With recreational marijuana sales now underway in Ohio, Kent State University officials are reminding the campus community that marijuana use remains prohibited on all university properties.Ohio voters approved Issue 2 on Nov. 7, 2023, legalizing the possession and use of limited amounts of marijuana in non-public places for individuals 21 and older. Recreational sales began on Tuesday, Aug. 6. However, Kent State's policies regarding marijuana use have not changed in response to this new legislation.The use of recreational or medicinal marijuana in any form, including edibles and extracts, co...

Metin Eren, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of archaeology at Kent State University, reached out to Brian Redmond, Ph.D., then curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and asked if he could join him for a dig. That would seem like a natural partnership, except for the fact that Eren was only a teenager at the time and had no archaeology experience.  Still, Redmond took him on and a relationship was formed that spanned decades and has extended the longstanding partnership between the Museum and Kent State as two of the top cultural institutions in...

Two years ago, Cynthia Blinebery had an inkling she might have Parkinson’s. Her voice was weak, and her husband often asked her to repeat things. She ran out of breath when speaking and experienced tremors in her hands and fingers. Her father and aunt had Parkinson’s. A neurological exam confirmed her suspicion.A speech evaluation at Kent State University’s Speech and Hearing Clinic determined she was stimulable (able to speak with intent when prompted) and could benefit from the SPEAK OUT!® Therapy and Research Program. Blinebery said her father had lost the ability to speak due to Parkinson’...