High school students interested in pursuing majors in chemistry or biochemistry are invited to join us for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This annual event gives prospective students the opportunity to spend a day on campus, meet our faculty and students, and learn what it's like to study chemistry at Kent State University.Throughout the day, visitors will explore academic programs, hear about career and pre-professional pathways, participate in demonstrations, and tour our instructional and research laboratory spaces. Current chemistry and...

This year, thanks to the generosity of our donors, 17 Kent State Student Media students had the opportunity to attend three national conferences dedicated to the future of media, an experience that is truly transformational for young journalists, broadcasters and creators.Five students from Black Squirrel Radio and Production & Film Distribution traveled to Denver for the College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) Conference, where they explored the latest trends in audio, television and digital broadcasting alongside students from across the country. Three students from The Kent Stater and KSTV atte...

How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a small mountain bird that regularly travels between high and low elevations. The work, recently published in Nature Scientific Data, provides a foundational resource for studying how species respond genetically to rapid environmental change. “We thought the black redstart would be an excelle...