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A Student’s Journey From India to Kent State to Podiatric Medicine
Aug. 7, 2026
Saloni Christian planned on traditional medical school until a suturing workshop introduced her to podiatry as a junior at Kent State. Now a student at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, she’s set to graduate in 2027 with an eye toward ankle surgery and wound care.
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Finding Her Footing: A Biology Major’s Path to Podiatric Medicine
Aug. 7, 2026
Ayat Husain grew up with flat feet – and grew curious about the doctors who treat them. Now a student at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, she’s on track to graduate in 2027 and hopes to help patients get back on their feet, literally and figuratively.
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Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk
Aug. 3, 2026
Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on Kent State University Senior Lecturer Aaron Bacue Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.
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Kent State Researcher Selected for US Department of Energy Genesis Mission Award to Mine Decades of River Data for Critical Minerals
July 29, 2026
David Costello, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, will use AI and 50 years of river data to help locate critical minerals like copper, cobalt and manganese for a U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission award.
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Kent State Builds Confidence and Connections for Fulbright Scholars
July 17, 2026
They come from Cambodia and Argentina, Namibia and Japan, Albania and Panama. This summer, 23 Fulbright Scholars representing 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas have converged on Kent State University for an intensive academic launchpad.
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Digging Up Y2K
May 11, 2026
By the third excavation attempt, everyone involved had started to wonder if the missing time capsule had become more myth than history.
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Two Researchers With Kent State Ties Explore the Power of Environmental Storytelling
May 11, 2026
For years, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., has studied wetlands and the complex ways…
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State Rep. Heidi Workman Comes Home to Kent State to Explore Quantum Computing Research
May 8, 2026
State Representative and Kent State graduate Heidi Workman recently visited the Kent Campus, where she met with faculty and received a presentation on the university's quantum computing research — a topic at the center of her legislative work in Columbus.
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‘Lime on Pig:’ Students Study Microbial Change in Decomposition Through Interdisciplinary Research Project
May 8, 2026
Kent State students and faculty from several disciplines came together for a research project that blends anthropology, microbiology, zoology, biochemistry and technical writing.The project is part of Kent State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program and is…
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Kent State Research Links Iron, Zinc Deficiency to Lake Erie Algal Blooms
May 7, 2026
A new study led by Kent State’s David Costello finds that trace metals — not just nitrogen and phosphorus — frequently limit biological productivity in freshwater streams, with implications for waterways across Northeast Ohio and beyond.
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