Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, Portage and Cuyahoga counties, where Kent State’s Kent Campus, College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic and Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative are located, recently moved into the “high” community level designation for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, Trumbull County, where Kent State’s Trumbull Campus is located, remains at a “high” community level designation. As a result, face coverings are now required indoors at these locations: The Kent C...

Intervenxions and The Latinx Project at New York University has published an essay by Associate Professor in Drawing, Darice Polo. In Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico, artist and filmmaker Darice Polo traces her family's ensuing migration, as well as the fateful connections between Ohio and Puerto Rico at the turn of the 20th century. A series of drawings, prints and video accompany the essay to highlight the intersection between personal and collective history. Read the essay Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico When Professor Pol...

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., College of Aeronautics and Engineering professor, has been working with an interdisciplinary research team to develop a hybrid fuel cell battery/capacitor. This fuel cell is the first to have been developed for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as drones. The new technology could have benefits in the military, commercial, inspection, and emergency response sectors. This project was funded by the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN). Read the full story from OFRN: Innovation Spotlight: Kent State University innovates power source for Unmanned Aircraft Sy...

President’s List: The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter-graded semester credit hours this past Spring Semester 2022 at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. Akron: Elizabeth R. Horn Aurora: Thomas J. Breen, Cassandra P. Nguyen Barberton: Joseph T. Berlin Bolivar: Hallie C. Price Cambridge: Chaylann M. Bamfield Cleveland: Alexa G. Daher Dover: Ashlyn L. Buehler, Lexus L. Marsh Dover Heath: Sarah C. Reen Hudson: Makiyah A. Harris Kent: Matthew G. D'Haiti, Terra M. Kincy, Artist M. Tr...

Division earns two awards in international CASE competition With more than 268,000 living alumni and about 35,000 talented students, the potential to tell notable stories and create impactful communications materials for Kent State University seems nearly limitless. However, in the third year of a pandemic, with marked inflation, market volatility and social unrest, it has become more challenging than ever to gain the attention of alumni and donors. Still, Kent State’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement moved forward with the launch of the university’s most ambitious fundraising...

Kathalina (Kat) Thorpe plays many roles, including mom, graduate student and assistant, technical designer, researcher, and philanthropist. However, one persona created the happiest of moments – Worm Girl! It was in 2020 at the Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference – when someone pointed to her and said, “You are the Worm Girl!” And Thorpe has worked hard to be recognized for this beloved character, which has spurred a movement. As a graduate student and teaching assistant at Kent State University, she is also the technical designer for Kent State Trumbull Theatre’s upcoming Summer Stoc...

Kent State University has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Among the 44 colleges and universities selected as the new Choose Ohio First award recipients in Fiscal Year 2022, Kent State is one of three institutions awarded the highest amount for scholarships, $1.5 million, which will be distributed over a five-year period. The Choose Ohio First program began in 2008 as a way to increase the number of Ohio students enrolling in and successfully com...

Assistant Professor Positions - Tenure-Track Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences is recruiting two new tenure-track faculty members to begin Fall 2023: (1) Assistant Professor in Biological Aspects of Psychology and (2) Assistant Professor in Clinical Child or Adolescent Psychology. The department is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion through research, teaching, and mentoring. We seek candidates who embrace this philosophy.  New faculty will join a vibrant, highly research active, and collaborative department. Our faculty have demonstrated success...