Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. In most crisis situations, they deal with the immediate threat and move on. But Kent State University Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life. A young woman, who previously suffered from suicidal behavior, approached Officer Spahr at the Kent Student Center and graciously thanked her for helping with her mental breakdown. It was a moment that she will never forget. Officer Spahr is one of two K-9 officers at Kent State who has saved lives — both mentally and physically — ...

The Kent State University Orchestra is one of the major performance ensembles in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music. It is open to all Kent State students, through audition, regardless of major.         ...

Candy, rock ’n’ roll and … chemistry? National Chemistry Week is unlike any other science event. Students are actively engaged in hands-on experiments creating such products as cotton candy while they get to listen to rock music performances. Ann Abraham, Ph.D., chemistry professor at Kent State University at Ashtabula, became the coordinator for events for National Chemistry Week in 2011 and has been involved ever since. This year, Dr. Abraham coordinated the “Chemistry Rocks” program for National Chemistry Week, bringing nearly 300 guests to the Lake Metroparks Environmental Learnin...

A room full of red became silent as two women from the Kent State University community brought to life their surprising personal medical scares. The audience reacted with audible gasps and tear-filled eyes as the speakers’ stories hit home: This can happen to any of us. Cardiovascular disease and stroke kills approximately one woman every 80 seconds, while an estimated 44 million women nationally are affected by the disease, according to the American Heart Association. Kent State hosted its third annual Women’s Heart Health Luncheon, Go Red for Women: Feeding Your Healthy Heart, co-sp...

After spending months cooped up inside, most of us enjoy the opportunity to freshen our homes and offices with a good spring cleaning and decluttering. But before all the clutter ends up in a landfill, Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability recommends finding responsible ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. DONATE Before you throw away everything, consider what else you can do with it. Many places in local communities accept donations. “It is always better to give items another life by reusing or donating first before recycling them or placing items in the trash,” sa...

The School of Communication Studies and the School of Digital Sciences at Kent State University invite applications for two (2) open-rank tenure-track and/or tenured positions in Communication and Technology at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor.  These appointments are two of eight new interdisciplinary faculty lines in the College of Communication and Information (CCI) and are shared between Communication Studies (75%) and Digital Sciences (25%), both schools in CCI. The School of Communication Studies would be the tenure home. CCI is the only col...