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Where the Classroom Meets the Field
Feb. 23, 2026
By day, Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D., is a professor in Kent State's Department of Sociology and Criminology, teaching courses on criminal justice, researching police officer performance…
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Beyond the Textbook: When Prison Comes to the Classroom
Feb. 23, 2026
On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a Kent State University classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center (NERC) in downtown Cleveland. And for the next couple hours,…
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Flash Focus: Lily Stenroos
Feb. 18, 2026
Meet Lily Stenroos, a member of the Honors College pursuing an environmental studies degree with minors in sustainability, environmental justice and political science, from Mayfield Village, Ohi0, whose academic path was forged from deep relationships between the natural world…
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Pre-Law Center Propels Graduate to Top Law School
Jan. 22, 2026
Sydney Roche is thriving as a first-year law student at Case Western Reserve University on a full-ride scholarship, and she credits much of her success to the foundation she built at Kent State University.
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From Introverted Freshman to Confident Resident Surgeon
Jan. 16, 2026
When Tom Sonnanstine V transferred to Kent State University as a second-semester freshman from Dublin, Ohio, he was recovering from a hip injury that had ended his football career at Johns Hopkins University. Introverted and unsure of his path forward, he chose Kent State for…
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Flash Focus: Jordan Anamasi
Jan. 15, 2026
Meet Jordan Anamasi, a senior environmental studies major with a minor in park management from Avon, Ohio, whose passions have grown for and through her experiences with nature.
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Kent State biologists build genomic roadmap to study how birds adapt to thin mountain air
Jan. 12, 2026
How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the …
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From Ice Age to Our Age
Jan. 8, 2026
Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of…
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“If You Will It, It Is No Dream”: Kent State Alumnus Publishes Chronicle of Jewish Life in Mexico
Dec. 11, 2025
When Josh Kogan, a 2018 graduate of Kent State University, began his senior honors thesis, he intended to research a history that was deeply personal to him: the story of Jewish life in Mexico, where he was born and raised. The project would grow into a comprehensive,…
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Carrying Forward a Legacy
Dec. 3, 2025
Mathematical Sciences Professor Jenya Soprunova, Ph.D., in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Kenneth B. Cummins Endowed Professorship in Mathematics, a role…
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