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Tracking Wildlife Through New TechnologyLauren Sigrist, Environmental and Conservation Biology senior and ESDRI FellowFor Lauren Sigrist, a senior Environmental and Conservation Biology major, with a minor in Environmental Studies, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) gave her the opportunity to spend a second summer exploring how technology is transforming wildlife research. She conducted her project under the mentorship of Greg Smith, PhD, faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences, �������� a...

by Lisa Abraham�������� MagazineSeptember 17, 2025With wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine and a tumultuous presidential election cycle, the overthrow of the autocratic government of Bangladesh made few U.S. headlines in 2024.Yet the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which followed a student-led mass uprising against her regime in July 2024, caused serious concern among �������� professors from the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. Within months of the July Revolution, two �������� professors were on the ground in Bangladesh working with the University of...

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare by EmailThe Wick Poetry Center will begin the 2025 Fall Semester with a book launch, poetry readings and a new exhibit from its Poets for Science collaboration.A book launch for “The Nature of Our Times” by Phillip Levin, Ph.D., director of United by Nature, will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.Published by Paloma Press in collaboration with the Wick Poetry Center and Poets for Science, “The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders” is ...

KSU Navigate, our academic success platform, provides new resources, making it quick and easy for students to get assistance when needed. Also, faculty and instructors can request additional support for students.Faculty and Instructors Support for StudentsEarly Alerts is a new and improved collaborative system that makes it easy for faculty and instructors to submit academic-related concerns on behalf of students, connecting students with campus resources. Faculty and instructors can access Early Alerts training resources to learn more.Additional Resources for StudentsFlash Help is a support s...

�������� and the University of Cincinnati have been awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation's GRANTED program to launch the Supporting and Harmonizing Research Endeavors (SHARE) program. This initiative will transform how research institutions across the region collaborate, share expertise and develop the next generation of research leaders.Led by Co-Principal Investigators Douglas L. Delahanty of ��������, Jane E. Strasser of the University of Cincinnati, and James Reecy of Iowa State, the SHARE program addresses critical national needs...

 As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined ��������’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), to study how carbon moves out of soils and what that means for climate change. “My research looks at how carbon moves out of soils,” Masters explained. “I collect gases from the soil at different depths and in areas with different amounts of vegetation...

 ��������’s Wick Poetry Center recently helped create a new mural for the Haymaker Farmers’ Market.According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the new mural, located in downtown Kent on Franklin Avenue, is now the largest mural in Portage County and pays homage to both farmers and shoppers alike.  The design now features the “Haymaker Community Poem,” a project launched by the Wick Poetry Center that drew inspiration from shoppers and vendors who submitted poems for the market’s 30th anniversary.“We were thrilled to create the website and prompts, to gather a harvest of voice...

 As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined ��������’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), to study how carbon moves out of soils and what that means for climate change. “My research looks at how carbon moves out of soils,” Masters explained. “I collect gases from the soil at different depths and in areas with different amounts of vegetation...

��������’s wetlands at the Herrick Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility were the training grounds for senior Nick Brocato, who was recently a fellow in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).Audio fileBrocato, a senior biology major, and Tamera Owens, a sophomore majoring in public health, spent the summer researching a broad question: how effective are wetlands at “being the kidneys of the landscape” by cleaning up contaminants such as nitrogen and phosphorus?Recently, Brocato spoke to �������� Today about the SURE project and how the experience will fit into his plans for a c...

 ��������’s wetlands at the Herrick Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility were the training grounds for senior Nick Brocato, who was recently a fellow in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).Audio fileBrocato, a senior biology major, and Tamera Owens, a sophomore majoring in public health, spent the summer researching a broad question: how effective are wetlands at “being the kidneys of the landscape” by cleaning up contaminants such as nitrogen and phosphorus?Recently, Brocato spoke to �������� Today about the SURE project and how the experience will fit into his plans f...