Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure. Panthi said he will use the monetary award to further his study in hydrogen production and electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, using high-performance solid oxide electrolysis cells. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fuels ...
College of the Arts
The School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University and the East Meets West student organization present a special Masterclass with Laura Alonso, the internationally recognized founder of Centro Pro Danza and The Ballet Classic of Havana. The class will be held September 4, 2022 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. and is intended for intermediate and advanced dancers studying at Kent State as well as high school age dancers from the surrounding community. The cost of the Masterclass is $23. Date and Location September 4, 2022 1:00 – 2:30pm School of T...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
It’s not every day that college students see their research published by a leading academic journal while still enrolled at a university. But that’s exactly what happened when seven doctoral candidates enrolled in EHHS’ Curriculum & Instruction (Literacy) Ph.D. program submitted their research for publication. “Not many universities have doctoral students who actually publish in top tier journals while still in their studies,” said Literacy Education Professor Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D., who is a co-author of the study. “This is a monumental achievement that sets these students apa...
Kent State University President Todd Diacon and others shared poems written for the recent publication “Dear Vaccine: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic,” at the book’s release party this spring. Among the many other poems influenced by the events of the last two years, Diacon’s contribution described the COVID-19 vaccine as a short, sharp pain after a year of dull ache. His poem is part of a much larger, global community poem that highlights different viewpoints on the world-wide pandemic. The book, published in April by Kent State University Press, invited poets from...
Learn more and apply to the program Starting in Spring Semester 2023, students entering the medical field may take courses in the newly developed medical assistant certificate program at Kent State University’s Geauga Campus. Students must complete the required prerequisite courses prior to beginning the medical assistant certificate program. This new program is a good fit for students seeking an entry-level health care position. The courses are designed to provide flexibility, utilizing online and hybrid courses with in-person laboratory sessions in the evening.  ...
The early 1920s in America ushered in a period of social and sexual revolution. At Kent State Normal College, the end of the First World War brought more male students to campus than ever before. Women, in keeping with the fashions of the time, were wearing shorter skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup, smoking cigarettes, doing the latest “shag” dances and riding unescorted in cars with men. Detailed codes of conduct for students, which prohibited these behaviors, were largely ineffective. Frustrated by evolving student conduct, Dean of Women Zoe Bayliss resigned in 1922, because ...