College of Arts and Sciences
From Loss to Legacy
For Adedayo Adeagbo, a Ph.D. candidate in medical sociology at Kent State University, working with older adults isn't just a research interest -- it's a promise she made to the grandmother she couldn't save.She says she can still see the bruises. Even years later, even thousands of miles away from w…
College of Arts & Sciences
Bridging Generations
In an era where social media connections replace face-to-face interactions and political divisions seem insurmountable, one Kent State University professor has found an antidote: bringing college students and older adults together through simple, meaningful human connection. For over 6 years Ma…
College of Arts & Sciences
Where the Classroom Meets the Field
By day, Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D., is a professor in Kent State's Department of Sociology and Criminology, teaching courses on criminal justice, researching police officer performance and mentoring students on their path to careers in sociology, law enforcement and public safety. On weekends and evenings…
College of Arts & Sciences
Beyond the Textbook: When Prison Comes to the Classroom
On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a Kent State University classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center (NERC) in downtown Cleveland. And for the next couple hours, they'll share the…
College of Arts & Sciences
Five Kent State physicists among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide
Kent Ohio.- Five Kent State physicists are recognized among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide: Veronica Dexheimer, Antal Jakli, Oleg Lavrentovich, Jonathan Selinger, and Deng-Ke Yang. Congratulations to all! Link to article
Physics
Pre-Law Center Propels Graduate to Top Law School
Sydney Roche is thriving as a first-year law student at Case Western Reserve University on a full-ride scholarship, and she credits much of her success to the foundation she built at Kent State University. Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, the 2025 graduate discovered Kent State through a fri…
College of Arts & Sciences
From Introverted Freshman to Confident Resident Surgeon
When Tom Sonnanstine V transferred to Kent State University as a second-semester freshman from Dublin, Ohio, he was recovering from a hip injury that had ended his football career at Johns Hopkins University. Introverted and unsure of his path forward, he chose Kent State for its proximity to family…
College of Arts & Sciences
Kent State biologists build genomic roadmap to study how birds adapt to thin mountain air
How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a s…
College of Arts & Sciences
From Ice Age to Our Age
Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s Department of Earth Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to support her research on how the seafloor and ocean interact in rapidly changing Arctic envir…
College of Arts & Sciences
“If You Will It, It Is No Dream”: Kent State Alumnus Publishes Chronicle of Jewish Life in Mexico
When Josh Kogan, a 2018 graduate of Kent State University, began his senior honors thesis, he intended to research a history that was deeply personal to him: the story of Jewish life in Mexico, where he was born and raised. The project would grow into a comprehensive, community-supported histor…
College of Arts & Sciences