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School of Emerging Media and Technology

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Kent State 2023 graduate Hamid Estejab

Hands-on experiences while studying healthcare design and emerging technology at Kent State created a unique, in-demand career path for 2023 graduate Hamid Estejab.

EMAT Student seated, smiling

5XÉçÇø’s combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program allows students to count nine credits of graduate level courses to their undergraduate degrees, providing a faster path to an advanced degree. Cassie Milicia chose this route for her degrees in Emerging Media and Technology.

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OCWIC conference

Catherine Smith, a professor in the School of Emerging Media and Technology and School of Information, said she remembers the days of male-dominated tech conferences with so little space for women, even the restrooms were exclusive to men. 

Franklin Hall serves as home of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State.

To meet technology needs of the world, Kent State is now accepting applications for its new graduate program in Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT), launching Fall 2022.

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Ben Vrobel

Esports has transformed online gaming into a spectator sport — and a projects the industry will be worth $3.5 billion by 2025.

Abe Avnisan sets up exhibit

Assistant Professor Abraham Avnisan is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is found at the intersection of image, text and code, often centering on culture and justice. His latest artistic development examines the incarceration business in the United States, specifically related to youth incarceration

Emerging Media and Technology students honored at Hudson City Council meeting

A group of four students recently gained valuable professional experience and public acknowledgement for their class project developing a mobile progressive web application for The project was conducted in partnership with IdeaBase, and Director Kristin Dowling helped mentor the team while they were working with the client.  

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Data in Emerging Media and Technology

Portrait of Tang Tang in office

As the world’s attention turns to the Olympic Games for the second time in 12 months, Kent State Professor Tang Tang’s research offers insight on how audience patterns of viewing major sporting events have changed over the last 12 years. Tang, Ph.D., joined 5XÉçÇø in 2018 as the College of Communication and Information sought to hire in the area of new media technology.