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On a warm summer afternoon, wading into Breakneck Creek near the Kent Campus, you might not notice anything unusual about the water running clear over smooth rocks. But David Costello, Ph.D., sees something that most scientists have spent decades overlooking: a stream that is quietly iron-deficient.Costello, a professor of biological sciences at �鶹��ѡ, has spent years studying how human activities affect stream ecosystems. His latest research, published March 8 in the journal Ecology Letters, challenges a foundational assumption in stream ecology — that algae and other primary ...

On a warm summer afternoon, wading into Breakneck Creek near the Kent Campus, you might not notice anything unusual about the water running clear over smooth rocks. But David Costello, Ph.D., sees something that most scientists have spent decades overlooking: a stream that is quietly iron-deficient.Costello, a professor of biological sciences at �鶹��ѡ, has spent years studying how human activities affect stream ecosystems. His latest research, published March 8 in the journal Ecology Letters, challenges a foundational assumption in stream ecology — that algae and other primary ...

Columbus, Ohio, May 2026 – The �鶹��ѡ Museum and the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board announce “Ohioans in Space: The Carl E. Walz Spacesuit from the �鶹��ѡ Museum,” a special installation opening on May 19 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, celebrating Ohio’s legacy of excellence in aviation and space exploration. The installation will be on view through Nov. 3.The �鶹��ѡ Museum, which holds one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of fashion, textiles and decorative arts, is bringing a spacesuit from its collection into the heart...

On Friday, April 24, �鶹��ѡ community members and staff planted trees across campus to celebrate Arbor Day, continuing efforts that have earned the University national recognition as a Tree Campus USA Higher Education institution for 18 consecutive years.  The Tree Campus Higher Education program helps universities plant, nurture and celebrate trees on campus. �鶹��ѡhas received recognition consecutively since the program began.As a part of the efforts, �鶹��ѡmarked Arbor Day with tree plantings at multiple locations across campus, bringing together students, staf...

�鶹��ѡ celebrated Earth Day - part of its Earth Month programming - with a campus-wide series of events that blended hands-on education, student research and community partnerships. From the Earth Fest on Risman Plaza—featuring more than 50 organizations—to the scientific posters at the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) Research Showcase and the Electric Vehicle Showcase, the day’s activities highlighted how sustainability is woven into academic life. Together, these events underscored the university’s year-round commitment to environmental care and enc...

by Lisa Abraham April 29, 2026 Design a garment inspired by migratory birds without using any actual feathers: This was the challenge presented to �鶹��ѡ fashion design students as part of a new partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, celebrating the connection between nature and fashion design.The exhibition, “Fashion & Feather,” debuted on Earth Day, April 22, at the natural history museum and will remain open through Oct. 11, bringing together historic fashion, ornithological specimens, cultural objects and contemporary student designs.The exhi...

It’s not what it seems; no one is reaching for puns when they say that Rebekkah “Bekkah” Berryhill, the grounds manager in University Facilities Management for �鶹��ѡ’s Kent Campus, is down-to-earth and a well-grounded, happy, fulfilled person.She shared her story of how she arrived at �鶹��ѡas a student-athlete, became a student worker in the grounds crew, became a university employee and then, nearly 30 years later, became the grounds manager in charge of the entire Kent Campus.How a Buckeye Legacy Arrived at Kent StateBoth of Berryhill’s parents had graduated from Ohio S...

A team of �鶹��ѡ researchers is studying whether naturally occurring bacteria in polluted streams can help remove toxic metals from the environment—work that could improve understanding of ecosystem recovery, contaminated water remediation, and even the search for life on Mars.The project is supported by a Seed Grant from �鶹��ѡ’s Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), which funds innovative interdisciplinary research addressing environmental challenges.Led by Courtney Wagner, PhD, of Kent State’s Department of Earth Sciences, together with a...

 Students, faculty, staff and community partners gathered at �鶹��ѡ’s Herrick Aquatic Ecology Research Facility (HAERF) on April 24 for the university’s Arbor Day BioBlitz, a hands-on event focused on documenting biodiversity across one of campus’s most unique research environments.Organized by Kent State’s new student chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, the BioBlitz invited participants of all experience levels to explore the wetland’s network of experimental ponds and Allerton Creek while collecting ecological observations alongside researchers and environm...

‘Fashion & Feather’ Opens at Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryExhibition is presented in partnership with the �鶹��ѡ Museum and School of FashionA new exhibition pairing fashion from �鶹��ѡ Museum's collection with ornithological specimens from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History opened Wednesday — Earth Day — at the Cleveland museum, where it will remain on view through Oct. 11."Fashion & Feather" brings together feather-adorned garments, accessories, taxidermy mounts and cultural objects, organized by species — including peacocks, ostriches, kingfi...