Kent State University at East Liverpool announces that Yvonne Trotter, Ph.D., is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Larry Froehlich, Ph.D., is receiving the 2026 Friend of Kent State University at East Liverpool Award. They were recognized at the recent campus awards banquet. Also at the event, the East Liverpool Masonic Temple received the Community Partner Award, recognizing its support of Kent State East Liverpool students and community outreach. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Kent State graduates for their professional accomplishments and commu...

Joshua Behler didn't plan to become a computer scientist. Growing up in Northeast Ohio and finishing high school in Pennsylvania, he had been applying to chemical engineering programs when a single programming class changed his direction. He switched fields at the last minute, chose Kent State for its strong computer science department and never looked back.Now finishing his Ph.D., with a tenure-track faculty position already secured, Behler's journey from curious undergrad to published researcher illustrates exactly what a graduate program can do for someone willing to invest in it.A Research...

Dean Kahler is often quoted as saying he only had one bad day at Kent State University.That day was May 4, 1970, when an Ohio National Guardsman's bullet struck Kahler as he stood under a tree watching, from what he thought was a safe distance, a student protest against the escalation of the War in Vietnam. When the National Guard fired on the students, a bullet pierced Kahler’s spine, leaving him paralyzed and wheelchair bound for the rest of his life.In the 56 years since the shootings, Kahler has been an outspoken advocate for disability rights on the Kent Campus and beyond. That advocacy i...