He Yin, Ph.D., assistant professor in ѿappUniversity’s Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received NASA’s New (Early Career) Investigator Award in Earth Science. Yin will lead evaluation and research of the devastating effects that the Syrian civil war has had on croplands throughout the eastern Mediterranean region. NASA’s New (Early Career) Investigator Program (NIP) is designed to support outstanding scientific research and career development of scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers. Through his re...
By Record Courier View article The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded ѿappUniversity first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled. ѿappcompeted against 24 colleges in the Electronics Recycled category and won the Zero Waste category. The competition occurred during the eight-week period of Jan. 31 to March 27. Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability at Kent State, said she appreciates the recognition and is excited about the achievements of the univer...
ѿappUniversity holds a free recycling event that is open to students, faculty, staff and Kent community members. By AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, July 13, 2021 View article The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded ѿappUniversity first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled. ѿappcompeted against 24 colleges in the Electronics Recycled category and won the Zero Waste category. The competition occurred during the eight-week period of Jan. 31 to March 27. Melanie Kn...
The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded ѿappUniversity first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled. ѿappcompeted against 24 colleges in the Electronics Recycled category and won the Zero Waste category. The competition occurred during the eight-week period of Jan. 31 to March 27. Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability at Kent State, said she appreciates the recognition and is excited about the achievements of the university. “It is an honor for ѿappto ...
The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at ѿappUniversity is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list. Even despite the presence of a pandemic, it did not deter members of ѿappfraternities and sororities from doing their part, helping raise funds and participating in community service efforts. “I am very proud because our students still went out and did the work for the communities,” said Dennis Ca...
ѿappUniversity at Stark has announced its Dean’s List and President’s List for the spring 2021 semester. Requirements for the Dean’s List include a 3.40 grade point average or above for the spring 2021 semester and at least 12 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours completed by the end of the semester. President’s List criteria are a 4.00 grade point and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. A part-time Dean's List follows the President's and Dean's List. SPRING 2021 PRESIDENT'S* & DEAN'S LIST The followi...
Grace Irvin-Dillard of Bedford, Ohio, who graduated from ѿappUniversity in May 2021 with a degree in entrepreneurship, has already built a successful business from the ground up while still a student. During her time in the College of Business Administration at Kent State, Irvin-Dillard created Touched By Grace (TBG) Body Care, which she continues to grow after graduation. Irvin-Dillard and her business were recently featured by Spectrum News. Watch the story. TBG Body Care offers all-natural, clean beauty and skincare products with an emphasis on sustainability. “W...
ѿappUniversity School of Art alumna Sarah Schlosser, ’17 has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Study/Research grant for 2021-22. This grant will support her research in Book Arts to study natural dyes in India. Sarah earned her B.F.A. in Studio Art with a concentration in Print Media and Photography from the School of Art in 2017 and is currently an M.F.A. candidate in Book Studies at the University of Iowa. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in rou...
Dr. Mary Ann Raghanti, Chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Dr. Melissa Edler, Research Associate, receive NIH award to further explore Alzheimer's pathology in our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees. Read all about it here: /research/news/kent-state-researchers-receive-nih-award-alzheimers-research ...
Dr. Mary Ann Raghanti, Chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Dr. Melissa Edler, Research Associate, receive NIH award to further explore Alzheimer's pathology in our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees. Read all about it here: /research/news/kent-state-researchers-receive-nih-award-alzheimers-research ...