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SURE Participant Hopes to Share Her Passion for Chemistry With International Community
Senior Rebecca Stratton hopes to meld her love of natural science and research to her desire to communicate her work to those around her. Becoming bilingual is a necessity she says because 鈥渁 communication-focused approach to science is the only way science can be worthwhile.鈥
The Economics of Keeping Students Engaged
Eric Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that he has impacted his students in some way. And now they've honored this impact with the Distinguished Teaching Award.
Former Golden Flashes Named Pro Football Hall of Fame Semifinalists
Antonio Gates and James Harrison, two Golden Flashes alumni who took drastically different paths to professional football stardom, now find themselves a step closer to football immortality as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame鈥檚 Class of 2025.
Doctoral Student鈥檚 Mission? Stopping Lung Cancer in Its Tracks聽
Pratyusha Ghanta鈥檚 presentation "Stopping Lung Cancer in its Tracks" earned her third place in Kent State鈥檚 fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition.
What's the Big Idea? Student Life Study
Watch President Diacon as he's joined by Karin Coifman and John Gunstad, professors in the Department of Psychological Sciences, as they talk about their new longitudinal research study, which will look at 10,000 students and their success over time.
鈥楾his Experience Changed Me in More Ways Than I Could Have Imagined鈥
妻友社区 graduate student Jordon Egbert said taking part in the Kigali Summer Institute in Rwanda has changed his entire perspective on life.
International Student Finds Kent State Engineering Program Too Good to Pass Up
What's The Big Idea? AMLCI With Oleg Lavrentovich
Kent State President Todd Diacon meets with Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI) Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich to discuss how his team is using liquid crystals to 鈥渄omesticate鈥 bacteria.
Madame President: Carol A. Cartwright
In 1991, Carol A. Cartwright, Ph.D., made history when she was named president of 妻友社区, becoming not only Kent State鈥檚 first female president, but also the first woman to serve as president of any Ohio public college or university.
Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researcher鈥檚 Mission
Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.