Rewarding Achievement
Five ¹ú²úÂ×Àí physicists among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide
Kent Ohio.- Five ¹ú²úÂ×Àí physicists are recognized among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide: Veronica Dexheimer, Antal Jakli, Oleg Lavrentovich, Jonathan Selinger, and Deng-Ke Yang. Congratulations to all! Link to article
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Scientists Help Measure Primordial Matter at Trillions of Degrees
UPTON, N.Y. — October 14, 2025 — An international team of researchers has directly measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) — the superhot primordial matter that filled the universe just millionths of a second after the Big Bang. Among the leaders of this breakthrough is Kent S…
Student Enjoys Eclectic Experience
After spending her younger years in a variety of volunteer roles with non-governmental organizations in her native Macedonia, Ivana Krsteska chose ¹ú²úÂ×Àí to study sustainable architecture and also serves as a Kent Student Ambassador.
Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Honors College senior Mallory Woods, ’22, was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA).
Planned Gift to Support Student-Athletes
George Jenkins, ’63, and his wife Gina, recently established a planned gift to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will give preference to students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly those from the Appalachian region.
Historic $10 Million Philanthropic Gift
The Podiatry Foundation has made an historic $10 million donation to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí to secure the financial and academic future of Ohio’s only podiatry college – ¹ú²úÂ×Àí College of Podiatric Medicine.
Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
Gracen Gerbig, ’20, saw the Goldwater Scholarship as a representation of the goals she was working toward throughout her ¹ú²úÂ×Àí career studying cellular and molecular biology.
Columbiana Student Is Goldwater Scholar
Hayley Shasteen, ’21, received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards scholarships annually to students from across the country studying mathematics, natural science or engineering.
Alumna Receives Fulbright Grant
Sarah Schlosser, ’17, is traveling to India to work with craftspeople in order to develop a better understanding and document traditional methods of natural dyeing textiles. This experience is a result of Sarah receiving a prestigious Fulbright Study/Research grant.
LGBTQ+ Center Marks 10-Year Milestone
In a month synonymous with cupid, hearts and chocolates, it seems fitting that ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center is set to celebrate 10 years of love beginning on Valentine’s Day and extending through the end of the year.