The university celebrates the construction launch of the Design Innovation Hub.         ...

Kent State University Dining Services received recognition for the second year in a row at the 11th Annual Nutritious and Delicious Gala at the Tangier restaurant in Akron. Kent State’s Dining Services won the Best Ingredient Showcase and the People’s Choice Award. Campus Executive Chef William Edmondson prepared roasted beet and arugula grilled cauliflower pizza and gluten-free chocolate chip cookies stuffed with espresso Marsala mascarpone. Chef Edmondson was assisted by registered dietitians Madison Jordan and Emily Reynolds.   “We take the opportunity to participate in this e...

The university celebrates the construction launch of the Design Innovation Hub.         WRITTEN BY: UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ...

Every year, Wilsonart sponsors a Student Chair Competition. This year, students from Kent State University were chosen to compete. They were tasked with designing a chair with the theme of "the future" while using parametric design as a tool for expression. The students exhibited their chairs at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York City. The winning chair was, "Assembly" by Kent State student Greg Genter (pictured below). The other Kent students were runner-ups, including Jessica Petrosky, Stephanie Whitman, Justin Krzemien, Kathryn Wills an...

A review of Ohio prison regulations could make it easier for charity groups to donate used books to Ohio prison inmates. Many state prisons have adopted policies that prevent inmates from receiving used books. Those rules, however, are being reviewed, after concerns raised in the media by non-profit groups who send books to inmates, according to a report by www.cleveland.com. The groups include Kent Books to Prisoners, a Kent State student group. After concerns raised by non-profit groups whose book donations have been thwarted by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Co...

Kent State University’s TRIO Student Support Services program went the extra mile for senior Sharon Crawford -- 945 miles, to be exact. Ms. Crawford, a Kent State University senior majoring in public health, lives in Tulsa, Okla., and takes online classes while working as a respiratory therapist. Ms. Crawford is a single mother of four and has three grandchildren. She reached out to TRIO SSS after deciding to attend Kent State to receive her bachelor’s degree in public health. TRIO SSS assists first-generation students, designated income students, and students registered with Student Accessib...

State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between Kent State University and Cleveland State University. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission recently approved Round 2 of the TeCK Fund, a $600,000 hybrid commercialization and faculty startup accelerator program that assists university faculty and startup companies to bring innovative new products to the market. The grant awards $300,000 in Third Frontier funds, and Kent State and Cleveland State will contribute $150,000 each. The award also approves the addition of two new members to the TeCK F...

Stark Campus Professor Featured on PBS ‘Nature’ Bonus Segment Dr. Matthew Lehnert, associate professor of Biological Sciences, and his students at the Kent State Stark Campus are included in “A Butterfly’s Proboscis,” a bonus segment of the full PBS Nature episode called “Sex, Lies and Butterflies.” In the recently released mini episode, Lehnert uses the latest technology to look deep into a butterfly’s proboscis – or its elongated sucking mouthpart – to determine the mechanism for how it feeds. Since 2010, Lehnert has studied how the mouthparts of butterflies and moths work, and he ...

Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both Kent State University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognized by President Beverly Warren at the Kent State Board of Trustees meeting on May 9. Both were inspired to apply for the scholarship after Frank Congin, director of Academic Programs in  the Honors College, gave a presentation to them and the other students participating in the 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research...

Instead of traveling to a bustling beach in Florida or a cross-country trip to the Rocky Mountains, Kent State students embarked on a variety of alternative volunteer trips during this year’s spring break. The alternative spring break trips are hosted by Community Engaged Learning, which “promotes a culture of active and engaged learners by integrating opportunities for students to apply theories and knowledge through real-world experiences,” according to its website. Students were able to choose from eight different trips for their service-focused spring break ranging from Ohio to the D...