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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 


For Kent State University Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.

So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the National Park Service to develop a research project and write a grant proposal. The $25,000 grant was awarded this past summer and Shakoor and Poluga traveled to Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, to study the effect of vibrations on the sculptures associated with the annual Fourth of July fireworks exhibit.

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Thank You Message From the President

I want to thank the Kent State University community for your positive support during the recent Ebola concerns that swept through Northea

Thank You Message From the President

I want to thank the Kent State University community for your positive support during the recent Ebola concerns that swept through Northea

Kent State to Honor Veterans on Nov. 6

Kent State University will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.

Kent State to Honor Veterans on Nov. 6

Kent State University will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.

Kent State to Honor Veterans on Nov. 6

Kent State University will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.

Freshman Welcome and Photography Exhibit

JMC’s photojournalism program welcomed students, faculty and staff to its annual Freshman Welcome and Photography Ex

Wreck the Flu

With the flu season approaching quickly, the Honors Prevention and Control of Diseases class taught by Chris

Kent State Celebrates Homecoming

Kent State University alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community celebrated Homecoming with the theme “Kent State Pride is Worldw

Speaker to Discuss the Holocaust in Poland

The Kent State University Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a presentation by Annamaria Orla-Bukowska,

Undergraduate Programs

The school offers four baccalaureate programs of study: the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Visual Communication Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Visual Communication Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Photography and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in User Experience Design (in partnership with the School of Emerging Media and Technology).

Kent State Expands Global UGRAD-Pakistan Family

Kent State University has expanded its student roster as part of the U.S.

Upcoming Wellness Opportunities

On Monday, Nov.

Employee Anniversaries

Kent State University congratulates the following employees for achieving anniversary milestones in the month of Oct

African Community Theatre presents "Or Does it Explode?"

Kent State University’s African Community Theatre will host a production of Or Does It Explode?, an original piece written by fo

Institute for African American Affairs Lunch & Learn Series

The Department Of Pan-African Studies Presents:

PRSSA Kent Shines at Conference in Washington D.C.

The Kent State University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) excelled at the 2014 PRSSA National Conferen

Kent State’s College of Business Administration Partners with U.S. Commercial Service

Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has signed an agreement establishing a joint project with the U.S.

Campus Health Update: Letter From Dr. Angela DeJulius, Director, University Health Services

Dear Students and the Kent State Community,

Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? Kent State Researchers Study the Stability of National Monument

For Kent State University Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Moun

United We MOV - MOVchallenge Fundraiser

The United Way Committee at the Kent Campus has teamed up with the Division of Human Resources' Wellness MOVband Pro

Kent State Employee BOGO and Discount Offers

Kent State University’s Division of Human Resources and College of the Arts are excited to share the following buy o

From the Ground Up

Kent State University celebrated the newly renovated Tri-Towers residence hall complex on Oct. 15.

Elevator Pitch Competition

The Blackstone LaunchPad program at Kent State recently hosted its 2nd Annual Elevator Pitch Competition, in which students are given 90

JMC Professor is Inducted into the College of Fellows at PRSA International Conference

Professor Michele Ewing, APR, joined an elite group of 300 professionals who have dedicated more than 20 years of excell

COMM Student Named Finalist For Ryan Seacrest Cover Contest

Ohio's Got Talent competition winner Marina Strah of Westlake is now a top three finalist for the Ryan Seacrest Cover Contest for her You

Woodgett to present "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communication"

Kent State University expresses gratitude to supporters in a monumental way

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." - William Arthur Ward

Achieving the Unimaginable

Deona Miller was born in the Republic of Cape Verde, an island country off the coast of Western Africa.

Kent State Receives Award for Outstanding Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Kent State University has been selected as a recipient of the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT

Kent State President Beverly Warren Reflects on Her First 100 Days

Kent State University President Beverly Warren speaks at the Fall 2014 Bowman Breakfast in a presentation titled “Reflec

Trumbull Grad Continues Educational Journey at Stanford Law School

As David Barnes’ senior year was drawing to a close, the 2009 graduate of Champion High School was intensely focused on his next educatio

Kent State to Honor Veterans on Nov. 6

Kent State University will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov.

Open Enrollment Period is Oct. 12-24

The annual Open Enrollment period began Sunday, Oct.

A New Canvas

Kent State University invited the community to celebrate the launch of the Center for the Visual Arts on Oct. 9.

National Poetry Day!