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VIPs, Community and Cake

Community leaders and visiting VIPs came together to celebrate the Twinsburg Academic Center's 10th anniversary. 

Soccer Tournament Exemplifies International Day of Peace

The United Nations describes International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideas of peace through observing 24 hours of nonviolence and cease-fire. At Kent State, students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated the day with an international soccer tournament.

Community Food Truck Series Brings Kent State Family Together

A variety of food trucks gather in front of the University Library on Wednesdays to supply students, faculty and staff passing by with a quick bite to eat. And the Kent State community is taking advantage of it.

IN A FLASH: This Tree On Campus Is Older Than Kent State

A tree growing near the Kent State Women's Center is at least 200 years old. 

Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor

Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as “adrenarche.” 

Kent State Celebrates Milestones and Memories at This Year’s Homecoming

It’s time to wear blue and gold as the Kent State University Golden Flashes family reunites for Homecoming 2022. Kent State will celebrate Homecoming with activities and events leading up to the Oct. 1 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.

IN A FLASH: Kent State's First Female Athletes

Kent State's history of women's athletics goes back more than 100 years. 

Search for Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs

Kent State has launched a national search for an accomplished and collaborative leader to serve as our vice president for research and sponsored programs.

Wanna be Confident as Boss? LaunchNET Has Just the Course for You  

Black Women Bosses (BWB) is designed to help participants learn leadership and business skills, gain community and practice self-care and confidence as an entrepreneur.

Black Alumni Chapter Spotlight - Willard Jenkins, ’73

A Lifelong Love of Jazz

Kent State graduate serves as artistic director of DC jazzfest

Since his days as an undergraduate

Safer, More Efficient Trauma Room Design Wins Touchstone Award

A substantial amount of time and effort goes into the design of health care environments. In an emergency department, you need optimal conditions to save lives. The Center for Health and Design has awarded Sara Bayramzadeh, assistant professor and Elliot Professor in Health Care Design, the Touchstone Award – Gold Category for conceptual design.

Physics professor receives DOE grant to study the quark-gluon plasma

Up until approximately 10^(-5) seconds after the Big Bang, the Universe was is a primordial state of matter called a quark-gluon plasma (QGP).  This is due to the fact that the early Universe was extremely hot and in such a hot environment normal matter, e.g., atoms, atomic nuclei, and even neutrons and protons, did not exist.

Physics professor receives NIH grants to study membrane proteins

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a $1.86 million grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt, Ph.D., to develop molecular tools that help researchers to understand membrane proteins.  As an add-on the NIH awarded Dr. Schmidt an instrumentation grant for a high-end Atomic Force Microscope.

Physics Professor receives R35 Grant from the National Institutes for Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a $1.86 million grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt, Ph.D., to develop molecular tools that help researchers to understand membrane proteins.  As an add-on the NIH awarded Dr. Schmidt an instrumentation grant for a high-end Atomic Force Microscope.

In Puerto Rico and Kent, Hurricane Fiona Awakens Trauma Left by Maria  

The family of Astrid N. Sambolin Morales, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Kent State, is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. They have been without electricity since the storm hit Sunday Sept. 18, 2022.

Get Ready for the Most Spirited Week at Kent State

The first full week of fall is also the most spirited week at Kent State University. The week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 is Spirit Week and includes homecoming weekend at Kent State. The week will be full of events celebrating Kent State spirit.

Second Annual Banned Books Read-In Highlights Freedom of Speech

It may surprise you to learn that “Captain Underpants,” “Frankenstein,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Hunger Games” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are all popular books that have been banned, along with many others. In honor of Banned Books Week, the Second Annual Banned Books Read-In was held in Taylor Hall.

IN A FLASH: Eye on the Ball

Kent State baseball held walk-on tryouts for student players last week. 

Researcher Predicts Consumer Behavior Through Pet Ownership

Owning a pet can tell marketers all they need to know about your buying tendencies. In a new study, Lei Jia, assistant professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at Kent State, found that pet ownership can influence and predict consumer behavior. 

Figure Skating Students Glide Into Silver and Pewter at Nationals

This past summer, two Kent State University students were awarded medals in the U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the country. It is the highest level at which figure skating takes place at the college level.

Professors Who Train Future Teachers Travel to Rwanda to Exchange Ideas, Develop Partnerships

Two professors from Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services returned from a trip to the University of Rwanda (UR) energized by the new partnerships and collaborations they formed there.

Faculty and staff can purchase discounted Homecoming tickets

Faculty and staff members can purchase discounted tickets to the Homecoming football game and more. 

IN A FLASH: Register NOW to vote in November!

Time is running out to register to vote in November's elections.

Experian Verify new vendor for employment verification

Employees in the process of buying a home, applying for a loan or completing a Public Service Loan Forgiveness application now have access to Experian Verify, which provides essential, cost-effective employment and income data in a timely manner.

Selection of Anti-Racism Conference sessions will count toward Beyond Compliance hours

It was recently announced that the inaugural Kent State Anti-Racism Conference will be held Oct. 6-7. Certain sessions will count toward faculty and staff Beyond Compliance Hours.

Lisa Abraham

Familiar Face 

Lisa Abraham

Senior Writer
University Communications and Marketing
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2017

Lyle Campbell

Familiar Face 

Lyle Campbell

Stores Clerk II
Repair of Buildings
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2007

Alisha Lickwar

Familiar Face 

Alisha Lickwar

Nursing Faculty
Nursing Technology
Twinsburg RAC

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2019

Aimee Johnson

NEW FACE

Aimee Johnson

Costume Shop Supervisor
Department of Theatre and Dance
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2022

October Employee Wellness Offerings: Mental Health for the Whole Family

Family relationships can have both long- and short-term effects on one’s mental health. Many people spend more time with their family members than anyone else. These relationships have the potential to be your greatest support system.

Community Spirit Flies High In Ravenna

People looking to the skies this weekend in Kent may have seen several hot air balloons floating by.

Kent State Board of Trustees Welcomes Class of 2026, Approves Pizzuti Park Naming

The Kent State University Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2026 at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 21 at the Kent State University Airport. Kent State’s freshman class began classes on the Kent Campus nearly 7% larger than the previous year with 4,251 students – the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history. 

Happy hour at The Rathskeller for Homecoming weekend

Kick off Homecoming Weekend by celebrating the grand re-opening of the iconic Rathskeller and the grand opening of Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine! Appetizers and discounted drinks will be available Friday, Sept. 30 from 4-7 p.m. 

Kent State Is the Place to Be! First-Year Student Numbers Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Kent State University’s Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers – 4,251 to be exact – an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the university’s 112-year history. 

IN A FLASH: Do you remember? It was the 21st night of September.

On this 21st day of September, we remember when Earth, Wind and Fire played at the Kent Student Center in October 1973.