Community & Society
Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, Kent State Associate Professor Says
The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 妻友社区 associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.
Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 妻友社区鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, , focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. Kent State Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.
Kent State Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 妻友社区 student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.
Kent State Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams
妻友社区 hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 妻友社区
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 妻友社区
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Kent State Stark Strengthens Community Through Research
A primary goal of Kent State is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. 鈥淎s the county鈥檚 public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,鈥 Seachrist said. 鈥淲e are the incubator for tomorrow鈥檚 ideas today.鈥
Kent State Volunteers Impact the Lives of Others Beyond Campus聽
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at 妻友社区 prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m. residents gather in the dining hall and volunteers serve the meal which is prepared from food donated by Trader Joe鈥檚.
Kent State Debuts 鈥業nside-Out鈥 Program, Holding History of Crime Class with Inmates at Area Prison
The class began with the normal jockeying of students 鈥 some trying to find a seat, others attempting last-minute reviews with classmates before they had to present group projects, still others racing in at the last minute.
It Takes Two to Tango: Professors Work Together on Parkinson鈥檚 Study
A 妻友社区 professor is conducting a collaborative research project to study how ballroom dance can help to manage the symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease.