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Kent State University MFA candidate and DI Hub Collaborator Atoosa Fadaei recently unveiled her thesis installation "Paradox," a sculptural work that merges traditional materials with digital fabrication to explore themes of displacement, war, and cultural memory. Created over the course of a year and constructed in part within the Design Innovation (DI) Hub鈥檚 Reactor Makerspace, the project is a compelling example of how artists can leverage cutting-edge tools and collaborative support to realize powerful creative visions.Bridging Artistic Practice and TechnologyFadaei is currently a sec...
Kent State University President Todd Diacon recently addressed multiple challenges facing the university with the Akron Beacon Journal, including the $1.5-$2 million cost of implementing Senate Bill 1, budget constraints from capped tuition increases and enrollment declines. The university is responding with its Transformation 28 plan, which cuts costs by restructuring colleges and eliminating about 30 administrative positions while protecting faculty jobs. Despite these pressures, Diacon remains committed to the university鈥檚 core values, stating, 鈥淲e鈥檙e not just for the fortunate few. We...
Trevor Williams, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University, recently published a paper entitled 鈥淯nderstanding the Psychosis Spectrum Using a Hierarchical Model of Social Cognition鈥 in the Schizophrenia Bulletin. This study investigated the link between social cognitive impairment and psychosis and other symptoms. In this study, the research team found that modeling the common overlap of social cognitive tasks may provide better insight into psychosis and other symptoms. In particular, it may be that some symptoms and disorder...
*This article is a part of the series 鈥淎rtificial Intelligence and Its Applications: Perspectives from Across Kent State,鈥 highlighting the applications of AI in different fields and including insights from students and faculty. Stay tuned for a future article covering design, or check out previous articles about law enforcement, manufacturing or healthcare.Geoff Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German, certified freelance translator and president of the American Translators Association (ATA), said artificial intelligence is inescapable in translation and interpretation now. I...
The College of Public Health offers two programs for Community Health Workers (CHWs):
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One Kent State graduate鈥檚 journey to find the right prosthesis led to a monumental win for limb loss awareness in Ohio.Lucas Slusher, 鈥17, was born without his right arm below his elbow, which is called a congenital amputation. Since birth, he has had several prostheses to help adapt to life with one arm, with his first one being a body鈥損owered hook. But nothing felt quite right.鈥淎s I got older, I began to view the prosthesis as inferior in both aesthetic and function,鈥 Lucas said. 鈥淚 was not a fan of the skin- toned color, something that was trying too hard to look like a real arm. ...
Dear Colleagues:Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).2024 FSA FundsImportant DeadlinesThe IRS requires that any 2024 balances remaining in your FSA at the end of the 2024 calendar year be spent by March 15, 2025, and claims filed by June 30, 2025, or the balance will be forfeited.This means that if you had a balance of 2024 funds remaining in your FSA as of Dec. 31, 2024, you have until March 15, 2025, to incur qualified expenses (deductibles, co-pays, eyeglass, dental expenses, etc. not covered by the plan). Reimburse...
Kent State University鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will present 15 awards to alumni and academics who have served or trained at the institute as part of its 60th anniversary celebration April 25-26.Here are the award recipients:Lifetime Achievement Awards Cheng Chen, Ph.D. 鈥06, is an executive in Apple鈥檚 Hardware Technology team, where he has led a diverse technical portfolio spanning liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode displays, optics, perceptual computing and vision science. His contributions and leadership have played a key role in t...
As investors, business leaders, and consumers endured a recent roller coaster on Wall Street in which some markets lost more than 10% of their value, a group of Kent State University students received a real-world financial lesson. Members of the Golden Flash Asset Management Group (GFAM) began trading in 2018 and manage more than $1.4 million in university assets. Kent State Today asked the group's members how they reacted to the news that the United States was adding tariffs and what lessons they learned while navigating uncharted financial waters. As student managers of ove...