Sydney Bihn is on track to be the first female graduate of Kent State University’s aerospace engineering program, and now, she has been selected as one of only 38 women to be a Brooke Owens Fellow. Ms. Bihn’s award also brings recognition to Kent State as new institutional member of the “Brookie Family.” Created to honor the legacy of space industry pioneer and pilot, Dawn Brooke Owens, the Brooke Owens Fellowship is designed to serve as an inspiration and career boost to select young women who aspire to explore space, and to help humankind. Ms. Bihn was paired with a purpose-driven, paid in...

Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., spoke to WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland about the recently released victim portraits drawn by Samuel Little, a confessed serial killer from Lorain, Ohio.   Dr. Spurlock is an associate professor of anthropology at Kent State. After receiving her Ph.D. in biomedical science at Kent State, she went on to hold a postdoctoral position in the department of anatomy at NEOMED where she advanced her skills in forensic facial reconstruction.   Mr. Little said he killed 94 women between the years of 1970 and 2005. He drew portraits of 16 of his victims.   Dr. Spurlock exa...

Almost 40 percent of college students experience a significant mental health issue, and about 50 percent of the U.S. population will experience a mental health condition, according to Active Minds, a leading nonprofit organization for mental health awareness and education for students.  Recognizing the impact on students and other members of the university and local community, Kent State University is bringing together experts and stakeholders to explore the issue of mental health on college campuses. The 2019 Larry Pollock Kent State of Wellness Summit will take place on Wednesday, A...

Graduate student paper wins award at 2018 GSA Conference Catherine Ruhm's 2018 GSA paper, Soil Properties Impede Reforestation of Abandoned Mine Sites in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, was selected for the 2018 Geology & Society Division Best Student Paper Award. The mission of GSA's Geology & Society Division is to advance the concept of "geology working for society," by providing GSA members with opportunities to bring together multiple fields of geoscience in order to address important societal issues. The division actively hosts interdisciplinary symposia at national and regional ...

Geology Student Shines in Scholar Showcase Geology major Dalton Thompson was one of two KSU students who presented posters at the Choose Ohio First (COF) Student Scholar Showcase in Columbus, Ohio on February 13, 2019. Dalton presented a poster on his research completed with Dr. Carrie Schweitzer entitled The Relationship Between Modern Chaceon Decapods and Ancient Chaceon Decapods.  ...

“Business is booming for our graduates as most have jobs before they even graduate, garnering positions as network engineers, technical support specialists, software developers, security analysts, LAN managers, project managers, and database administrators to name a few." - Carolyn Carvalho, Associate Lecturer of Information Technology Information Technology is one of the top three job markets in need of qualified professionals in Northeast Ohio (NEO), and Kent State Ashtabula can fill that void. Kent State Ashtabula has the total IT factor by offering students a comprehensive four-...

Kent State University's School of Information (iSchool) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for two $1,500 research fellowships:    The Jacqueline M. Albers Guest Scholar in Children’s Literature Fellowship was endowed by iSchool alumna Jacqueline M. Albers to support a guest scholar who will study children’s literature using the collections in the Reinberger Children’s Library Center.   The Kenneth and Sylvia Marantz Fellowship for Picturebook Research, supported by Dr. Kenneth and Sylvia Marantz, encourages scholarly research on the s...

In a February 20 announcement, Roberto M. Uribe, Ph.D., a professor at the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE), was the chosen winner of the Randall S. Caswell Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Field of Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards. This recognition comes from the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS), with award presentation occurring at the April 8 CIRMS Conference in Gaithersburg, Maryland at the campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Uribe has served on Kent State’s faculty for more than 29 ye...

WHAT: Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren will introduce the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Monday, Feb. 25. The new director will discuss our plans for widespread collaboration within the Northeast Ohio health community for brain health research. The event will take place in the lobby of the Integrated Sciences Building, located at 1175 Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus. The program begins at 10 a.m. The new director and President Warren will be available for media questions at the conclusion of the event at approximately 10:30...

Kent State University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is presenting the inaugural issue of a new peer-reviewed, academic online journal called Trends in Diversity.   Trends in Diversity is an open-access, online journal that provides a platform for intellectual dialogue and exploration of emerging and transformative issues of equity, inclusiveness and diversity in higher education.    Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alfreda Brown, Ed.D., envisions the journal as a voice to what is taking place in higher education toward hist...