Congresswoman Emilia Sykes recently toured Kent State University's airport -- one of Ohio's busiest general aviation hubs and a critical training ground for the university's next generation of aeronautics and engineering leaders. Sykes was joined by Kent State University President Todd Diacon, Airport Manager David Poluga and Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Sykes walked through the facility that handles more than 72,500 flight operations annually.The tour included stops at the airport's hangar and state-of-the-art indoor classrooms and flight...

How do you teach a five-year-old the physics of angular momentum, friction, and stability? If you are Minyoung Gil, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Teaching, Learning & Curriculum (TLC) in the College of Education and Human Services, the answer does not lie in a textbook. It lies in a spinning top. As a newly named member of the Summer 2026 cohort for The John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, Gil is bridging the gap between historical childhood play and cutting-edge digital fabrication. Her project, “Designing a STEM Play Toolkit: A Teacher Gu...

Healthcare professionals trained in other countries often find that they need additional training before they are permitted to practice in the United States. For foreign-trained physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, Kent State University provides a way to bridge that gap.Since 2014, Kent State has provided courses for foreign-trained PTs and PTAs who are identified by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT) as needing additional training before being licensed to practice in the U.S. The coursework is offered in a hybrid format, consisting of five weeks...

Kent State University's expertise in exercise science made national headlines this week when Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., professor of exercise physiology, was featured in The Wall Street Journal's Climate & Energy newsletter. The July 16 piece, "How a Hotter Planet Is Changing the Business of Sports," explored how rising global temperatures are forcing leagues, tournaments and even the Olympics to rethink schedules, venues and player safety protocols. Reporter Ed Ballard turned to Glickman alongside researchers from the University of Toronto, the University of Oregon and the Universit...