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International Student Finds a Second Home at Kent State
Originally from Tehran, Iran, Pooyan Mirjalili is a newly elected senator for the Undergraduate Student Government at Kent State University.
Kent State Professor Uses Cellphones to Make Science Affordable
If you ask Christopher Fenk, science is something that should be accessible to everyone. Through his research on using cellphones as lab equipment, Fenk is striving to provide classrooms with affordable alternatives to equipment that can cost between $1,200 to $2,000 per piece. Fenk, a chemistry pr…
How Butterflies Could Help Deliver Meds to Humans
PBS to highlight Kent State Stark professor's research on how butterflies could be used as a model for delivering disease-fighting drugs to the human body.
Kent State University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center Hosts 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference
Kent State University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) will host the 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Hilton West in Fairlawn, Ohio. This year’s keynote speaker is Cindy Turcot, Chief Operating Officer of Gardener’s Supply Co. in Burlington, …
Kent State Prof Weighs in on Liberal Arts Degrees and a Future Career as CEO
GoodCall talked with professors around the country about the use of liberal arts degrees and the skills that students use as a springboard to the next step in their education and career path.
Eight Students Awarded Membership to International Society of Typographic Designers
Eight School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) students were awarded membership to the prestigious International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD).
Kent State Selects Alison Smith as the New Dean of the Honors College
Alison Smith will become the new dean of Kent State University’s Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in Kent State’s Department of Geology and has served in various administrative, research and teaching roles at the university. “Alison Smith brings a wealth …
Kent State Archaeologist Uses National Science Foundation Grant to Recreate, Test Ancient Weapons
Kent State professor uses a $215,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze weapons technology dating back 11,000 to 12,000 years.
Kent State Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Research of Alzheimer’s in Women
Kent State's Gemma Casadesus Smith is studying why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
Touched by Migration: Poetry Helps Give Refugees and Immigrants a Voice
A unique poetry partnership is helping to spread the “word” about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States.