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Soldier-Turned-Police Officer Draws on his Past for Debut Novel Featuring Crime-Solving Veteran

When he’s not working to keep the Kent Campus safe, police officer Vance Voyles can be found in the classroom where he works as an adjunct professor teaching Story for Film for the digital media production major in the School of Media and Journalism within the College of Communication and Information. 

Engineering Professor Wins Farris Family Award for Pursuing Research Into Clean Energy Fuels

Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fuels that result in carbon dioxide emissions that pose a great environmental threat.

"Dear Vaccine" Features Poetry, Presidents and Passion

Kent State University President Todd Diacon and others shared poems written for the recent publication “Dear Vaccine: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic,” at the book’s release party this spring. His poem is part of a much larger, global community poem that highlights different viewpoints on the worldwide pandemic.  

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Jazz Age Brings Changes to Student Culture at Kent State

"Roaring 20's" Bring New Styles and Social Rules. Women, in keeping with the fashions of the time, were wearing shorter skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup, along with other sweeping changes.

Former NBA Player Inspires Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Students

Even those who perform at the highest levels of talent struggle with challenges that change the way they live. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former NBA player, spoke to a Kent State Speech Pathology class via Zoom to address the difficulties living with stuttering as an adult and professional athlete. 

Five Kent State Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full-Rides to Grad Schools

Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you.

Kent State’s College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing

For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated Kent State University’s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026.

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Kent State Researcher Develops Hybrid Fuel Cell Battery/Capacitor

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., College of Aeronautics and Engineering professor, has been working with

Kent State’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Wins 19 Marketing and Communications Awards

Kent State’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement launched the university’s most ambitious fundraising campaign, called Forever Brighter, last October, creating communications and fundraising materials that share the remarkable impact of alumni engagement and donor philanthropy on the university. The division has earned 19 marketing and communications awards from multiple competitions. 

Sandra Janashak Cadena Selected to be Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

The Academy is pleased to announce that Sandra Janashak Cadena, PhD, APRN, PMHCSN, CNE, has been selected to be a Fellow of the Am

Kent State Receives $1.5 Million in Choose Ohio First Scholarships for STEM Students

Kent State University has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).