The community is invited to celebrate Kent State University at Stark’s 2017-18 season of the Featured Speakers Series with an impressive selection of personalities. Join us for exciting talks by Golden Globe-winning actor Henry Winkler; Army veteran and leadership expert Shannon Huffman Polson; Olympic medalist Anthony Ervin; and national news icons Cal Thomas and Juan Williams. For 27 years, this popular Kent State Stark series has been attracting thousands of campus and community members who take advantage of a rare opportunity to be introduced to national and international experts on a wide...
Kent State University at Stark welcomes new students to campus on August 26 for Smart Start Saturday. This is your new student orientation that will prepare you for the first day of classes - and your new college life. Smart Start Saturday is for new and transfer students at Kent State Stark starting in Fall 2017. Attendance is mandatory. THE DETAILS: Parental/guest attendance is optional, but welcome! (limit 2 parents/guests per student) Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Recreation & Wellness Center Park in Lot 101, the large student pa...
Watch Dr. Holt in action as she discusses teaching "Hillary Clinton Case Study" at Kent State University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO7zPE1SJME ...
Auditions Open to Students and Community Members The Kent State University at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for the first theatrical production of the season, Consider the Oyster by David MacGregor, and directed by Kent State Stark Associate Professor of Theatre and Theatre Director Brian Newberg. Auditions are open to everyone, including students and members of the community. Kent State Stark encourages diversity in casting. Consider the Oyster features Gene, who, after watching his favorite team win the Super Bowl, spontaneously proposes to his longtime girlfriend Marisa. ...
A video created by the National Science Foundation (NSF) features a publication by Dr. Melissa Edler (PhD '16) and colleagues that reported on the presence of Alzheimer's disease pathology in the chimpanzee brain. Check it out! ...
A man spontaneously transitions into a woman, Jesus Christ makes an appearance on the Home Shopping Network and the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy will be examined this theatre season at Kent State University at Stark. In keeping with its tradition of staging contemporary and thought-provoking plays year after year, Kent State Stark Theatre ups the ante with three cutting-edge productions for the 2017-18 season. Consider the Oyster by David MacGregor After watching his favorite team win the Super Bowl, Gene spontaneously proposes to his longtime girlfriend Marisa, ...
This just out- Dr. Melissa Edler (PhD '16) and colleagues just published a major paper that reports on the presence of Alzheimer's disease pathology in aged chimpanzee brains. This work generated interest from various news agencies including New Scientist, Science, and Nature. ...
Partnership between Canton City Schools and Kent State University at Stark preps students for college. Ever since she can remember, 14-year-old Jada Howard has wanted to be a veterinarian. Last week, she started on a path at Kent State University at Stark that will help make her dream come true. The self-assured, analytical rising sophomore at Canton McKinley High School was on campus July 10-14 along with 32 of her classmates attending the inaugural Bulldog Flash Academic Institute, a partnership between Kent State Stark and Canton City Schools. The program is geared to help underserved...
Dr. Tremie Gregory received her Ph.D. from Kent State's School of Biomedical Sciences Biological Anthropology Program in 2011. Since then, she has been working as a conservation biologist for the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. Dr. Gregory and colleagues just published an important article on the role of canopy bridges in fragmented forests in Nature/Scientific Reports. T...
Hello Everyone, My name is Danielle Jones and I am a master’s student of anthropology at Kent State University. Welcome to my EAPSI Japan blog! In the following posts, I will keep you updated on my cultural and scientific journey in Japan. By the end, I hope to reveal new and exciting findings regarding the biological basis of aggression in macaque monkeys, so please stay tuned. Specifically, I will be investigating the MAOA gene and its potential relationship to aggressive behavior. This particular gene has consumed my thoughts for many months, as it is central to my primary interest: the ...