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Events
The Office of Sustainability is involved in various events throughout the year.
- Campus Sustainability Month: October
- National Solar Tour: October
- Bra Recycling Drive: October
- Game Day Challenge: Fall Semester
- Winter Coat and Clothing Drive: November/December
- Campus Race to Zero Waste: Spring Semester
- E-Cycle Drive: March
- Earth Month Events: April
Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability and the Women’s Center are hosting the 7th Annual Bra Recycling Drive, October 1 – November 2, to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number…
Annual Bra Recycling Drive Underway; Kent State Today HR Faculty/Staff News; September 30, 2019
Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability and the Women’s Center are hosting the 7th Annual Bra Recycling Drive, October 1 – November 2, to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number…Kent State University and VeoRide are working hard to ensure that the Flashfleet bikeshare service is successful this semester. Flashfleet technicians are working every day to help with service and bike-related issues. Below is helpful information about how and where…
Flashfleet Campus Bikeshare Program; Kent State HR Faculty/Staff News; September 30, 2019
Kent State University and VeoRide are working hard to ensure that the Flashfleet bikeshare service is successful this semester. Flashfleet technicians are working every day to help with service and bike-related issues. Below is helpful information about how and where…Saturday September 28, 2019 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
See green technologies in our community including renewable energy, green building and clean transportation!
The Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour will take place Saturday, September 28, 2019 at multiple locations at Kent State…
2019 Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour: Kent State Today September 26, 2019
Saturday September 28, 2019 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. See green technologies in our community including renewable energy, green building and clean transportation! The Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour will take place Saturday, September 28, 2019 at multiple locations at Kent State…3rd Annual Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour, September 28, 2019
2019 Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour: Kent State HR Faculty/Staff News; September 16, 2019
3rd Annual Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour, September 28, 2019Image
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After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…
NEW METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED IN KENT STATE GEOLOGY PROFESSOR'S LAB IMPROVE MONITORING OF LAKES AND OCEANS; Kent State Today; August 9, 2019
After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…Image
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Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry.
Two Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science…
NSF AWARDS KENT STATE RESEARCHERS $1.3 MILLION TO NOURISH CHILDREN’S MINDS, FILL THEIR BELLIES; Kent State Today; July 30, 2019
Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science…Image
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Studies suggest that the most effective way to demonstrate the value of science is putting it to work in local communities in a way that has an immediate and obvious impact.
RESEARCH INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT SHOWS AKRON CHILDREN WHAT BEING A SCIENTIST IS ALL ABOUT; Kent State Today; July 25, 2019
Studies suggest that the most effective way to demonstrate the value of science is putting it to work in local communities in a way that has an immediate and obvious impact.Image
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Campus leads county in undergraduate research and innovation
KENT STATE STARK STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY THROUGH RESEARCH; Kent State Today; July 23, 2019
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Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at Kent State University prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent.
At 5 p.m., residents gather in the…
KENT STATE VOLUNTEERS IMPACT THE LIVES OF OTHERS BEYOND CAMPUS ; Kent State Today; June 26, 2019
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at Kent State University prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m., residents gather in the…By Marissa Moore, Kent Stater
Kent State was ranked 7 out of 10 for “most environmentally friendly companies in the U.S.” in June by Ladders, a United…