Dear Kent State University Students, Throughout the pandemic, our goal has always been to provide you with an optimal learning experience while ensuring your health and safety.  We want to remind you about practices and expectations for in-person courses this spring semester so that we can maintain a healthy environment in the classroom. Before Coming to Class Conduct a daily self-check. Do not attend class if you have any symptoms of illness. If you are sick and cannot attend class, contact your instructor to determine how you can make up missed classwork.  While in t...

Enthusiastic. Caring. Engaging. These were just some of the words that appeared in various nomination letters sent in by students and faculty members about Julie Cremeans-Smith, Ph.D., professor of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University at Stark. These glowing nominations and more earned Cremeans-Smith a 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award. This award is sponsored by the Kent State University Alumni Association and is presented to three faculty members annually. Cremeans-Smith said she was completely blown away and shocked. Her dean called her into a Microsoft Teams meeting that w...

Who hasn’t heard the somewhat sarcastic phrase “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes”? Did you know there is now a term for this? They are called ‘weather whiplash’ events. Many wonder if climate change is the reason we’ve had these day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, gets asked this question a lot. Looking beyond just the average temperatures and statistical means, he decided to take a more analytica...

Employee Wellness and Recreational Services are pleased to introduce a new exercise offering inspired by feedback from faculty and staff.  Limited on time, space, or equipment to exercise during your workday? Stay active and energized with Office Express, a 30-minute, office-friendly virtual workout led by Recreation Program Coordinator, Beth Michel. Each session focuses on strength, cardio, and flexibility, and Beth will demonstrate how to modify the workout, making it adaptable for all levels of fitness.  Beginn...

“We are so proud of Kyla,” said Dr. Gina Severino, professor & Kent State Trumbull BSN Coordinator. “We are always looking for ways to serve and strengthen our communities. AHEC is a perfect program to connect our students to the needs in the Mahoning Valley and all of Northeast Ohio." Cozadd-Teeters becomes the third Kent State Trumbull BSN student to gain acceptance to the program, joining 2021 graduates Chelsey Palmer and Tiffany Burwell. Palmer was named one of two "Scholar of the Year" award winners this past spring. "Reading Chelsey's story and learning more about the program, ...

Grant will fund upgrades to Radiologic Technology and Respiratory Therapy programs The Ashtabula Foundation has awarded Kent State University at Ashtabula a grant totaling $142,850 to upgrade equipment for two allied health programs. “I am grateful to the Ashtabula Foundation for their generous support of our students,” said Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer. “The grant will allow us to purchase state of the art equipment that will better prepare our students for the real-world clinical experience.” The Radiologic Technology and Respiratory Therapy program...

Who hasn’t heard the somewhat sarcastic phrase “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes”? Did you know there is now a term for this? They are called ‘weather whiplash’ events. Many wonder if climate change is the reason we’ve had these day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, gets asked this question a lot. Looking beyond just the average temperatures and statistical means, he decided to take a more analy...

  International Liquid Crystal Society member, Professor Mark Warner, has passed away. From the International Liquid Crystal Society website: " It is with great sadness that I have to inform the society that our friend and colleague Prof Mark Warner FRS has very recently passed away. Mark was emeritus professor at the Cavendish laboratories of the University of Cambridge and one of the founders of the field of liquid crystalline elastomers. He was an eminent physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Prof Warner has received...