National Public Radio (NPR) has whittled down and decided on the college finalists in its College Podcast Challenge. Kent State University at Ashtabula Human Services Technology associate lecturer and journalism student Joan Steidl is one of ten students from across the country who became finalists. This means she’ll have the opportunity to win $5,000 as the grand prize winner or win $500 for being a finalist. Steidl’s podcast is about being one of the more than 6 million older college students in the United States. “It was unexpected and nice. I had fun producing it, and I f...
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Do you find wine and Kent State to be a perfect pairing? Then you should join us at Laurello Vineyards, Kent State Ashtabula’s official partner and producer of our proprietary wines. Taste KSU’s signature wines and learn the characteristics of their reds, whites and ice wines. Sip your way to a more refined palate and you'll remember your experience with an exclusive tour of the winery.
KSU professors Makis Petratos and Mina Katramatou have reached a significant milestone with the April 2022 publication, in the journal Physical Review Letters, of measurements of the interactions of highly energetic electrons with the deep internal structure of a pair of "mirror" nuclei. One of the mirror nuclei in question has one proton and two neutrons, while the other has two protons and one neutron (i.e., tritium and helium-3, respectively). The new measurements have unprecedented precision, and were carried out at the Thomas ...
Diane Hill, senior lecturer in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Kent State Salem, recently shared her research findings at the Midwest Nursing Research Society Symposium in Schaumburg, Ill. (near Chicago). Hill is an advanced practice nurse/clinical nurse specialist whose area of expertise is pediatrics and she has been teaching on the Salem Campus for 15 years. Her research title was “Challenges for custodial grandparents caring for grandchildren with chronic illness: an integrated literature review.” This literature review was the initial steps toward Hill’s doctorate disser...
The sixties are back in New Philadelphia as audiences will experience The British Invasion – Live on Stage at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, February 9, 1964, close to 50 percent of U.S. television viewers tuned in to the number one variety show of the era, The Ed Sullivan Show, to see the American debut of a British group called The Beatles. This was the beginning of a cultural phenomenon known as the British invasion. The British Invasion – Live on Stage is an all-new live concert event that showcases the most pop...
Honors student selected for English Teaching Assistant Award in Ecuador In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, Kent State University Honors College senior Mallory Woods was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award. A native of Fairview, Pennsylvania, Woods is completing a major in translation with a Spanish concentration and minors in economics and Italian studies while also finishing a certificate program in teaching English as a foreign language. “I was extremely excited to learn that Mallory was the recipient of an Engl...
Last fall, the annual Kent State Columbiana County Volleyball Classic was held between the East Liverpool and Salem high school teams. As part of this event, the local Kent State campuses award $500 scholarships to two students from each of the high schools. Receiving the scholarships from East Liverpool High School were (from left) Kaylee Nelson and Jasmine Rhodes. Nelson intends to study nursing on the East Liverpool Campus and Rhodes will attend the Kent State Salem Campus while determining her major. Two recipients from Salem High School will be recognized at their senior awards cerem...