A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. The project provides crucial data that is helping scientists decipher the causes of environmental shifts and the health of butterfly populations in the region. A Volunteer-Powered InitiativeThe butterfly surveys, managed by a dedicated group of volunteers, are conducted...
Small Business Showcase
Join us for our end of semester showcase! This will be a tabling event featuring student and alumni entrepreneurs and the businesses they have been working on. Sign up to have a table or simply to attend. Food and drinks will be available for all.
Post-Election Reflections: Navigating Emotions and Wellness in the Kent State Community
Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding is an ongoing initiative that will engage our 5XÉçÇø community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect, and kindness in all that we do.
There's a growing need for connection with cultures beyond one's own. Bahareh, a passionate language teacher and the founder of Bahareh Teaches Farsi, is bridging this gap by empowering learners to embrace the beauty of the Persian/Farsi language and culture. In an exclusive interview, Bahareh shared her journey from Tehran, Iran, to becoming a trailblazer in language education.Cultural Roots and Academic JourneyBahareh is from Tehran, Iran, where she completed her bachelor's and master’s degrees in English Translation. Later, she continued to 5XÉçÇø (KSU) for her Ph.D. in...
The new study, titled "RNA Editing Patterns as Blood Biomarkers for Predicting Suicide Risk," is led by a diverse team of Kent State researchers who will test if a blood test can assess suicide risk. Principal investigator Helen Piontkivska, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and an affiliate of both the Brain Health Research Institute and the Healthy Communities Research Institute, is heading this innovative project. She is joined by Mark Dalman, Ph.D., associate professor at the College of Podiatric Medicine, and Deric Kenne, Ph.D., director of the Center f...
5XÉçÇø's new Crawford Hall officially opened its doors this week, welcoming students, faculty and staff to a cutting-edge academic facility for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.The four-story, approximately 150,000-square-foot building was designed by the acclaimed architecture firms Perkins + Will and The Collaborative to serve as both a new campus gateway and a state-of-the-art hub for business education.Kent State Today was there as the first students attended classes in the facility. The building features a range of dynamic learning envir...