Distinctive Kent State
'A Significant Step Forward in Engineering Education'
Kent State University celebrated the opening of its new Digital Engineering & Design Center for Space Applications, marking a significant step in bridging the gap between education and national needs in aerospace and defense manufacturing.
Kent State to Host ‘Preview KSU’ Days for Prospective Students
Kent State University will welcome prospective students to campus for its Preview KSU events on Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. These comprehensive visit programs offer high school and transfer students an immersive look at life as a Golden Flash.
What Makes Us Human?
Fifty years ago, Kent State University Distinguished Professor Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., was among the very first researchers to study the remains of the famous “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis), a 3-million-year-old fossil that had recently been discovered by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia.
IN A FLASH: Here Comes the Sun
A photgrapher captured Earth's star shining through the Star Sphere 2010 sculpture near Franklin Hall.
Professor Leads Cutting-Edge Physics Research
Supported by grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Kent State physics professor Michael Strickland, Ph.D., and his team have developed the world’s leading approach to describe non-equilibrium evolution of highly relativistic systems.
Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center.
Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus.
Kent State, CIFF and ‘Reading Rainbow’ Creators
Kent State connects with the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) to create opportunities for students.
IN A FLASH: Valentine's Day at Kent State - in 1983
A look back at Valentine's Day at Kent State - 40 years ago.
IN A FLASH: 400 Years of Opera
The Kent State Opera Theatre will peform on Nov. 18, 19 and 20 in the Wright-Curtis Theatre.
LGBTQ+ Trailblazers from Area High Schools Visit Campus
Students and faculty from 20 area high schools came to Kent State for GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference.