Design Innovation
Graduate Students Explore Sustainable Fashion Using 3D Print Waste
Excitement buzzed from the MuseLab in Kent State University’s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry.
We got Lasers! The Engraving Kind
Workshop allowed students to use laser engraving tools on denim for unique projects.
CCI Professor Examines Youth Incarceration, Systems of Power, Through Exhibit on Display at Design Innovation Hub
Assistant Professor Abraham Avnisan is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is found at the intersection of image, text and code, often centering on culture and justice. His latest artistic development examines the incarceration business in the United States, specifically related to youth incarceration
Los Angeles-Based Production Company The Red Door Films and Kent State Announce Student Design Challenge Competition
Kent State University and The Red Door Films of Los Angeles announce “Play with a Purpose,” a sponsor challenge as part of the SkyHack 3.0 competition at Kent State to be held Nov. 5-7. Teams of students will create an interactive toy universe based on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II and their training base, Avenger Field.
Grind2Energy Food Waste Recycling System at the DI HUB
Kent State has partnered with InSinkErator® through the implementation of Grind2Energy®, an organics recovery process that converts food waste to renewable energy. This forward-thinking approach allows us to significantly decrease our impact on the environment while creating renewable energy for the…
LaunchNET office moves to Design Innovation Hub
In the midst of an already-unique season of changes, LaunchNET Kent State is excited to start the Fall semester with an office relocation to the new Design Innovation Hub. LaunchNET, which assists students, staff/faculty, and alumni with entrepreneurial thinking, ventures, and projects, will remain …
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering Secures Tech Funding for Areas Across University
On June 1, Kent State University was approved to move forward with the purchase of $143,233 worth of equipment through the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS 4) program.
Environmental Science and Design 2020 Symposium Lives on Online
The COVID-19 pandemic halted Kent State University’s plans for the 2020 Environmental Science and Design Symposium, but it hasn’t impeded the spirit of the conference. In late April, Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) leadership, in collaboration with representatives from …Flash Forward
Pictured left to right: Joshua Talbott, ATC ’04, BS ’07, MTec ’12, team leader from Kent State University’s Division of Information Technology, and Antonio D’Angona, BS ’15, assoc. systems administrator at the College of Arts and Sciences, inspect the 3D-printed replica of the Liberty of Poetr…
Kent State Students Will Cook Up Innovation and Collaboration in New Kitchen
A new Innovation Teaching Kitchen in the heart of the Design Innovation Hub will give students a top-notch facility to learn food preparation techniques and host competitions.