When Akerke Menilbekova arrived in America from Kazakhstan to pursue her master's degree, even though she was interested in technology, she didn’t really consider herself a "tech person." Coming from a teaching background where she sometimes faced unmotivated students, Akerke was searching for a new direction.Kent State's Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT) master's program caught her attention. What particularly appealed to her was the program's interdisciplinary approach and flexibility."I read the description, and it said, 'tech up your skills.' And I was like, ‘OK. I think this really fit...

When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at Kent State University this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021.But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.It was who was waiting for her at the end of the stage ramp at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Her brother, Joshua Ortiz, a U.S. Navy serviceman whom she hadn’t seen in over two years, appeared before her — in person, in uniform and on a mission t...

Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering extends its congratulations to the exceptional students who have been named to the President's List and Dean's List for the Spring 2025 semester. Their outstanding academic achievements demonstrate remarkable dedication, hard work, and intellect.Those named to the President's List have attained the highest distinction by earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average while enrolled in 15 or more credit hours of coursework.The Dean's List honorees have also displayed remarkable scholastic performance, securing grade point averages of 3.4 or higher....

 Faculty old and new gathered to celebrate Kent State's 25th birthday in May 1935 – the same month that Kent State College became Kent State University.Front row, left to right: Margaret Dunbar, E.C. Stopher, J.L. Blair, President James Orzo Engleman, Raymond E. Manchester, O.H. Williams, Blanche Verder, Harold Rogers, B.F. Renkert, former President John E. McGilvrey, A.O. DeWeese, S.A. Harbourt, Harry Cunningham.Second row: Chester Satterfield, Erich Griebling, Edward Pake, Edgar Packard, M.K. Boswell, Nina Humphrey, Anna Schaftheitlin, (unidentified), Kenneth Pringle, B.F. Engleman, Wil...

Evan Dan, a junior at Solon High School who is enrolled in College Credit Plus (CCP) at Kent State University, received the “Best Paper Award” at the second International Conference on AI-Health (AIHealth 2025) for his research paper: “Detecting Suicide Risk and Exploring Contributing Factors: Classification and Topic Modeling of Social Media Data.” AIHealth is an international conference that brings together professionals and researchers from academia, health care and industry to advance and integrate artificial intelligence in health care worldwide. The conference was held March 9-13 in...

Congrats to Exercise Physiology doctoral student Chen Li for winning first place in the 2025 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Aging Interest Group Student Research Award.The awards program recognizes exemplary achievements by promising students and early-career scientists in the field of aging and exercise. This year's theme is "The Global Power of Movement: Translating Lab Bench to Park Bench."Li presented a poster titled, "Impact of Session-by-Session Adaptive Dynamic Cycling on Hand Tremor in People with Parkinson’s Disease."Li will receive the award during an upcoming c...

Each year, the School of Information makes an effort to award scholarships to students with a variety of interests. Students interested in applying for next year's scholarships should visit the School of Information's scholarships page.Below are the awards and award winners who have received our acclaim for 2025.  Annu GuptaHealth Informatics Leadership ScholarshipAnnu Gupta is a passionate graduate student in Kent State University’s Health Informatics program and a Clinical Coding Analyst at Optum Healthcare. With over five years of diverse experience in clinical care as a dent...