ѿapp

Community & Society

Design Innovation photos

Design Innovation welcomes its 1,000th collaborator, reaching the milestone in just under two years.

ѿappUniversity students explore downtown Kent.

Join the ѿappsocial media team on a tour through downtown Kent. 

Two homeschool students working on a project together

Middle school- and high school-aged students learned about fuel cell energy, while elementary-aged school students discovered how propeller-driven vehicles operate, providing all students a first-hand look into the ѿappTuscarawas Engineering Technology Green & Alternative Energy program and the use of alternative energy to power devices.

Student Journalist Jacob Brooks Reports From East Palestine Train Derailment

A number of ѿappUniversity's student journalists recently got the experience of a lifetime when they traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, to cover a train derailment that is getting attention across the country. 

Dean Spake read to children on Dr. Seuss Day

The ѿappUniversity Bookstore celebrated "Dr. Seuss Day" on Thursday. 

Plane flying with birds surrounding it

Over the weekend, a Southwest Airlines flight was forced to turn back for an emergency landing after an incident where the plane is believed to have experienced bird strikes to an engine and the aircraft’s nose. But, what is a bird strike? And how do we reduce the risk of bird strikes? Syed A.M. Shihab, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering, shared his insight on bird strikes in a previous article, “What’s the Big Idea? Birds and Drones.”

Greetings from Kent sign outside Campus Market

Businesses open, businesses close, new businesses take their place. In the past three years (and counting) more than 20 new businesses have opened their doors in Kent, Ohio. But who is coming and why?

Astronaut taking a selfie

The sky is the limit for learning basic life skills. That is the lesson for several Columbiana County Rising Scholars involved in a project through NASA.

Plant vendor at Spring 2023 Farmers' Market

The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub. 

ѿappAlumna Heather Malarcik is director of Main Street Kent.

As a ѿappUniversity student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.