Four members of the Spring 2021 graduating class -  Brittany Gattarello, Bryan Huston, Jennifer Jerman and Nick Pizzi - reflect on their respective journeys, and the obstacles each faced and overcome, to obtain their Kent State Ashtabula degrees as part of the 72 Commencement Ceremony celebration on Friday, May 14, 2021 at SPIRE in Geneva, Ohio.   If video does not load properly, CLICK HERE to watch. More Commencement Coverage ...

Magaly Rios was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. She was 11 years old when she and her family moved to Chardon, Ohio, and she became a United States Citizen in 2016. Throughout her adolescent years, Magaly spent the majority of her time learning the English language and culture. As she grew older, she realized the importance of spreading public and mental health education to younger generations.  Rios graduated from Kent State University at Geauga in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health, but that was not her original plan. Rios originally started out at Kent State Geauga ...

AMLCI Director of BTEC and Affiliated Faculty, Professor Edgar Kooijman, was recognized by Kent State University’s Office of Student Research, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs for effectively guiding and supporting students through undergraduate research.  Edgar Kooijman, Ph.D., is an associate professor of the Department of Biological Sciences and the program director of biotechnology. In the past, Kooijman has received research grants from the Ohio Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. His research has been featured in the Biophysical Journal, ...

Fathima Nafrisha Cassim Bawa, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the biomedical sciences program specializing in pharmacology, won the Biomedical/Healthcare division of the Global Cleveland International Pitch with her pitch, “Drug Repurposing to Treat Metabolic Syndrome by Utilizing Machine Learning Approaches.” Global Cleveland is an economic development organization that works to connect northeast Ohio with the international community. Nancy Janis, vice president and COO of Global Cleveland, said the pitch competition was developed to spotlight international talent at the university level....

While most 18-year-olds are finishing up their high school requirements for graduation and making plans to attend college or applying for jobs, a few exceptional students like Benjamin Mudrak are simply way ahead of their peers in their academic pursuits. Mudrak, who started taking college courses through the College Credit Plus Program (CCP) at Kent State University while in eighth grade, will graduate this Saturday, May 15, with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics through the College of Arts and Sciences. His future could not be much brighter as he is set to begin graduate school...

Kent State University at Tuscarawas engineering technology students collaborated on their capstone project during the spring semester and unveiled an electric powered ATV on finals night this week. A class of five students from electrical/electronics engineering technology and mechanical engineering technology participated in the process from the ground up – taking a gas-powered vehicle and converting it to one that runs on electric power. The capstone project was started in January 2020 but shuttered after the frame was stripped in March due to COVID-19 restrictions. This spring’s class fi...