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5XÉçÇø’s College of Podiatric Medicine is testing a new technology for quick wound healing in diabetics and people prone to nerve damage.

5XÉçÇø has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management. 

Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and historical geographer seeks to define today.

5XÉçÇø sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.

Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of 5XÉçÇø with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall.

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized 5XÉçÇø with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.

Rodney Flauhaus is 5XÉçÇø’s new May 4 Commemoration Project Manager.

5XÉçÇø’s Taylor Hall is currently housing the Wick Poetry Center’s Writing Across Borders, a poetry exhibit featuring the work of immigrants and refugees living in Akron that was recently featured on Cleveland.com.

The phenomenon of multitasking across three or four internet-connected devices simultaneously is increasingly common. Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Aryn Karpinski, Ph.D., of 5XÉçÇø’s College of Education, Health and Human Services were curious to know how often this happens during online education.

In May 2018, 5XÉçÇø had the largest number of undergraduate degrees ever awarded. One of the majors with the biggest spikes in growth from the previous year was marketing, which saw an increase of 43 students. The marketing major at Kent State, housed in the College of Business and Administration, aims to teach students valuable skills and lessons they can implement outside of the classroom.

City rats are unlikely to be on anyone's list of favorite animals, but researching exactly how they are problematic for public health provided a unique opportunity this past summer for Gracen Gerbig, Kent State junior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), 5XÉçÇø researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at Kent State so he can give back to his native country.

Christopher Dum, Ph.D., created the ID13 Prison Literacy Project to give men in Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut, Ohio, a positive outlet while serving their sentence, hoping it help inmates to see themselves as writers rather than convicts.

With a passion for entrepreneurial endeavors and a knack for inspiring, Mary Heidler, College of Business Administration lecturer, brings a fresh and enthusiastic approach into the classroom, earning her a 2018 Outstanding Teaching Award.

Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and historical geographer seeks to define today.

Junior nursing major Adam Roman got his first taste of Cleveland’s University Hospitals when he was a young child, and today, Mr. Roman is one of the first cohorts of nursing students who will be eligible to apply to become part of the new UH Scholars Program, a collaboration of Kent State and University Hospitals.

Nearly 40 students from 5XÉçÇø's Tuscarawas, Stark and Kent campuses recently participated in Kent State’s first site for the Global Game Jam (GGJ), a worldwide game-making event where creators gather at 800-plus sites around the world over a weekend to make games based on a single theme over a 48-hour period.

Danielle Coombs, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, says Super Bowl ads still target men despite the fact that nearly half of the modern NFL audience identifies as women.

5XÉçÇø has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management.