Each fall, the Kent State University Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center presents a semester kickoff event that provides networking opportunities for new and returning students, faculty and staff, as well as a chance to hear about the LGBTQ+ affirming organizations available on and off campus. Students can meet with representatives from around the university and learn about campus resources and services. There are also fun activities and giveaways along with chances to win in a student bookstore scholarship drawing! An Event K...
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. The project provides crucial data that is helping scientists decipher the causes of environmental shifts and the health of butterfly populations in the region. A Volunteer-Powered InitiativeThe butterfly surveys, managed by a dedicated group of volunteers, are conducted...
There's a growing need for connection with cultures beyond one's own. Bahareh, a passionate language teacher and the founder of Bahareh Teaches Farsi, is bridging this gap by empowering learners to embrace the beauty of the Persian/Farsi language and culture. In an exclusive interview, Bahareh shared her journey from Tehran, Iran, to becoming a trailblazer in language education.Cultural Roots and Academic JourneyBahareh is from Tehran, Iran, where she completed her bachelor's and master’s degrees in English Translation. Later, she continued to Kent State University (KSU) for her Ph.D. in...
“RNA editing patterns as blood biomarker for predicting suicide risk” is an ambitious new study led by an interdisciplinary team of Kent State researchers. Principal investigator Helen Piontkivska, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and an affiliate of the Brain Health Research Institute and the Healthy Communities Research Institute. Mark Dalman, Ph.D., associate professor in the College of Podiatric Medicine, serves as a co-investigator alongside Deric Kenne, Ph.D., director of the Center for Public Policy and Health and professor in the College of Public Health. ...
Kent State University's new Crawford Hall officially opened its doors this week, welcoming students, faculty and staff to a cutting-edge academic facility for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.The four-story, approximately 150,000-square-foot building was designed by the acclaimed architecture firms Perkins + Will and The Collaborative to serve as both a new campus gateway and a state-of-the-art hub for business education.Kent State Today was there as the first students attended classes in the facility. The building features a range of dynamic learning envir...