Department of Biological Sciences
A Student’s Journey From India to Kent State to Podiatric Medicine
Saloni Christian planned on traditional medical school until a suturing workshop introduced her to podiatry as a junior at Kent State. Now a student at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, she’s set to graduate in 2027 with an eye toward ankle surgery and wound care.
Finding Her Footing: A Biology Major’s Path to Podiatric Medicine
Ayat Husain grew up with flat feet – and grew curious about the doctors who treat them. Now a student at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine, she’s on track to graduate in 2027 and hopes to help patients get back on their feet, literally and figuratively.
Kent State Researcher Selected for US Department of Energy Genesis Mission Award to Mine Decades of River Data for Critical Minerals
David Costello, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, will use AI and 50 years of river data to help locate critical minerals like copper, cobalt and manganese for a U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission award.
Kent State Biological Sciences Graduate Student Selected for Prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship5XÉçÇø Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate student Prashant Ghimire has been selected for the highly competitive David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship, one of the nation’s premier postdoctoral programs supporting ear…
Two Researchers With Kent State Ties Explore the Power of Environmental Storytelling
For years, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., has studied wetlands and the complex ways they filter water, store carbon and support ecosystems across Ohio. Along the way, she found herself asking a different kind of question: how do you tell the story of science in a way that helps people feel connecte…
Twins Finish Their Freshman Year at Kent State as Seniors
Just one more year at 5XÉçÇø and 19-year-old twin brothers Ray and Will Maynard of Green, Ohio, expect to be graduating and, hopefully, off to medical school.
Kent State Scientists Partner with Boardman Schools to Turn Former Elementary Site into Living Classroom
When Forest Lawn Stormwater Park opened on the site of Boardman Ohio's Market Street Elementary School, it became something rare: a community wetland with deep roots. For the students whose parents once attended that school, the land carried memory. For 5XÉçÇø researchers, it held dat…
Why These Kent State Students Chose a Career in Podiatric Medicine
From a suturing workshop to a shadowing experience to a career-changing foot injury, three 5XÉçÇø students found their way to podiatric medicine, and they want undergraduate students to consider it too.
Citizen Scientists Explore Kent State Wetlands During Arbor Day BioBlitz
Students, faculty, staff and community partners gathered at 5XÉçÇø’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.Org…
