Community Impact

Since completion of her Ph.D. in 2016, Assistant Professor Melissa Edler and her colleagues have secured more than $2 million in research funding for examining aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

Three Kent State professors are developing a solution to a teacher training issue through the use of extended reality (XR) technology and 360 video. 

Kent State campuses are no stranger to service animals. With 32 service dogs currently registered across all campuses and student organizations that train future service dogs like Paws with a Cause, the Kent State community happily welcomes service animals.

Through many challenges, this non-traditional student persisted in pursuing her dream of earning a degree from Kent State. 

Anyone in the Kent State community can submit a photo for "IN A FLASH."

Kent State student athletes connect with the community in many ways.

Have you ever seen a Mona monkey skull? Do you know what a Dunkleosteus terrelli is? Well, thanks to alumna Hailey Majewski you can see 3D images of both of these items and many more through the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Kent State's ABSN program offers students who already hold one degree a path to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). 

Mentors can make a tremendous impact in the lives of their mentees. Just ask Jamir Kennedy.

Grab a cold one, pull up a chair and learn about brain health research in a relaxed format – that’s the idea behind Brains on Tap, a series of discussions hosted by Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute and other partners.