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Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to Kent State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

Kent State University’s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

Two students conversing on a stairs with a banner celebrating 35 years of translation at Kent State

Translation Studies Program Set to Celebrate 35 Years of Success

Kent State University’s Translation Studies program will be celebrating its 35th anniversary on April 12-13 and the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies with a full schedule of festivities and programming for its students, faculty, and alumni. â€œWe have the most comprehensive tran…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies , Translation , Humanities

College of Arts & Sciences

Image 5: Clovis fluted points hafted onto wooden handles by Michael Wilson. (Images credit: Metin I. Eren)

Experimental collaboration between archaeologists and MeatEater highlights the prevalence of equifinality in archaeological interpretation

Kent State University’s experimental archaeologists, along with those from several other universities, joined forces with the popular hunting, outdoors, and conservation media platform, MeatEater, Inc., for a unique animal processing experiment, shedding new light on ancient stone knives and showcas…

Tags: Department of Anthropology , Experimental Archaeology , Research , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

College of Arts & Sciences

Timelapse of Solar Eclipse

Beyond the Eclipse: A Cosmic Conversation with Kent State Alumna Beth A. Cunningham


Join Beth A. Cunningham, Ph.D., a distinguished physicist and Kent State University alumna, as she unravels the mysteries of the cosmos and shares her insights on the latest in space exploration and the scientific wonders of solar eclipses. Ahead of her highly anticipated presentation on the day of the eclipse, this is your chance to explore the universe through the eyes of an expert who stands at the forefront of astronomical discovery and education.

Tags: Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Total Solar Eclipse , Kent Student Center Ballroom , Science , Research

College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Oleg Lavrentovich and collaborators publish an article in Science on ferroelectric liquid crystals

Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at Kent State University, and collaborators publish an article in Science.

Tags: Research and Science , Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Physics , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Group trip

Mazel Tov! -- Kent State to Honor Retiring Jewish Studies Director as Program Reaches Half Century Mark

What does it mean to be Jewish in the modern world? This is the philosophical question that Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the esteemed retiring director of Kent State University’s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), has woven into almost all aspects of her work of fostering dialogue and understanding in …

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Jewish Studies Program , Events

College of Arts & Sciences

Particle detector

Dr. Zhangbu Xu joins the Kent State University Department of Physics faculty

The Kent State University Department of Physics is proud to welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Zhangbu Xu.

Tags: Research and Science , Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences , Physics , Center for Nuclear Research ,

Physics