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East Main Street to Get a $25.5M Makeover

A federal grant will help restart a major improvement project for a highly trafficked area of downtown Kent. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.

New Lake Erie College President Is a Kent State Alumna

Kent State alumna Jennifer N. Schuller has been named president of Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. She is the first woman to lead the institution in 75 years.

Peter C. Kratcoski

Peter C. Kratcoski (Professor Emeriti, Sociology) and Lucille Dunn Kratcoski, authored a book, Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Research, and the Juvenile Justice Process, 6th Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature), (2020), 442 pgs.

Peter C. Kratcoski

Peter C. Kratcoski (Professor Emeriti, Sociology), authored a book, Experiential Education and Training for Employment in Justice occupations, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature), (2021), 104 pgs.

Peter C. Kratcoski

Peter C. Kratcoski (Emeriti, Sociology), co-edited a section of a book, Police Leadership: A Learning Experience, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature) Arvind Verma & Dilip K. Das, (2023), ppgs. 35-64.

Peter C. Kratcoski

Peter C. Kratcoski (Professor Emeriti, Sociology), authored a book, Juvenile Justice Administration, 2nd Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature), (2023), 287 pgs.

Ali Abdul-Aziz

Ali Abdul-Aziz, Aeronautics and Engineering, authored a journal article, "Future of Digital Image Correlation," Journal of Materials Evaluation, Ali Abdul-Aziz, Volume 80, Issue 11, (2022): 7.

Ali Abdul-Aziz

Ali Abdul-Aziz, Aeronautics and Engineering, authored a journal article, "Digital Image Correlation and Its Role in NDE," Journal of Materials Evaluation, Ali Abdul-Aziz, Volume 80, Issue 11, (2022): 26-30.

Ali Abdul-Aziz

Ali Abdul-Aziz, Aeronautics and Engineering, authored a journal article, "Damage Monitoring of Ceramic Matrix Composites Tested Under Tension Loading Via NDE based Digital Image Correlation Approach," Journal of Materials Evaluation, Ali Abdul-Aziz, Volume 80, Issue 11, (2022): 62-67.

Richard (Rick) Feinberg

Rick Feinberg (Professor Emeriti, Anthropology), authored a journal article, "Auto-Experimentation in Wave Piloting and Celestial Navigation: Vaeakau-Taumako, Solomon Islands," Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Ian Conrich, Volume 10, Issue 2, (2022): 195-205.

Math Camp for High Schoolers Seeks to Ready Future College Students for STEM Jobs in Ohio

Kent State-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.

International Education Week

November 18-24, 2024

The Foremost opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange

Governor Names Graduate Student Lara Boman to Kent State Board of Trustees

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Lara Boman of Ashland, Ohio, to a two-year term as a Graduate Student Trustee of the Kent State University Board of Trustees.

Paris American Academy Program to Resume Operations January 2024

Kent State University Paris American Academy will not be open for students for fall 2023, but the program will resume operations in Paris, France, in January 2024. The students who registered for fall 2023 classes at the Paris American Academy can attend the New York City Fashion campus or Kent State Florence in Italy. 

Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad

Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some Kent State University professors. 

IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus

Kent State canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer. 

Kent State Works for Women: University Recognized as One of the Best Employers for Women by Forbes

Once again, Kent State University has been named one of the Best Employers for Women in a nationwide ranking by Forbes and marketing research firm Statista. Kent State has been named to the list for the sixth consecutive year, having been included each year since Forbes began publishing the Best Employers for Women list in 2018.

Honors College and Education Abroad Gave Kent State Grad Tools For Success

Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend Kent State because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own. 

New Voter Requirements Pose Challenge for Out-of-State Students

As Ohio’s Aug. 8 special election approaches, it’s important for students to know that polling places across the state will only accept a valid photo ID, such as an Ohio driver’s license, to vote.

Fulbright Program Brings International Students to Kent State

Kent State University is hosting 39 international graduate students for the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. 

Kent State Graduate Says Hard Work Is the Key to Success

Kent State University graduate Erik Gomez, who earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in May, spoke at Spring Commencement about his journey as a first-generation Latino-American student.

IN A FLASH: Balloons and Horses on Campus

Hot air balloons and the Budweiser Clydesdales visited Kent State University at Stark. 

Kent State Prepared Graduate for a Future in Interior Design

For Madelyn Orcutt, an interior designer who works for Richardson Design in Cleveland, the Kent State’s personal touch, beautiful campus and proximity to her Canton, Ohio, home influenced her decision to attend the university.

Laser-Focused: New Microscope to Benefit Kent State Researchers

Kent State University researchers are beginning to use a new high-tech microscope that will allow them to view the structure of cell tissue on a more intense level. 

Political Science Graduate Student Awarded USIP Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship

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Does Recent Extreme Weather Suggest a Change in the Wind?

Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at Kent State University, shares his expertise on the possible reasons behind the spate of recent extreme weather events happening across the globe. Lee, who was recently interviewed on the topic during the “Ray Horner Morning Show” on WAKR-AM in Akron, Ohio, specializes in climate and weather change. 

MCLS Professor Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2023-2024

Brian James Baer, Ph.D., a professor of Russian and Translation Studies at Kent State University, has received a Fulbright U.S.

A ‘NEAT’ Way to Stay Healthy

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis – otherwise known as NEAT – is an easy way to stay healthy as we age. Colleen Novak, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at Kent State, spoke to Will Stone of NPR’s “All Things Considered” about this highly underrated way to fight the ongoing battle with sedentary lifestyles.

Wick Prize Winner Farnaz Fatemi Receives Poet Laureate Fellowship From Academy of American Poets

Farnaz Fatemi, poet laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets that she will use in partnership with Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center to produce a series of teen poetry workshops. Fatemi is an Iranian-American poet and writer and the author of "Sister Tongue," published in 2022 by the Kent State University Press. She was the winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Wick Poetry Center for a poet's first book of poems.

Stan and Tom Wick Prize Winner: Farnaz Fatemi's Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship

The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the United States

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IN A FLASH: Preview KSU!

Every summer, the Kent Campus welcomes hundreds of high school students and their parents to discover Kent State at Preview KSU.

Young Musicians Get a Chance to Bloom

For five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival has nurtured young artists from all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to grow as musicians and collaborate with some of the world’s most talented musicians and teachers. With 12 performances on the calendar, the 2023 season of the Kent Blossom Music Festival runs through Aug. 6.

Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction

Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today. 

‘I Don't Believe Kent State Will Ever Not Help You’

First-generation, non-traditional student Yalanda Cunningham knows that Kent State has her back. After graduating with her associate's degree from a community college in Kalamazoo, Cunningham decided to finish her bachelor’s degree at Kent State University. “I believe you can go so much further in your life,” Cunningham said, “if you had a solid background in education,” she said. 

Designing - Then Writing - for Success

Jailynn Taylor didn’t originally set out to write about the fashion industry. She set out to design for it. But today, Taylor is living her dream working in the fast-paced world of the fashion industry as a contracted commerce and beauty writer for InStyle and Shape.com in New York City.

IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Students on Safari

Kent State's Kigali Summer Institute students saw giraffes, hippos and more in a tour of a National Park in Rwanda.