News
Oct. 16, 2015
Kent State University has been awarded a three-year, $444,015 Career Ready Internship Grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. An anticipated 270 paid internships (169 new and 101 established) will be available during the 2015-2018 academic years.…
Oct. 14, 2015
Admit it. We have all used our smartphones at inappropriate and inopportune times: while driving, during family meals, in the bathroom or even the bedroom.
We are a society glued to our phones, but when is it considered out of our control?
According to researchers at Kent…
Oct. 13, 2015
Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day.
Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits…
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Oct. 12, 2015
Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a third consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected…
Oct. 9, 2015
This year's Homecoming was a rainy, fun-filled weekend of events that included the Homecoming Parade, Kiss on the K and a football win against the Miami RedHawks, 20-14. This year’s Homecoming featured Kent State alumnus and Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman as the Parade Grand…
Oct. 9, 2015
The Kent State University Fashion School gets a lot of requests for their world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail on Sept. 10, 2015, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received.
It came from a…
Oct. 8, 2015
Your favorite movie or video might soon help accessorize your wardrobe thanks to Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.
Oct. 6, 2015
Be Well: Body and Mind
The 21st annual National Depression Screening Day at Kent State University will be held on several Kent State campus locations in October, and is open to all faculty, staff and students, as well as the larger community.
Campus screening days and…
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Oct. 5, 2015
Scholar of the Month
Ye Zhao
Associate Professor of Computer Science
College of Arts and Sciences
2006-present
Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural…
Oct. 2, 2015
Kent State University Police announce the indictments of two suspects for setting fire to two Kent State ROTC vans parked near Terrace Hall on the Kent Campus on Feb. 23, 2015.
Emilio O. Vidal, 23, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Evan M.K. Ecklund, 20, of…