Laura Bartolo (Professor and Director of the Center for Materials Informatics, Kent State University) and Lan Li (Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University) are serving as guest editors for a Special Issue of Crystals, a new international, open access journal of crystallography. The Special Issue will focus on 鈥淢etal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Energy and Informatics." Authors are invited to submit manuscripts on: Computational and experimental approaches investigating MOFs鈥 potential in viable clean energy applications Researc...
Loose change, bake sales and restaurant discounts all helped lead up to the grand finale of fundraisers that benefit people with hearing loss. Kent State University鈥檚 Greek organizations pulled together for the seventh annual Lip Sync contest this past weekend. Cleveland.com featured the event that included songs, skits and sign language. Read more on Cleveland.com. (Photo credit: Penell Paglialunga) ...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, March 11. The Board will convene at 2:30 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library. Trustees will retire into executive session as part of a working lunch at 11:30 a.m. to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio鈥檚 鈥淪unshine Law.鈥 Trustees will meet as a Committee of the Whole from 8-10 a.m. This will be followed by Board standing committee meetings as follows: Academic Excellence and Student ...
Kent State University has earned the Arbor Day Foundation鈥檚 Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. 鈥淓very year, we aim for the continued recognition of Tree Campus USA,鈥 said Heather White, grounds manager of University Facilities Management at Kent State. To obtain this disti...
State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, who represents central and southern Portage County in Ohio鈥檚 75th District, met with 30 of Kent State University鈥檚 Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Feb. 13 at the Kent Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program provides scholarship support to Ohio residents who wish to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine (STEMM). The state of Ohio, recognizing that a workforce trained in these areas is essential for strengthening its economy, created the program to provide tuition suppo...
Fashion Timeline
Palmer and Mull Galleries | Sara Hume, Curator
The 鈥淔ashion Timeline鈥 showcases the Kent State University Museum鈥檚 world-class collection of historic fashions. Encompassing over two centuries of fashion history, this exhibition is designed to show the evolution of styles and silhouettes while contextualizing the pieces with relevant political, technological and cultural developments.
MEDIA ADVISORY Kent State University鈥檚 2015 Homecoming Scheduled for Oct. 3 WHAT: Kent State University will celebrate its 2015 Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Golden Flashes will take on the Miami University RedHawks at Dix Stadium. Other activities will include the Homecoming parade, the annual alumni continental breakfast and parade viewing party, the alumni spirit party, Kiss on the K and much more. Visit www.ksualumni.org/homecoming for event updates and to see highlights from Kent State鈥檚 2014 Homecoming. WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 3 WHERE: Kent State University, Kent Ca...