
Events
The Office of Sustainability is involved in various events throughout the year.
- Campus Sustainability Month: October
- National Solar Tour: October
- Bra Recycling Drive: October
- Game Day Challenge: Fall Semester
- Winter Coat and Clothing Drive: November/December
- Campus Race to Zero Waste: Spring Semester
- E-Cycle Drive: March
- Earth Month Events: April
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After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…
NEW METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED IN KENT STATE GEOLOGY PROFESSOR'S LAB IMPROVE MONITORING OF LAKES AND OCEANS; Kent State Today; August 9, 2019
After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…Image

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 Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science…
NSF AWARDS KENT STATE RESEARCHERS $1.3 MILLION TO NOURISH CHILDREN’S MINDS, FILL THEIR BELLIES; Kent State Today; July 30, 2019
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 Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science…Image

Studies suggest that the most effective way to demonstrate the value of science is putting it to work in local communities in a way that has an immediate and obvious impact.
RESEARCH INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT SHOWS AKRON CHILDREN WHAT BEING A SCIENTIST IS ALL ABOUT; Kent State Today; July 25, 2019
Studies suggest that the most effective way to demonstrate the value of science is putting it to work in local communities in a way that has an immediate and obvious impact.Image

Campus leads county in undergraduate research and innovation
KENT STATE STARK STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY THROUGH RESEARCH; Kent State Today; July 23, 2019
Campus leads county in undergraduate research and innovationImage

Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at Kent State University prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent.
At 5 p.m., residents gather in the…
KENT STATE VOLUNTEERS IMPACT THE LIVES OF OTHERS BEYOND CAMPUS ; Kent State Today; June 26, 2019
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at Kent State University prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m., residents gather in the…By Marissa Moore, Kent Stater
Kent State was ranked 7 out of 10 for “most environmentally friendly companies in the U.S.” in June by , a United…
Kent State ranks high in environmentally friendliness; Kent Wired; June 22, 2019
By Marissa Moore, Kent Stater Kent State was ranked 7 out of 10 for “most environmentally friendly companies in the U.S.” in June by , a United…
By Marissa Moore
June 22, 2019
Kent State ranks high in environmentally friendliness; Kent Wired; June 22, 2019
By Marissa Moore June 22, 2019
A group of artists, educators and volunteers worked together to produce “We the People,” an outdoor art exhibit at Kent State University that pays tribute to refugees from around the world who have made Northeast Ohio their home.
Sharing Stories of Inspiration: Kent State’s “We the People” Exhibit; Kent State Today; June 18, 2019
A group of artists, educators and volunteers worked together to produce “We the People,” an outdoor art exhibit at Kent State University that pays tribute to refugees from around the world who have made Northeast Ohio their home.The Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design was approached by the …
CAED STUDENTS RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD A CLOTHING CENTER; College of Architecture and Environmental Design; June 5, 2019
The Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design was approached by the …Image

Being hunted by unseen predators isn’t the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it’s just part of the day.
“The animals that most concerned me were the large cats, like jaguars, pumas, but also snakes, and monkeys,” said Emmaleigh Given, Kent State aquatic…