p.m.   Due to work on the campus electrical system, the completion date may be delayed until Monday, May 21. As a result of the steam shutdown, most buildings located on campus will NOT have hot water to sinks and showers, etc., or heat or air conditioning. Pleas...

Over the last three years, Kent State University’s Geauga Campus has had the privilege to serve as a facilitator and host for area middle school students involved in the Arthur Holden Leadership Institute (AHLI).    The institute provides a unique opportunity for students to experience leadership enrichment classes in science and mathematics. Students begin with a recommendation by their teachers in their respective middle schools and apply for a three-year commitment. The program consists of meetings and after-school learning sessions that prepare them for field trip activities at...

Graduate students in the School of Communication Studies have the opportunity to participate in a global scholar exchange program with the Catholic University of Portugal.   Founded in 1967, the Catholic University of Portugal is a private university in Lisbon, Portugal. The Master of Arts in Communication Science offers students a unique opportunity by enhancing the value of their master’s degree by allowing students to participate in an intercultural semester abroad experience.   While studying global media and systems in Lisbon, students will launch their career by building fo...

Permafrost slowly exhales methane Permafrost soils store vast quantities of organic matter that are vulnerable to decomposition under a warming climate. Recent research finds that methane release from thawing permafrost may outpace carbon dioxide as a major contributor to global warming over the next century. Below the cold, wet surface of the Arctic tundra lays a vast store of organic carbon frozen in permafrost. Climate change is warming the Arctic twice as fast ... Read the rest of the nature.com article ...

The Department of Biological Sciences presents......a Field Biology and Conservation Course in South Africa Want to know more? Please join us on April 18th at 6:00pm in Cunningham Hall room 101. ...