The Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence dives deep into AI and prepares graduate students to work and research with emerging AI technologies. Graduates can apply their knowledge in industries such as healthcare, retail, biology and psychology, as well as in military and community settings.
We are proud to have been one of just 22 universities to offer the mapmaking course and are especially proud of our students who played such a key role in the war effort. Bea McPherson’s contributions to cartography and geography are an inspiration to our students and faculty
Matthew Vajda, a doctoral student in the Department of History at Kent State University, has been selected as one of only two recipients of a coveted $15,000 fellowship stipend from the U.S. Army Center of Military History for the academic year 2023-2024.
Blair graduated from Kent State in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a minor in advertising. She is now pursuing a Master of Science in political science focusing on conflict studies and comparative politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), planning to graduate in December 2025.
Balancing academia with motherhood, Shuster became a non-traditional student at nearly 30. Encouraged by dedicated professors, she soon found herself knee-deep in research on traumatic brain injuries, merging her love for psychology with public health.
Kent State nurtured both my confidence and my curiosity,” Cottrill said. “The faculty and opportunities helped me discover the path I wanted to follow—and gave me the tools to succeed once I got there
The most valuable thing I gained was the ability to build and apply AI solutions, not just understand them," Perumalla Dhanish, a recent graduate, said. "That shift – from just learning concepts to actually building things – was the biggest takeaway for me.
Blending her passion for storytelling with a dedication to healthcare, Jaime Shuster, Ph.D., has blazed a unique career path leading to her current position as research program manager in orthopedics and sports medicine at the Cleveland Clinic main campus.
Like mother, like daughter. Meet Christine Woo, Ph.D, and Nathalie Nicol, BSPH – mother and daughter – both graduates of the Kent State University College of Public Health. While Woo was completing her doctorate in 2022, Nicol was just starting her journey at Kent State.
