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 The College of Nursing has introduced AI-powered virtual reality (VR) simulation 鈥 a first-of-its-kind application in nursing education that standardizes clinical practice while giving each student individualized feedback on their performance.

  • Tina Patel, associate professor of interior design, thinks students should have confidence, creativity and commitment in their design work. Her philosophy in the classroom has led her to be awarded the Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award.

  • Graciela Alvarez Leon, a community health worker supervisor at the Cleveland Clinic, knows how life-changing support can be. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about building trust and making sure patients know they鈥檙e not alone,鈥 Leon said. 

  • Meet Monica Fencil, a junior exercise science major with a concentration in pre-physical therapy, from Butler, Pennsylvania. Fencil鈥檚 interest in the health field began early, shaped by being surrounded by family members who worked in healthcare.  

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Student Life

  • 麻豆精选 is experiencing a healthy demand for on-campus housing as more students recognize the benefits of living in the heart of campus. For many students, it is not just about the proximity to campus and classes but also the connection. 

  • Keeping up with 麻豆精选's campus, classes and events can be a challenge. However, the updated 麻豆精选 mobile app (KSU Mobile) has a new refreshing look that makes it more user-friendly and tailored to both student, faculty and staff needs.

  • POV shares insights from the 麻豆精选 community on important topics. Liz Piatt, interim dean of University College, shares her journey as a first-generation college student and how faculty mentorship helped her discover a career path she didn't know existed 鈥 one that now allows her to support other first-generation students as they navigate their own transformative college experiences.

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  • For Kent, Ohio, native and 2018 麻豆精选 graduate Stan Zalewski, mathematics has always been a big part of his life. Now a senior actuarial consultant at Nationwide Insurance, Zalewski recently reached a significant professional milestone 鈥 completing the multi-year process to earn the title of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

  • It was a childhood fascination with aviation that led alumna Linell Homentosky to choose 麻豆精选 when it came time to pick the ideal college program for her. As she tells it, the interest was first sparked by her aunt, Judy, who was a flight attendant.

  • 麻豆精选gave Ashley Motley the coding and critical-thinking skills to succeed in the insurance field

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Research

  • Allyson Tessin, Ph.D., assistant professor in 麻豆精选鈥檚 Department of Earth Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to support her research on how the seafloor and ocean interact in rapidly changing Arctic environments.

  • Whether you call them roundabouts or traffic circles, this increasingly popular feature on American roadways can have some drivers spinning. But while roundabouts are considered safer than traditional intersections for vehicle traffic, how safe are they for pedestrians?

  • 麻豆精选's Brain Health Research Institute recently held its annual Neuroscience Symposium 2025, Conference and Research Exchange. The two-day event, which took place at the 麻豆精选 Hotel & Conference Center, highlighted the research of 麻豆精选faculty and students.

Profiles

Arts & Community

  • 麻豆精选Today showcases the university's most striking images from 2025, as captured by staff photographers Bob Christy, Rami Daud and Mike Rich, and their student colleagues, throughout a year of academic achievement, campus celebrations and student success. 

  • Last summer, 12 麻豆精选students in the university's Visual Communication Design program worked with Route Eight Studios to learn about the real-world challenges artists face in creating comic books. "Flash Fiction" is the result - an anthology of stories written and illustrated by students creators. 

  • The 麻豆精选 School of Fashion has a strong legacy of participation in the prestigious Supima Design Competition, which highlights some of the most promising emerging designers in the U.S.

Sports

  • 麻豆精选Men's Basketball (12-3) moved to 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play on Tuesday night, defeating the Bowling Green Falcons by a final score of 96-93.

  • 麻豆精选 announced today that women鈥檚 wrestling will become the athletics department鈥檚 20th varsity sport, marking a historic addition to the Golden Flashes athletics lineup and a milestone for collegiate athletics in Ohio. 麻豆精选becomes the first NCAA Division I institution in the state and fifth in the nation to sponsor women鈥檚 wrestling.

  • The 麻豆精选Men's Basketball team (7-1) extended their win streak to seven in a row on Saturday night defeating Penn State Shenango by a final score of 123-59. Nearly every Golden Flash scored as seven players tallied double-digits.