A new course offered to horticulture students at Kent State Salem could not be more appropriately named: “Emerging Technologies.” This class introduces students to new technologies that can potentially revolutionize the ways food is grown and produced, including drones, sensors, GPS and other systems to optimize crop production. And, yes: students get hands-on experience learning how to operate two types of highly-sophisticated drones. Dr. Sheren Farag, director of the horticulture program, pointed out that drones are revolutionizing the green industry by transforming the way horticu...

Please note: This is a one-time initiative implemented in the spring of 2023.Astrid Sambolín Morales, assistant professor for the Cultural Foundations of Education Program, and Francisco Torres, assistant professor in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, will collaborate on a research project, “Future Dreaming: Coalition Building in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Youth and Families for Empathy, Critical Engagement, and Praxis toward Educational Reform.”"This research project centers coalition-building between BIPOC Youth and Families for their shar...