Meet Jae Tyler, a University Fellowship recipient. Jae is a Ph.D. student studying History. Please give a short overview of your research. My dissertation project examines two groups of Shawnee veterans who volunteered with the U.S. Army, one in 1837 and the other in 1846. Utilizing service records, military bounty land applications, contemporary literature, and oral interviews, the project seeks to understand the value soldiering with the U.S. Army may have held for Shawnees in the 19th century, and explore the logistical value of Native volunteers for the Army's capacity ...
Meet Sandeep Kaur, a University Fellowship recipient. Sandeep is a Biological Sciences Ph.D. student studying Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. Please give a short overview of your research. I am studying the role of ubiquitin E3 ligase “HUWE1” in female infertility. Female infertility is a significant clinical problem, given the finite number of eggs available to women and the limited reproductive window that can result from various factors, including cancer treatment. In this regard, we are looking into the p53 family-mediated role of HUWE1 in oocyte apoptosis. What made...
Meet Jasmin Beaver, the Lillian Friedman Scholarship recipient. Jasmin is a Psychological Sciences Ph.D. student. Please give a short overview of your research. My research focuses on identifying more holistic treatment targets for different psychological disorders and their frequently comorbid health conditions. In particular, my research uses mice to investigate the neurophysiology underlying comorbidity between hypertension and anxiety. What made you choose to pursue your graduate degree here at Kent State? I went to Kent State for my Bachelor’s and loved the envir...
If you would have told my younger self that I would work on Capitol Hill before I was 22 I would have thought you were crazy. However, I was blessed to be raised in a home that instilled the idea of what a privilege it is to grow up in a country where you have the freedom to dream and decide who you want to be. So, when I landed a summer internship with the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. this past summer, I knew it would be an experience that I would never forget. As spring semester came to a close and everyone was beginning to start their summer bre...
A Season of Gatherings on Campus
Dear Kent State Students, Faculty and Staff,
Spring temperatures have finally arrived. These past few days, we have enjoyed seeing students spending time outside, some with their blankets spread out on Manchester Field to lay on and read, study or rest, while others toss a ball or roller skate on Risman Plaza.
According to U.S. News & World Report, some employers still favor traditional program graduates over those with a fully online degree. But the report also notes that online degree programs are gaining acceptance, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Kent State University is already among 2023’s Best Online Programs, and those programs are working hard to continue changing the conversation about online degrees and demonstrating their value. Employers are seeing that students who earned their degree online have the same quality of education as those who studied in person. “N...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
William Billington, MAT ’95, will be the next superintendent of Fairport Harbor School District effective July1. For the last 30 months, Billington has served as pupil and personnel director of the Buckeye School District in Ashtabula County. During the current academic year, he is also working as principal of the district’s Wallace H. Braden Middle School. Read the full story. --Photo couresty The News-Herald ...
Following Kent State University’s designation as an R1 (very high research) institution, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs set its sights on investments to maintain this designation. The most recent R1 retention program focused on increasing federal expenditures — or the amount of grant dollars spent — over the next three years. The “Game Changer Pilot Program” is a new approach to providing pilot funds to support research. Pilot funds are internal, smaller-scale awards that allow researchers to demonstrate the likelihood of their research success, t...