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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).

Dangerous Buzz

Zika. Dengue. West Nile. Malaria. When diseases like these hit the headlines, attention turns to the creature causing these outbreaks that threaten human health—the lowly mosquito. Kent State faculty in public health and geography are preparing students to deal with future outbreaks and sharing facts to help calm your fears.

Attention, Please

MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller, BA ’85, continues to break new ground in the understanding of cognition—and his research may help us move beyond the limits of the brain’s working memory. / Kent State Magazine

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.

Scholarship Competition Encourages Florence Students to Become Further Immersed in the Local Culture

By immersing themselves deeply in the local culture, students participating in a study abroad program can greatly enhance their overseas

From Research Lab to Commercial Market: State Awards Grant to Boost Economy

Kent State University is among the institutions and businesses in Ohio to share $10 million in grants from the state’s Third Frontier Com

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.

Faculty/Staff Lunchtime Yoga Sessions – Rejuvenate Yourself!

Get On the Move and earn valuable wellness points with lunchtime yoga for faculty and staff.

Lunchtime Bike Rides Set to Resume April 18

Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent

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. 

Kent State Student Proves Height and Weight Do Not Determine Strength

Weighing in at barely 100 pounds, Brooke Mullins summoned every ounce of strength she had, and even

Twelve-year-old Enjoys the Challenge of Coursework at Kent State's Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg

In Ohio, most seventh graders are learning earth and space science, physical science and life science in a middle school classroom. But Jameson Payne is not like most kids his age. 

Kent State Student Receives American Red Cross Acts of Courage Award

Joshua Looser, a junior entrepreneurship major, received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year.

Alumni Association Hosts Ninth Annual Alumni Day of Service

What better way can Kent State University alumni make a difference in their community than by volunteering with fellow Golden Flashes?

Kent State Biologist Awarded $1.8 Million to Advance Alzheimer’s Research

Research shows that women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men by a 3 to 2 margin. Some scientists believe this is because when women reach menopause, their bodies cease to produce estrogen, and the pituitary gland begins over-producing another hormone, luteinizing hormone (LH), to try to jump-start the ovaries.

Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of Biological Sciences in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, plans to test those beliefs in mice using a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

Kent State SLIS Ranked Nationally Among Top 20

New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report (March 14) place Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science (iSchool) among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science – again.

Kent State Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Don Witkowski, Michael Kors Executive

UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has be

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.

Kent State Track Star Goes the Distance to Up the Speed of Young Athletes

It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest?

Kent State Alumna Competes for $1 Million on “The Amazing Race”

A Kent State alumna joins "The Amazing Race" team to compete for $1 million on CBS.

Kent State Geographers Make Maps to Help Study Youth Violence

Kent State University researchers use geospatial technology to study youth violence in Akron, Ohio.

Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

A Kent State professor, his graduate students and researchers from Kyoto University help offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

Kent State Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth

According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017.

These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it.

An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by Kent State University researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.

Kent State University Police Services Swears In Two New Officers

As their families watched, Trevor White and Terrance Duncan were sworn in as Kent State University Police Services’ newest officers.

Cancer Survivors and Depression: Kent State Professor Studies Link

A new study by a Kent State researcher finds that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns.

Metin Eren's Team Gives Old Artifacts a New Look

Move over Indiana Jones — Archaeology has some fresh new faces.

Sophomore Comm Studies Major Aims to Educate Community About Human Trafficking

I  had no idea what human trafficking was until I came to Kent.

Kent State Signs Partnership Agreement With Xi’An International Studies University

A delegation from Xi’An International Studies University (XISU) in China led by President Wang Junzhe recently met with members of the Ke

Spring Has Sprung – Faculty/Staff Lunchtime Disc Golf Scrambles Return

Starting Friday, April 7, from 12:10–1 p.m., faculty and staff can enjoy a 50-minute lunchtime disc golf scramble on Ken

What Are the Dates for the Annual Steam Shutdown?

In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, Kent State Univ

Kent Student Center Program Hosts Roaring ’20s-Themed Fashion Show

Kent Student Center Programming, part of the Center for Student Involvement, hosted the 13th annual Rock the Runway

Kent State Men’s Basketball Fans Fill the Hub for NCAA Watch Party

Kent State University fans who could not make it to California for the big dance had their own party with Hoopin’ at the Hub. The watch party at the Kent State Student Center Hub on March 17 celebrated Kent State men’s basketball team as they took on the UCLA Bruins in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at Kent State

For Emily Grubb, all it took was looking through a magazine to decide where to go to college. A copy of Fusion magazine led Grubb to Kent State.

Video: Kent State University Homecoming 2017 Date Announcement

Mark your calendar now! Kent State University Homecoming 2017 will be held Oct. 14 as the Golden Flashes will battle the Miami RedHawks.

Kent Trumbull Student Brings Theatre to the Deaf Community

Kent State University at Trumbull sophomore Jessie Narkum is co-directing a production of The Little Mermaid Jr. performed entirely in American Sign Language.