The Kent State University School of Art Gallery presents the “Foundations Exhibition” from April 16-19. The gallery will celebrate the opening of the exhibit with a reception that is free and open to the public on Thursday, April 18, from 5-7 p.m. The School of Art Gallery is located in the Art Building at 400 Janik Drive on the Kent Campus. The “Foundations Exhibition” features work from students enrolled in the courses Drawing 1, 2D Composition, 3D Composition and Digital Media. This is the third year for the exhibition, which completely fills the School of Art Gallery with student...

Kent State University’s College of Public Health recently received the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Grant while partnering with Sterionics Inc. for work on advancing and commercializing a wound therapy biotechnology product. The grant totaled $150,000; $50,000 of which went to Kent State, the remainder to Sterionics. Principal investigator Christopher Woolverton, Ph.D., professor of environmental health science, and James Ferrell, biological sciences graduate student, have been collaborating with Sterionics since 2008. The subcontract to Kent State will extend benc...

Kent State University faculty, staff, students, alumni and parents can leave their mark at the university by planting a memorial tree on campus through the Planting Partnership. The program offers a wide variety of trees and ornamentals from which to choose. These living memorials are available for all to see and enjoy around the university – ...

Kent State University continues its participation in the annual RecycleMania competition, where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. From now through March 30, Kent State will join in the EcycleMania phase of the competition, collecting and tracking the amount of unwanted electronics, such as computers, printers, consumer elect...

Kent State University continues its participation in the annual RecycleMania competition, where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. From now through March 30, Kent State will join in the EcycleMania phase of the competition, collecting and tracking the amount of unwanted electronics, such as computers, printers, consumer ...

Kent State University will continue its recycling efforts by participating in the Game Day Challenge as part of the annual RecycleMania competition, where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. The Kent State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, the sustainability program at Kent State and Portage County are teaming up&n...

The Arbor Day Foundation recently honored Kent State University with a Tree Campus USA designation for the fifth consecutive year. Tree Campus USA was created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities across the nation for campus forest management and engagement in conservation goals.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifrr3p20fvI...

Kent State University and three health departments in Portage County, Ohio, are pleased to announce receipt of a $125,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore how “cross-jurisdictional sharing” can enable greater protection and promotion of public health. This two-year grant will be administered by the Center for Public Policy and Health in Kent State University’s College of Public Health, in cooperation with the health departments of Portage County, the city of Ravenna and the city of Kent.  The project builds on work previously performed by the Task Force for Impr...

The Arbor Day Foundation recently honored Kent State University with a Tree Campus USA designation for the fifth consecutive year. Tree Campus USA was created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities across the nation for campus forest management and engagement in conservation goals. Kent State had to meet five standards: maintain a tree adv...

Kent State University is participating in the annual RecycleMania challenge, an international competition where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. The month of February marks the official start of the 2013 RecycleMania calendar. RecycleMania is supported by the sustainability office, which specializes in the ongoing recycling efforts a...