Electrical Safety:  May is  National Electricity Safety month           Did you know that 126 workers died from exposure to electricity in 2020?   Electricity and electrical products play fundamental roles in our lives each and every day. However, if not used or maintained appropriately, electricity can pose serious risks. Over the last ten years, more than 20,000 workers have been injured in workplace electrical accidents in the United States. We take electricity for granted in our work and home lives, and,...

Since 2008, the United States has begun to see a trending decline in birth rates. As time goes on, this leads to a decrease in the population of college-aged Americans. As this population continues to shrink, colleges and universities are starting to become more creative in their recruiting efforts, looking to master’s and Ph.D. students, certificate programs and international populations to boost their enrollment numbers. Kent State University Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Collin Palmer spoke to Spectrum News 1 about the ways universities are beginning to adapt to th...

WARREN, Ohio (May 1, 2023) - Lifelong Warren resident, community advocate, mother of four beautiful children, and vice president of Remote Delivery for 7 17 Credit Union, Sherri Bercheni will deliver the keynote address at Kent State University at Trumbull's 2023 Spring Commencement. More than 300 students and family members will attend the ceremony that begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 12, at Packard Music Hall. Bercheni graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1994 before earning a political science degree and a finance minor from Youngstown State University. She later obtained C...

On Tuesday, April 26th, Dr. Evren Koptur’s Computer Engineering Technology Capstone class presented their final capstone projects to College of Aeronautics students, faculty, and staff. Senior students, many preparing to graduate in May, worked in teams to create three separate projects, titled Drone-Based Water Sampling and Air Quality, Modular Smartphone-Controlled Electric Skateboard, and Retro Gaming Arcade Cabinet.  The Drone-Based Water Sampling and Air Quality project aims to make air quality testing and water sample collection safer and more efficient. This is accomplished by a...