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Entrepreneurship takes many forms. It can take advantage of new technology or a new way of using old technology. In some cases, it combines new and old to create something entirely new. In Javon Miller’s case, his business was created by combining a new hobby with a tool that humans have used for centuries.   “Bovazi is a handcrafted pen and pencil company that I started in January 2017 as a senior in high school,” says Mr. Miller, a freshman psychology major. “I hand carve and assemble luxury pens from different materials.”   Made from wood and acrylic, Bovazi pens and pencils co...

Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D., an associate professor of biological sciences at ������, talks about memory loss and what she is doing to help prevent it.     ...

Haithem Zourrig, Ph.D., Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Kent State Stark, presented “A Value-based Pricing Simulation Game for Entrepreneurship and Business Students” at the 45th Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME) conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 7, 2018.   Dr. Zourrig, an assistant professor in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Kent State Stark, also received the AxcessCapon Teaching Innovation Award, discerned by the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME) conference from March 7-10, 2018, Albuquerque, New Mexico...

Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented “The Industrial Robot and Software Development Lifecycle: A Framework for Designing, Building, and Programming for Industrial Robot Integration” during Saudi Arabia’s Alfaisal University's College of Engineering Webinar Series on March 13, 2018.   Summary: In this talk, the author discussed the process of building robots in parallel with designing and creating applications in the Industry 4.0 ecosystem. The lifecycle is composed of eight phases. We discussed the importance of specifications, scope, evaluating risk and alternatives, const...

Familiar Face Ty Linder "Voice of the Golden Flashes" (Director of Broadcasting) Intercollegiate Athletics Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am responsible for broadcasting ������ football, basketball and baseball games on the radio. I am also in charge of arranging programming for Kent State volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics and softball. In 2017-18, I'll be responsible for serving as play-by-play for Kent State TV broadcasts on ESPN3. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: February 2007 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: WNRR 92.1 FM in Bellevue, Ohio. I di...

In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, ������'s Power Plant on the Kent Campus will be shut down beginning Sunday, May 13, at 12:01 a.m. The shutdown is expected to be completed Sunday, May 20, at 11:59 p.m.     Due to work on the campus electrical system, the completion date may be delayed until Monday, May 21. As a result of the steam shutdown, most buildings located on campus will NOT have hot water to sinks and showers, etc., or heat or air conditioning.   ...

Every day, we all encounter stressors such as traffic, work deadlines and family obligations, to name a few. Sometimes it feels like we can’t get away from stress. In parts I and II of the Stress Management That Works series, we have come to understand stress and its effect on our body. In addition, we have become more familiar with how to recognize when we are feeling stressed and how to decrease our stress number through understanding how we think about problems. During the third part of this webinar series on April 5 from 10-11 a.m., we will discuss incorporating stress management into our ...