Kent State University student Nahuel Gorostiza, a freshman digital sciences major, is now the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Delegate of Argentina. Voting in Argentina Gorostiza was born in Argentina and lived there until starting college last fall at Kent State. He had always been interested in politics and played an influential role in the recent presidential election in Argentina, which helped him qualify as a youth delegate. Gorostiza says voting is optional for citizens between the ages of 16 and 18 in Argentina. If one is over 18, voting becomes mandatory. Gorostiza seized this opp...

Kent State University alumnus Chad Meyers, who graduated in 1992 with a degree in Peace & Conflict Studies (now offered as Applied Conflict Management through the School of Peace and Conflict Studies), was mentioned in a recent article for being an inspiration to his own students.   Chad, a social studies teacher at James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland, truly cares about his students, and demonstrates that in his work. One of his former students has been hired as New York City's first LGBT student liaison, and in a recent interview, talks about the majo...

Mothers’ Mentors and Muses Two Kent State University Geauga Campus women were honored at the seventh annual Mothers Mentors and Muses Scholarship Fundraising event hosted by the Women’s Center at the University Ballroom. LuAnn Coldwell, Career Counselor and Karen Hansen, part-time faculty member who teaches Lifespan Development & Education Sciences. Mothers, Mentors and Muses is the Women's Center signature event that recognizes Kent State University faculty or staff members who have made a significant difference in the life of a student or colleague as either a mother – some...

Two Kent State University researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded more than $1 million in federal grants for their research projects. The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging awarded Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., from Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, a three-year $444,000 grant to research the mechanisms associated with the benefits of Pramlintide — a synthetic hormone — in models of Alzheimer’s disease. Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., from Kent State’s Department of Geography, received a three-year $565,000 NASA grant to study cli...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed a new trustee to the Kent State University Board of Trustees. Kasich named Robin Kilbride of Wadsworth, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee. Kilbride’s appointment began April 18, 2016, and ends May 16, 2024.  “We welcome Robin to our board,” said Dennis E. Eckart, chair of the Kent State Board of Trustees. “Her financial and business experience will be a real plus, and we look forward to her longtime engagement with Kent State.” Kilbride serves as president, CEO and chairman of the board of Smithers-Oasis Company, a privately held company headquar...

Kent State University at Salem was well-represented earlier this month at the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists annual education seminar by students who competed, as well as by faculty and staff members who helped organize the event. Twenty students participated in the competitions, all graduating in May from the associate of applied science degree program in radiologic technology. Amber Biser placed first in the Philip Ballinger Student Assessment exam, recording the best score of nearly 300 students who completed the exam. The academic challenge quiz bowl team from the Salem Campus ...

Whereas Spirit Fest kicks off the school year, Kentiki wraps it up! Kentiki activities take place at the end of the spring semester. It's a great way to blow off some steam while you complete final papers and assignments and prepare for upcoming exams. 2016 KENTIKI Wednesday, April 20 and Thursday, April 21 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Campus Center All events take place rain or shine In case of inclement weather, activities will be moved inside the Campus Center Kentiki is a family-friendly event open to all students, faculty and staff All event participation and ...

Kent State University, in partnership with the University of Akron, will present a “Why Polling Still Matters” forum at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony as part of the “Politically Speaking” public forum series discussing the upcoming general election and Ohio’s role in choosing the next U.S. president. The event is sponsored by area colleges and universities, including Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, John Carroll University, Kent State and the University of Akron. ...

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at Kent State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other industrial opportunities.  The publication is the result of close collaboration between Li’s team and his long-term collaborator Timothy J. Bunning, Ph.D., chief scientist of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Oh...

Kenneth Burhanna, Kent State University’s 2015-2016 Provost’s Fellow and assistant dean of engagement and outreach for University Libraries, is one of the 17 top managers of academic research libraries selected for UCLA’s 2016 Senior Fellows Program. Selected fellows will attend a three-week program conducted at UCLA from July 24 through Aug. 12, followed by an international competition. Read more. ...