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 While a student at Kent State University, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) dreamed of taking the stage as a dancer in New York City, not as a congresswoman in Washington, D.C. But today she’s a star in the eyes of many, with her federal legislative debut drawing attention beyond Northeast Ohio. This Akron native comes by her position naturally, as the daughter of former state representatives Barbara and Vernon Sykes, who is now an Ohio state senator. Although the junior Sykes has a love for the arts, this civically minded woman said she’s always felt a strong call to help people, to...

Melanie Kirin, a lecturer in Career-Technical Teacher Education in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, has received the bronze Teaching Recognition Award in teaching development from Kent State's Center for Teaching and Learning. The teaching development awards program recognizes actions that enhance teaching and learning at Kent State University. The program allows instructors to earn tiered awards (bronze, silver, gold & platinum) for their efforts to learn about, implement, evaluate and investigate evidence-based instructional practices. All instructors at K...

According to the National Cancer Institute, there are 623,405 people living with metastatic breast, prostate, lung, colorectal or bladder cancer or metastatic melanoma in the United States, and that number is expected to increase to 693,452 by the year 2025. With the estimated number of cases on the rise, now is the time to stop this disease in its tracks. Professors at Kent State University are trying to do just that.   Hanbin Mao, Ph.D., professor, and Yaorong Zheng, Ph.D., associate professor, both of chemistry and biochemistry, and Yuki Suzuki, Ph.D., at Mie University in ...

Ohio higher education leaders heard firsthand how Kent State brings a major return on investment as a students-first university at the university’s Board of Trustees quarterly meeting held March 9 in Columbus.  President Todd Diacon took the opportunity to make the presentation “Kent State Works” at the Board of Trustees meeting, which was held at Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph. The presentation illustrated how Kent State prepares its students for job readiness and gives an economic boost to the communities it serves. Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education Randy Gar...

KENT, Ohio – The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host the 47th Annual Meonske Professional Development Conference April 27-28 at the Kent State University Student Center Kiva. The annual conference provides attendees with an opportunity to learn and network with other accounting and finance professionals. The conference is named for Kent State University Professor Emeritus Norman Meonske, the conference founder. This year’s event will feature engaging sessions on a variety of timely topics for accounting and finance professionals. It provides two days of...

It’s been nearly three decades since Rob Senderoff walked around downtown Albany, New York, with the same eyes as the young men he now coaches.   “I’m having a blast. I’m really having a blast,” Senderoff said as he prepares his Kent State team to play in the NCAA Tournament in a city he knows so well.    A 1995 graduate of the University at Albany, Senderoff spent his college days as a student assistant on the Great Danes’ staff on his way to a career in coaching. “I tried out for the junior varsity team here at Albany – it was a Division III school at...