Research & Science

Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

Kent State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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Delonte Goodman Banner

‘I’m Not Going to Stop Until There’s a ‘Ph.D.’ Next to My Name’

Delonte Goodman is a graduate student in Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He will complete his master's program in mechatronics in December, before moving on to his doctoral program in the spring semester. He is active in multiple student and professional organizations at Kent State that enhance and complement his studies and also allow him to assist and mentor undergraduate students. 

Tags: College of Aeronautics & Engineering , Graduate Studies , Research & Science , Students First , Design at Kent State

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BeeCampusUSA student demonstration

Buzzing With Excitement on Pollinator Day

Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the Kent State University Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.

Tags: Students First , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science , University News , Community Impact

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Jennifer Mapes Mapping Project

Bringing Neighborhoods to Life

Jennifer Mapes, an assistant professor of geography at Kent State University, developed an interactive mapping project that reimagines how people connect with the places they live. 

Tags: Community & Society , Research & Science , Community Impact

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Drone Delivers Football

Drone-Delivered Football Highlights Innovation at Homecoming

When the Kent State Golden Flashes football team took the field on Saturday, Oct. 11, fans at Dix Stadium looked to the sky as a Kent State Alta X drone released the official game ball before kickoff. The successful drop marked a first for Kent State and a milestone for the College of Aeronautics and Engineering.

Tags: Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive

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A Year With a Flash features twins Ray and Will Maynard

Twinning and Winning: Brothers Begin First Year as Rising Juniors

The first thing you will learn about brothers Will and Ray Maynard is that they are twins –  not identical in looks, but in nearly all other aspects.

Tags: Student Life , Profiles , Research & Science , Students First

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Faculty from Kent State's School of Fashion, Daniel Fladung with students at an E-Textiles workshop.

Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology

Creating e-textiles is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in Kent State University’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with Kent State’s School of Fashion.

Tags: Design Innovation , School of Fashion , Nationally Distinctive , Research & Science , Design at Kent State

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Faculty from Kent State's School of Fashion, Daniel Fladung with students at an E-Textiles workshop.

Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology

Creating e-textiles – electronic textiles that can be used to integrate wearable technology into clothing that is comfortable and practical – is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in Kent State University’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with Kent State’s School of Fashion.

Tags: Design Innovation , School of Fashion , Nationally Distinctive , Research & Science , Design at Kent State

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Jaden Millin, a sophomore dance major from Akron, Ohio, performs in the Pledge.

Poetry in Motion: Performance Links Movement, Creativity and Verse

Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance, Wick Poetry Center and Brain Health Research Institute joined forces for an Oct. 1 dance performance that set poetry to motion.

Tags: Research & Science , Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life

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Researchers installing nesting boxes in campus wetlands.

IN A FLASH: Doing It For The Ducks

The wetlands near Kent State's Kent Campus are a great location for studying wildlife. Researchers visited recently to install nesting boxes for ducks. 

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Biological Sciences , Community & Society , Community Impact , Wetlands

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