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  Spotlight on the College of Aeronautics and Engineering This time last year the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) welcomed Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., as its new dean. Now, on the eve of her one year anniversary, Bloebaum has effectively reshaped the team that will position the college as a global leader in the aeronautics and engineering industries. Below is a listing of the CAE team. Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., Dean, College of Aeronautics and Engineering; Research includes challenges in the Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) field – developing new optimization,...

It’s time to take flight for scholarships! Registrations are being accepted for the 2019 Kent State Tuscarawas Alumni Association Glowway Run 5K, presented by Geib Funeral Home and Crematories. Open to the public, the 5K run and 1.5 mile Fun Run/Walk will be held Sept. 7 at the EAA 1077 Hangar, 1802 East High Ave., located on the New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m. and the race is at 7:15 p.m.   “We are excited to have the race at Harry Clever Field and EAA Hangar,” said Chad Conrad, director of advancement at Kent State Tuscarawas and a member of t...

Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry.   Two ������ researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.   Bradley Morris, Ph.D., associate professor of educational psychology in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, and John Dunlosky, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences in the College of Arts and S...

Kent State alumna Shannon Gardiner, BSN ’09, RN, CCRN, always knew she wanted to help people, but also longed for a career that would provide flexibility along the way. After a few years working in Akron Children’s Hospital’s pediatric Intensive Care Unit, followed by some time as a traveling nurse, a Google search for volunteer opportunities led her to Mercy Ships, who own and operate the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world. A native of Champion, Ohio, who now resides in Florida, Gardiner returned home from her third volunteer experience aboard the Africa Mercy in A...

Some researchers almost make the funding process look easy, and one of ������’s most prolific and consistently funded scientists is at it again.   Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in Kent State’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond. “While it is uncommon to see researchers receive such sizable grants in su...

Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry.   Two ������ researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.   Bradley Morris, Ph.D., associate professor of educational psychology in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, and John Dunlosky, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences in the College of Arts and S...

When residents of the Chandler's Lane Condominium complex in Olmstead Falls, Ohio, lost their homes to a fire in September 2018, many were faced with the startling realization that their insurance was not enough to cover their losses. Properly insuring a condominium can be tricky and depends on the terms set out by the condo developer, explains Charla Martin-Bloodsaw, director of ������'s Insurance Studies program at the Salem Campus.  Martin-Bloodsaw was featured on a recent report aired on WEWS Channel 5 in Cleveland, which examined the issue of the Chandler's Lane ...