Dr. Rafaela Takeshita (Anthropology) and Dr. Wilson Chung (Biological Sciences) bring home the Gold from the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Please join us in congratulations Drs. Takeshita and Chung on their Gold Award Pilot Grant from the BHRI entitled, "The role of adrenarche in the evolution of the human brain". We can't wait to learn what they find! ...
Please join us in congratulating PhD student Rose Leach! Rose received the William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA). The theme of this year's essay competition, appropriately, was informed by teh COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice. Specifically, contestants were asked to describe the role that biological anthropologists play in informing the public about the interrelationships between public health and race. ...
Image courtesy of Allyson Tessin One of Kent State University鈥檚 newest faculty members in the Department of Geology has already made her mark with the recent publication of her and her colleagues鈥 work to better understand the effects of global warming as it relates to the arctic ocean. Allyson Tessin, Ph.D, assistant professor, specializes in biochemistry, oceanography and sedimentary geology. She is currently studying the relationship between the chemistry of the ocean and climate change. Tessin has traveled to the Arctic three times for durations spanning four to seven weeks per trip. ...
Thirteen Kent State University at Stark nursing students recently received money toward their schooling, thanks to the North Canton Medical Foundation (NCMF) and the Last Dollar Scholarship fund. The NCMF provided $5,000 in COVID-19 relief funds for nursing students struggling financially as a result of the pandemic. To identify need, students were asked to submit an essay application describing the financial challenges they have experienced due to the pandemic. 鈥淎fter reviewing their applications, it was evident that nearly all of the circumstances described were the same,鈥 said Andrea ...
After school, the behemoth of a piano loomed large, yet its black and white ivories still called to the little girl whose feet could barely reach its pedals. And for the boy who grew up in a household brimming with books, burying his nose in them set the tone early: never stop learning. While their backgrounds are as varied as the ways they鈥檝e chosen to give, for two Kent State University at Stark deans, giving to the campus means leaving a legacy etched by education 鈥 and an intent. That these dollars will provide for the kind of hope that prompts the first step toward a new tomorrow...
The Kent State Stark Rising Scholars Program continues to thrive through the final stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, the need has never been greater to help Stark County youth move out of poverty toward a life of prosperity, explained Beth Fuciu, associate director of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. The Rising Scholars Program is designed to give first-generation and underrepresented students a pathway to achieve a college degree at no cost to participants. But more funding is needed to continue changing students鈥 lives. 鈥淭his program can only continue with donation...
The 2021 E-Cycle Drive at Kent State University is open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Electronics recycling will be open on March 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Kent State University R-17 parking lot behind Starbucks, between S. Willow and S. Lincoln streets. The campus and Kent communities can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling, LLC, an R2 certified recycler, which handles materials in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Materials permitted at E-Cycle Drive include: fl...
Kent State University has been designated as a First-gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-generation Student Success for its commitment to improving the experiences and advancing outcomes of those who are first in their families to attend college. The center is an initiative of NASPA 鈥 Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation. 鈥淭he center is so pleased to welcome Kent State University into the 2021-22 First-gen Forward cohort,鈥 said Sarah E. Whitley, Ph.D., assistant vice president of the Center for First-generation Student Success. 鈥淭...
The Kent State Stark Women's History Committee will spotlight different, recognized women in fields like the arts, politics, science, sports and business every Wednesday in March on Kent State Stark's social media platforms. Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) In the 1930s and 40s, Hedy Lamarr was known as 鈥渢he most beautiful woman in the world鈥 and was an international star in the movie industry. Born in Austria to Jewish parents, she left her German husband in the mid-1930s, traveled to the United States and began to make movies for what became MGM Studios. Her movie career lasted into th...
The Flashes Safe Seven is now the Flashes Safe Eight! Kent State University developed its Flashes Safe Seven safety principles last year to protect the university community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now we are adding an extra step to keep us safe: Get a COVID-19 vaccine. Flash Your Arm Roll up your sleeve, 鈥淔lash your arm鈥 and get vaccinated as soon as you are able. Currently in Ohio, vaccines are being provided based on guidelines established by the state. If you are eligible to receive the vaccine through a COVID-19 vaccine provider now...