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������’s TRIO Student Support Services program went the extra mile for senior Sharon Crawford -- 945 miles, to be exact. Ms. Crawford, a ������ senior majoring in public health, lives in Tulsa, Okla., and takes online classes while working as a respiratory therapist. Ms. Crawford is a single mother of four and has three grandchildren. She reached out to TRIO SSS after deciding to attend Kent State to receive her bachelor’s degree in public health. TRIO SSS assists first-generation students, designated income students, and students registered with Student Accessib...

State of Ohio officials have renewed a $600,000 technology commercialization partnership between ������ and Cleveland State University. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission recently approved Round 2 of the TeCK Fund, a $600,000 hybrid commercialization and faculty startup accelerator program that assists university faculty and startup companies to bring innovative new products to the market. The grant awards $300,000 in Third Frontier funds, and Kent State and Cleveland State will contribute $150,000 each. The award also approves the addition of two new members to the TeCK F...

Stark Campus Professor Featured on PBS ‘Nature’ Bonus Segment Dr. Matthew Lehnert, associate professor of Biological Sciences, and his students at the Kent State Stark Campus are included in “A Butterfly’s Proboscis,” a bonus segment of the full PBS Nature episode called “Sex, Lies and Butterflies.” In the recently released mini episode, Lehnert uses the latest technology to look deep into a butterfly’s proboscis – or its elongated sucking mouthpart – to determine the mechanism for how it feeds. Since 2010, Lehnert has studied how the mouthparts of butterflies and moths work, and he ...

Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both ������ students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognized by President Beverly Warren at the Kent State Board of Trustees meeting on May 9. Both were inspired to apply for the scholarship after Frank Congin, director of Academic Programs in  the Honors College, gave a presentation to them and the other students participating in the 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research...

Instead of traveling to a bustling beach in Florida or a cross-country trip to the Rocky Mountains, Kent State students embarked on a variety of alternative volunteer trips during this year’s spring break. The alternative spring break trips are hosted by Community Engaged Learning, which “promotes a culture of active and engaged learners by integrating opportunities for students to apply theories and knowledge through real-world experiences,” according to its website. Students were able to choose from eight different trips for their service-focused spring break ranging from Ohio to the D...

  Instead of traveling to a bustling beach in Florida or a cross-country trip to the Rocky Mountains, Kent State students embarked on a variety of alternative volunteer trips during this year’s spring break. The alternative spring break trips are hosted by Community Engaged Learning, which “promotes a culture of active and engaged learners by integrating opportunities for students to apply theories and knowledge through real-world experiences,” according to its website. Students were able to choose from eight different trips for their service-focused spring break ranging from Ohi...

Kent State students celebrate with family and friends after the graduation ceremony held at Dix Stadium.    ...

Two ������ undergraduate students have been awarded prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards the scholarships annually to students studying mathematics, natural science or engineering. Kent State’s recipients are: Gracen Gerbig, a senior on the Kent Campus from Dover, Ohio, who is studying cellular and molecular biology. She hopes to pursue a doctoral degree in microbiology, conduct research in infectious disease and eventually teach at the university level. Hayley Shaste...

Roe Green -- local arts patron, activist and CEO of the Roe Green Foundation -- decided 16 years ago that she wanted to give back to ������. Through her generosity and passion for the arts, Ms. Green, along with her foundation, established the Roe Green Visiting Director Series for the School of Theatre and Dance.  The Roe Green Visiting Director Series brings in guest professional directors to work in residency with students and direct one of the School’s Main Stage productions. In 2008, Ms. Green renewed her pledge to the series, then renewed it once more in 2013 for an...