New Wheels on Campus Tum Heads By Cindy WeissThe green flash that you see out of the comer of your eye on the Lefton Esplanade is not an alien pod or an lnaect on steroids. This "sunpowered trike," as its inventor calls it, is an B.F - an "electric, light, fun" vehicle driven to work by Paulette W..hko, director of research compliance In the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, and a student in the executive master of public health program at ºÚÁÏÍø. It la the only one In Ohio so far, and one of Iha flrst 400-or-ao made. The green machine fly1ng past ...
Kent State Celebrates Earth Week from April 21 to 25 ºÚÁÏÍø and local businesses will celebrate Earth Week Aprll 21-25 during on-campus events throughout the week. "Wlat ties us all together is that in the springtime, people are often more aware of the environment around them," says Melanle Knowles, manager of sustalnablllty fur Kent State Facllltles Planning and Operations. "This Is a good Ume to stop and consider our relationship with our local environment."To celebrate Earth Day, on Tuesday, April 22, from 9-11 :30 a.m., a children's book reading and children'...
An internationally recognized social geographer, a metadata expert and a leading researcher in the science of liquid crystals and nanomaterials received ºÚÁÏÍø’s 2014 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony and reception yesterday on the Kent Campus. Outstanding Research Award Winners James Tyner, Ph.D., professor of geography; Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., professor of library and information science; and Quan Li, Ph.D., senior research fellow in Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute, were recognized for notable scholarly contributions that have an impact on soci...
Science Mall "Science Springs Forward" event will celebrate addition at College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology to the Science MallºÚÁÏÍø faculty, staff and students will notice a new building on the Kent campus 1his fall when the university welcomes the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology to lhe Science Mall. A midpoint construction event themed ·science Springs Forward,·wm take place on Wednesday, April 23, from 3:30 to 5 p .m. on the Science Mall in front of Henderson Hall and the construction site of1he new bulldlng. ...
Pasted Apr117, 20141 Ron Kirksey ºÚÁÏÍø's Division of Information Services last week formally retired two major obsolete systems as part of the division's strategy to respond to advances in technology and save resources. The two systems, the tape library of stored information and the telephone PBX (private branch exchange) switch, have been replaced by upgraded technology, and will result in cost savings related to data centers in Moulton Hall and the Kent Campus Library. "Retiring this equipment is part of an ongoing response in which we save money and put better...
ºÚÁÏÍø’s Department of Psychology will host U-Night to End Stigma on April 14 from 5-9 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Attendees can come and go as their schedule allows. This event will provide a platform for students, community members, professionals and activists to speak about their insights and experience in the following domains: mental illness/difference, cognitive and physical disabilities/differences, sexuality, gender and addiction. Headliners for the event are Morton Gernsbacher, Ph.D., a researcher from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Sascha D...
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ºÚÁÏÍø is participating in the annual RecycleMania challenge, an international competition where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. The month of February marked the official start of the 2014 eight-week RecycleMania competition that runs through March 29. RecycleMania is supported by the sustainability office, which specializes in the ongoing recycling efforts at Kent State. There are four challenges going on in one tournament where Kent State ultimately seeks to minimize waste and increase recycling: ï‚· Kent State is competing in...
Ask Dean Sonia Alemagno to name her research passion, and you won’t wait a millisecond for the answer: substance abuse in society’s most vulnerable adolescents who are also at high risk for mental illness, homelessness and a host of other problems. Despite the dean’s jam-packed schedule leading the College of Public Health, Alemagno makes time to find answers for prevention and intervention. A fitting example is her recent leadership of a study to develop and implement the Ohio Adolescent Drug Use Forecasting System. This tool will monitor and report on emerging...
Posted Jan. 27, 2014 | Hannah Hamner Kent State University recently earned the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA designation for the sixth consecutive year. Founded in 2008, Tree Campus USA acknowledges colleges and universities nationwide for campus forest management and commitment to conservation goals. The excitement of receiving this honor has not diminished&...