Cleveland's News Channel 5 recently broadcast a story covering the Center's Cell Phone Pilot Study managed by Dr. Deric Kenne and colleagues in Computer Science. The original story can be seen HERE. ...
KENT, Ohio — It’s no secret we’re on our phones now more than ever. A Pew Research study shows smartphone usage has grown more than 50%. Now, Kent State University professors are taking advantage of our increased usage in order to study the behavior of college students during the pandemic. Ruoming Jin, Ph.D., partnered with Deric Kenne, Ph.D. to create the software needed to pull the study off, according to the Record-Courier. Read more. ...
Alison Haynes is the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Compliance Coordinator on the Systems Development and Innovation team at Kent State. She is also a graduate of the School of Information’s User Experience Design (UXD) master’s degree program. Read on for excerpts from a recent interview in which she provided insights into how accessibility issues are a key factor in user experience design and how she came to that work. What is User Experience Design User experience design uses technical and design choices to influence how you feel about and inter...
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Dear Friends of Music at Kent State, I am excited to welcome you to this new and unprecedented year at the Glauser School. As we enter into the strange new world that has caused us to take account of our priorities, I would like to invite you to come along on a new journey, a trip into new and uncharted waters. To begin, I would like you to think about how music has affected your own life. I am sure that you have experienced those inexplicable moments of emotion when you hear the particular brand of music that touches you at the core. Each of you will have had different experiences that ...
For Kent State University at Tuscarawas students, the future is now! You can make a difference for local students by joining the Tuscarawas County University Foundation as it launches the 2020 impact campaign For the Future. Beginning this month, the community can make the future forever brighter for Kent State Tuscarawas students by supporting local education. Sally O’Donnell, retired from First Federal Community Bank and university trustee and foundation board member, and Kurt Shelley, of FabOhio and university foundation board member, will lead this year’s campaign. “Importantly, your...
What is your name? Jason Lorenzon, JD, ATP What is your role at Kent State University? Jason Lorenzon is the Coordinator of Aeronautics Program and Assistant Professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. In addition to his administration and faculty roles/responsibilities, he also serves on Kent State's Uninversity Press Editorial Board (2020-2023), and University Commencement Committee (2019-2022). What are your academic degrees in? Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (University of Western Ontario, 1995) Bachelor of Music in Piano...
Black lives and Black cultures have been underrepresented and discriminated against for many years. "TEXTURES: The History and Art of Black Hair" is an exhibition coming to the Kent State University Museum with significant sponsorship from corporate and federal funding that focuses on celebrating and empowering these lives and cultures. The "TEXTURES" exhibition is a project dedicated to giving the Black community a voice. It is an interdisciplinary project that focuses on cultures from all over the world. Curators Tameka Ellington, Ph.D., an associate professor at the School of Fashion and...