Community & Society
East Main Street to Get a $25.5M Makeover
A federal grant will help restart a major improvement project for a highly trafficked area of downtown Kent. Changes to East Main Street will include wider sidewalks, bike and pedestrian paths and crossings, and two roundabouts.
New Lake Erie College President Is a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumna
¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumna Jennifer N. Schuller has been named president of Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. She is the first woman to lead the institution in 75 years.
Math Camp for High Schoolers Seeks to Ready Future College Students for STEM Jobs in Ohio
¹ú²úÂ×Àí-sponsored math camp helps to prepare high school students for plentiful STEM jobs in Ohio.
Creativity + Technology = Help for Math Teachers Here and Abroad
Teachers from northeast Ohio and from thousands of miles away in sub-Saharan Africa have been learning to create inexpensive math teaching tools thanks to the efforts of some ¹ú²úÂ×Àí professors.
IN A FLASH: Four-Legged Flashes on Campus
¹ú²úÂ×Àí canines and their human companions came to the Kent Campus for the Dog Days of Summer.
Honors College and Education Abroad Gave ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Grad Tools For Success
Honors College ranked high when graduate Josh Budd was deciding whether to attend ¹ú²úÂ×Àí because it offered him a challenging experience through its thesis programs and its education-abroad program. Studying abroad helped him develop more empathy and connection with people of backgrounds different from his own.
IN A FLASH: Balloons and Horses on Campus
Hot air balloons and the Budweiser Clydesdales visited ¹ú²úÂ×Àí at Stark.
Drugs and Behavior: How Societal Trends Impact Addiction
Since the beginning of the pandemic, few disciplines have seen as many changes as psychology. In order to help students address these emerging challenges, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Department of Psychological Sciences is offering a slate of courses relevant to the changing trends impacting mental health today.
Taking in the Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Rwanda
Over the past several weeks, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí faculty and staff, along with a select group of students, have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, taking part in a host of educational programs and cultural exchange.
Love of Aviation Inspires ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons FestivalÂ
The Props and Pistons Festival has been held since 2013 and is planned and funded by Inspire Aviation, a non-profit organization whose goal is promoting aviation and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. To learn more about the event or to volunteer go to https://www.flyohio.org/.