Dreams of launching a business, researching brand new materials and developing groundbreaking systems have come true for four Kent State undergraduate students. With the support and guidance of dedicated faculty, along with access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment in the Design Innovation Hub, students Garrett Hartley, Lucas Cragel, Ethan Hartley and Brian Courts are taking their studies to the next level by developing their startup company, PolyVolt Technologies. ...

Connor Ruppelt, a senior sculpture major at Kent State University, wanted to step outside his comfort zone on his latest project and explore new technologies for sculpture fabrication – thanks to the facilities and expertise available at the Design Innovation Hub he was able to do just that. Ruppelt’s piece, which features a twenty foot soft-sculpture tube, car hood, pillow, fabric mat and preserved fish gills, was designed and constructed almost entirely at the DI Hub. Taking advantage of the advanced technologies found there, the artist used a 3D image scanner to create a commercial-like ...

Assistant Professor Erica Eckert has earned the Gold Teaching Recognition Award for her project titled “Teaching Technology in Higher Education.” Presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Teaching Recognition Awards allow instructors to earn tiered awards (bronze, silver, gold and platinum) for their efforts to recognize the exceptional work instructors at Kent State carry out in their effort to learn about, implement, evaluate and investigate evidence-based instructional practices. To learn more about the Teaching Recognition Awards, visit the Center for Teaching and L...