Kent State Student Goes from Homeless to Helping Others

What was on a wish list for many years, is now a reality: a new headhouse on the Kent State Salem Campus.

The 2025 Kent State East Liverpool Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference welcomed nearly 100 guests to the annual event, featuring student research and discussions related to the theme: “Arctic Nations and Climate Change.” 

Senior psychology major Olivia Rice received the E. Ted Bunn Student Excellence Award for Best Poster at the recent Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio (AURCO) annual conference at the Ohio University Chillicothe Campus. Her poster showcased her research project titled “Undergraduate Student Benefits: Research Within Community Outreach.”