Kent State University is proving that it is the place to be for fall 2023. The Admissions Office reports that for the Kent Campus, the university has received a record-breaking number of applications from people who want to attend Kent State in the fall and has reached a record-breaking number of students who have been accepted for admission into the university. In addition, at this point in time, Kent State has seen a record-breaking number of students who have made deposits to confirm their attendance in the fall. “Kent State has never seen this many freshman domestic applications for ...
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Two School of Fashion graduate students are being recognized for their research. Hannah Johnson, M.F.I.S. 2023 and Camila Cordeiro Valle, M.F.I.S. 2023, have both been gaining recognition for their work and research in their graduate theses. Johnson and Valle both won the Best Presentation Award at the 2023 Graduate Research Symposium with Johnson winning the best presentation in the poster session, and Valle winning the best presentation in the oral session of the graduate research symposium. Hannah Johnson On April 6, 2023, Hannah Johnson presented her research titled ...
What determines your social behavior as you develop into an adult? While this is a complex question to answer, understanding how the brain develops can provide critical insights. For two decades, Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University, has been studying what happens within the brain that potentially modulates social behavior such as aggression, social memory and maternal care. Her research lab group is focused on understanding how brain hormones (oxytocin and vasopressin) affect behavior and evaluating what may differ, or be the ...
Cadets from Kent State University at Trumbull's Police Academy focused on serving more than justice last Friday by delivering meals and distributing Easter baskets to local families through the Warren Family Mission. Cadets from the current full-time day class donated more than $300 in gift cards to the Mission and, aside from 239 Easter meals they delivered to local families, they also volunteered at the Mission’s 25th Annual Easter Dinner by serving and clearing tables. According to Lori Singer-Bare, lecturer for the Peace Officer Training Academy and criminal justice studies pro...
The Kent State Salem Horticulture Club is celebrating Earth Day by holding a plant sale on campus from noon to 6 p.m. on April 22. The public is invited to shop among a variety of vegetable, herbal and ornamental plants that will be displayed in the parking lot of the Salem Campus, located at 2491 St. Route 45 South. Sales are by cash or check. "Get ready to add some greenery to your life! Don't miss out on this chance to enhance your living space with the beauty of nature," said Dr. Sheren Farag, assistant professor and director of the horticulture program at Kent State Salem. She no...