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Kent State University Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Cleveland’s new Abattoir Gallery now through Sept. 5. One of Powell's paintings was featured in Vanity Fair this August.
The 100% online MPH, with a concentration in epidemiology , will have an official launch in fall semester 2020.
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Kent State University a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.
Recently, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the Department of Geology in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Science, partnered with Sir Roland Jackson, Ph.D., a historian of science at the Royal Institution and the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London, to co-author a paper assessing the experiments described in Eunice Foote’s papers from a detailed quantitative perspective and to place them in historical context. They point out the differences between her hypothesis and that of the modern greenhouse effect.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to Kent State University College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.
Kent State University students began moving into residence halls on the Kent Campus on Aug. 19, as part of a phased-in process that will continue over five days.
Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one Kent State University office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by Kent State’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.
We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. Kent State University’s College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.
It’s move-in week at Kent State. To count down to the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university reviews its final Flashes Safe Seven principle. This week, we focus on Always Wear Your Face Covering.
A panel of distinguished Kent State Faculty discussed what to expect with the safety conditions in place for face-to-face learning and how students can succeed regardless of how their classes are delivered.
Aidan Taylor, a senior who is seeking a double major in Digital Media Production and Pan African Studies, encourages the campus community to examine the United States' long history of racism and its impact on the future of our country.
The Kent State University alumni family will grow by nearly 1,300 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Kent State is just one week away from move in. To count down to the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Stay at Least 6 Feet Apart.
Kent State University has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree on alumnus Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., a world-renowned neuroscientist.
Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at Kent State University. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions.
Kent State is just two weeks away from move in. To count down to the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Flashes Take Care of Flashes.
Manfred van Dulmen, Ph.D., recently shared updates pertaining to the graduate student community and what the expectations are for graduate students and teaching assistants this coming fall semester.
Kent State is just three weeks away from move in. To count down to the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Monitor Your Health Every Day.
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University presents “Acquiring History: The 50-Year Legacy of Robert Smithson’s ‘Partially Buried Woodshed’ at Kent State University” from Aug. 4 through Sept. 26, 2020, at the Kent State Downtown Gallery.
University leaders recently shared updates about academics and enrollment during a session on Facebook Live.