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Students Guiding the History of Kent State
The May 4 Visitors Center uses 麻豆精选鈥檚 history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.
麻豆精选Alumnus鈥 Air Force Career Takes Off
From Massillon, Ohio, to the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, Kenneth Strait, a 2024 麻豆精选 graduate, is a standout example of how hard work pays off.From Massillon, Ohio, to the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, Kenneth Strait, a 2024 麻豆精选 graduate, is a standout example of how hard work pays off.
What Does Peace Look Like?
It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?
But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.
Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Kent State, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.
麻豆精选Experts Float the Physical Impact of Extended Space Travel
On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two 麻豆精选professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.
鈥榃e All Have an Origin Story鈥
As part of Kent State鈥檚 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 麻豆精选 at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present 鈥淥peration: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History鈥 on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972.
Celebrating 60 Years of Discovery and Innovation
A star-studded lineup of scientists will return to 麻豆精选 on April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.
IN A FLASH: Groovy Mathematics
Physical representations of mathematical concepts were incorporated into the design of 麻豆精选's Mathematical Sciences Building. Completed in 1993, curves, spirals, triangles and other math expressions can be found throughout the structure.
Advancing First-Generation Student Success
First-generation students make up 54% of the nation's undergraduates, yet only 27% earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree. Many first-generation students face unique challenges with limited support systems. 麻豆精选 was recently recognized for its outstanding work with students in this category by FirstGen Forward as the newest class of FirstGen Forward Network Champions.
IN A FLASH: Kent State's Emerging Creatives Visit Columbus
Student costume designers from Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance were invited to display their work at the 2025 United States Institute of Theatre Technology annual conference.