Research & Science
![Earth Fest 2024 Earth Fest 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/EF%20small%20IMG_2077.jpg?VersionId=UUzAkRR6bR_cnFrRMORx8tokFAO.kxn0&itok=2l5oTmRv)
Kent State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
![TRAIN YOURSELF exhibit at the Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design TRAIN YOURSELF exhibit at the Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/346872561_1007630441365393_1368185697858456056_n.jpg?VersionId=y2oOPgRO5TcdOhv0gzb3UYYVpmi1v22B&itok=yfQU2LB1)
An exhibit in the Armstrong Gallery, inside Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design, explores the intersection of digital and physical realities using artificial intelligence and digital fabrication.
![The Child Development Center visits the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The Child Development Center visits the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/435394544_959997062792689_4789544977432862483_n.jpg?VersionId=fNfVjriRZQQZL.NNgS.nyPZgNTix2SUr&itok=7SicLDHh)
Curious, young minds from the Child Development Center enjoyed hands-on learning about the ways the world works during a visit to Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
![Online map depicting decomposition rates in rivers on a global scale – These maps are hosted on a server at Kent State. Online map depicting decomposition rates in rivers on a global scale – These maps are hosted on a server at Kent State.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/CELLDEXscreenshot.jpg?VersionId=9z2BiS3XiQHG_5NZpBHrIicWRqu7JaGV&h=72e553a7&itok=ONSxIZE1)
A study published in the journal Science uses a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to aquatic ecosystems are contributing to the global climate crisis.
![CAED Architecture Walls Exhibition CAED Architecture Walls Exhibition](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/434303174_956737403121364_9021675386641347138_n.jpg?VersionId=oOc7BCqA7HNBDj8lM73GNgDt.6zfQBt7&itok=_rfU0uEj)
Dynamic and innovative new visions for structural walls were the topic of a spring exhibition hosted by Kent State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
![Trumbull Veterinary Technology students Trumbull Veterinary Technology students](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240404_MR_WASHINGTON_DC_PHILADELPHIA-15.jpg?VersionId=74tWwNVdUruutoPIo3MJYDmfykdA.fwu&itok=3drOeMyP)
The Veterinary Technology Program offered at Kent State University's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.
![Cirque du Chem demonstration Cirque du Chem demonstration](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Screenshot%202024-05-29%20at%2012.15.21%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=mdiP_YUQnEPGuuxIT1X7cFCuRHdmn7on&itok=AYBdJ_Tj)
A circus came to the Integrated Sciences Building this spring in the form of "Cirque du Chem," presented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
![National Park signage for Hopewell Culture National Historical Park National Park signage for Hopewell Culture National Historical Park](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Hopewell%20signage.jpg?VersionId=1uUTK1C3UDZFOzqaRhL4RaS5MVYJ.oKr&itok=UHXdipft)
Kent State alumnus and Professor Emeritus help Hopewell earthworks in Ohio earn UNESCO World Cultural Site designation.
![Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University. Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Hasan%203.jpg?VersionId=sQTcFO6f01Ci10dKLCnyJHnbIAVCKT5A&itok=aUm5rivc)
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.
![Nicholas Baird in a blue shirt, and glasses](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/bairdheadshot.jpg?VersionId=A2Vbt0LOiM88_sSiOFHvmY8fqsmQ0.AJ&h=dea30f74&itok=XhLJxyS0)