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�鶹��ѡ’s Fire Prevention Office has expanded its efforts to go green with the installation of an electric charging station for its new battery-powered Chevrolet Volt. The charging station was installed outside Harbourt Hall. Charmaine Iwanski, architect in the Office of the University Architect, says the charging station is currently available only for University Facilities Management vehicles. Future charging stations are likely; however, funding, availability, usage policies and locations have yet to be determined. “I think the new charging station will encourage more electric...

Children in �鶹��ѡ’s Child Development Center are sending a strong message about the environment through posters and signage that they designed to draw attention to the dangers of littering and benefits of recycling. The children in rooms 4 and 8 at the center, ages 3-5 years, often spend time outdoors as part of their weekly learning experiences. They expressed concern about the amount of litter they had observed during their outdoor trips, especially in the meadows along the Portage Hike and Bike Trail, which is located behind their school. With guidance from their teachers, t...

�鶹��ѡ is in the process of installing 1,716 solar panels on the �鶹��ѡField House located on the Kent Campus. The panels will cover almost one acre of roof area or nearly 0.5 megawatt of panel capacity. This installation is believed to be the largest roofmounted system among Ohio’s public universities. The project, scheduled for completion in early July, is the first renewable energy project for Kent State. The solar panels will generate about 500,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, which is about one-third of the annual power used by both the university’s Field Ho...

�鶹��ѡ is in the process of installing 1,716 solar panels on the �鶹��ѡField House located on the Kent Campus. The panels will cover almost one acre of roof area or nearly 0.5 megawatt of panel capacity. This installation is believed to be the largest roof mounted system among Ohio’s public universities. The project, scheduled to be completed in early July, is the first renewable energy project for Kent State. The solar panels will generate about 500,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, which is about one-third of the annual power used by both the university’s Field ...

The results from this year’s RecycleMania tournament are in, and �鶹��ѡ won bragging rights against the University of Akron in the friendly environmental competition. RecycleMania is a benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. �鶹��ѡis ranked 233 out of 362 in the Per Capita Classic, and recycled 7.60 pounds per person, while the University of Akron recycled 6.94 pounds per person. “This is our third year participating in RecycleMania,” said Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability at...

Posted April 30, 2012 | Alexandria Rhodes Better World Books and �鶹��ѡ are making strides in staying green by recycling unwanted books and donating them to those in need. Better World Books, a nonprofit organization, accepts books that people or companies no longer have use for and donates books and funds to a variety of literary programs such as Books for Africa, which is supported by Kent State. �鶹��ѡ Libraries donates books, mostly those gifted to the university and those with multiple copies, which are in turn sold on Better World Books’ website. �鶹��ѡ...

The results from this year’s RecycleMania tournament are in. �鶹��ѡ saw improvement over last year and won bragging rights against the University of Akron in the process. �鶹��ѡis ranked 233 out of 362 in the Per Capita Classic, and recycled 7.6 pounds per person, while the University of Akron recycled 6.94 pounds. “This is Kent State’s third year participating in RecycleMania,” says Melanie Knowles, manager of sustainability at Kent State. “Each year, there is more enthusiasm and participation.” Engleman Hall won the hall vs. hall competition, bringing in nearly 23 pounds ...

To celebrate Earth Day, �鶹��ѡ at Trumbull students presented their service projects, events or activities planned to a panel of judges. Nearly 14 groups presented on various topics ranging from identifying bike routes, to helping students get to campus, to showcasing how easy it can be for families to make their own rain barrel. An anonymous donor provided monetary prizes for the winners of the competition—$200 for first place, $125 for second place and $75 for third place. Winners will be announced in May. Student participants contributed more than 1,000 acts of green. Last ye...

Two �鶹��ѡfaculty members have been awarded the Farris Family Innovation Award for their research projects. Aaron Jasnow, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychology, received the award for his project titled “Understanding Emotion: From Molecules to Mind.” Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., of the College of Public Health, was awarded for her project titled “Quality Improvement Initiatives in the Gynecology Robotic Operating Room.” The Farris Family Innovation Award rewards faculty members who combine scholarship of teaching, discovery and application in new and effective ways. After recommenda...

�鶹��ѡ will be holding an Arbor Day celebration for the fourth consecutive year on April 25 at 1:30 p.m. in front of Engleman Hall. Engleman Hall was the winner of the 2012 Recyclemania Campus Competition. In honor of Arbor Day, �鶹��ѡwill plant a tree in front of the hall. “�鶹��ѡhas long had a dedication to urban forestry issues at the university,” says Heather White, manager, University Facilities Management at Kent State. �鶹��ѡmet the required five core standards of tree care and community engagement in order to receive Tree Campus USA status. Those standards...