Kendall Myers has spent the past several years studying creatures that are easy to overlook. At only about 3 millimeters long, ambrosia beetles are tiny enough to fit on the tip of a finger. Myers, however, discovered that these invasive insects possess a remarkable tool for doing significant damage to hardwood trees with mandibles containing unusually high concentrations of metals that help them bore into wood. That research has now earned Myers national recognition. Myers, a recent Kent State University at Stark graduate, was named a 2026 Portz Scholar by the National Collegia...

Kent State University began the 2026-2027 academic year with new leadership for its Regional Campus System and College of Applied and Technical Studies (CATS). Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., has been named interim associate vice president for the Regional Campus System, while Brad Bielski, Ph.D., has been named interim dean of CATS. Both appointments came as classes resumed Aug. 24 across Kent State’s eight-campus system.  Spalsbury and Bielski assumed responsibilities previously held by Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D., who has joined the CATS faculty as an associate professor of business manag...

For college students, voting can sometimes feel like one more complicated thing to figure out — especially when you're living away from home, moving between addresses or trying to understand where and when you're supposed to cast a ballot.But it doesn't have to be.Kent State University's Kent State Votes initiative, a university-wide, nonpartisan effort to help students participate in elections, has pulled together the information students need to make voting easier. The most important thing is to start early and make a plan.For students who are eligible to vote in the November 2026 general el...