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Hey everyone! My name is Taylor Pierce, and I’m a senior here at �������� double-majoring in criminology and justice studies and political science, with a minor in pre-law. Choosing �������� was a no-brainer for me because of the extensive opportunities it has provided for me to explore my academic, professional, and personal interests as I stepped into the next chapter of my life. When I entered KSU, I had an interest in law and the criminal justice system. I spent my first year taking classes inside and outside my field, attending seminars, and making connections with professors. Th...

  The Spring 2026 Nursing Job and Career Fair on March 23 welcomed 20 hospital and healthcare facilities from around Northeast Ohio and beyond to meet with students from ��������'s College of Nursing.    �������� 200 nursing students came to the event in Henderson Hall on the Kent Campus and explored opportunities for job placements and summer internships.   Special thanks to Mariah Gibbons, marketing and public relations communication specialist, �������� College of Nursing for sharing these photos.Want to see YOUR photos in ...

When David Jones graduated from �������� at Ashtabula in December 2022 with a degree in information technology and computer networking, his career plans were straightforward. He expected to work in IT building systems, managing networks and solving technical problems behind the scenes.But just weeks later, he applied for a position that most outside observers would have predicted: executive director of the Conneaut Arts Center.By early 2023, Jones was hired to lead the nonprofit arts organization, located in a 127‑year‑old historic building along Lake Erie. The Arts Center, which ...

Psychological Sciences Professor Karin Coifman, Ph.D., has been named the new director of ��������’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI).Coifman, who is bringing her years of expertise as one of the university’s top researchers to her new role, told �������� Today that she was grateful for her new role and excited about the institute’s future.“I look forward to serving all BHRI members and the broader �������� research community to meet the primary mission of the institute: to support and to drive interdisciplinary and impactful research on brain health,” she said.Coifman i...

For thousands of years, ancient hunters across North America relied on the atlatl — a lever-powered spear-throwing device — to pursue prey. Then, about 1,400 years ago, something changed fast.A new study co-authored by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Anthropology at ��������, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, reveals that the bow and arrow swept across western North America roughly 1,400 years ago in a near-simultaneous wave — and in much of the region, it didn't just compete with the atlatl. It wiped it out almost overnight.The research team analyzed 140...