Spring is in the air and soon the butterflies will be, too. Their exquisite colors and graceful flight are a welcomed sight from the cold and barren landscape of winter. As they float from flower to flower, they are contributing to more than cross pollination, the butterflies are helping researchers study new ways to deliver medicine to humans. Matthew S. Lehnert, assistant professor of biological sciences at Kent State University at Stark, has been studying how the mouthparts of butterflies and moths work since 2010. His research shows that the method in which flies and butterflies ing...
Congratulations to students who presented at the annual undergraduate research symposium! Award winners in biology/ecology and biomedical sciences are below. 2017 Symposium Winners Biology/Ecology Hon Mention: Sydney Gilmer, Junior, Biology and Daniel Krieger, Senior Biology Nathan Mudrak Carey Ousley, Junior Biology and Matthew Wuensch, Senior, Biology  ...
Athena Salaba, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, presented a poster titled 鈥淯ser Testing of Prototype Systems in Two Different Environments: Preliminary Results鈥 at the 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Tsukuba, Japan, Dec. 7-9, 2016. (Co-authors: Tanja Mer膷un and School of Library and Information Science alumna Maja 沤umer, M.L.S. 鈥93.) ...
Have a question about the IMPACT Employee Assistance Program? Want to learn more about resiliency training, online seminars, depression awareness and prevention? Curious about financial counseling services, eldercare, childcare, summer camp, smoking cessation or the new Stress Less Center? Come to the Employee Assistance Program office hours Tuesday, April 18, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Employee Wellness Resource Room 103 in Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. Meet with Lisa Kirby, impact account manager, and learn all about the numerous resources available to Kent State employees and their ...
Kent State University students, employees and community members are invited to join the College of Nursing鈥檚 Fourth Annual Race Into Finals 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 6, at 9 a.m. at Henderson Hall on the Kent Campus. Enjoy a scenic run or walk through the Kent Campus, where the terrain is mostly sidewalks and a few small hills. Funds raised will benefit the College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund, designed to assist Kent State nursing students during times of unexpected dire financial need. Awards will be presented to the top three overall finishers. Full-time, benefits-eligible emp...
Kent State University鈥檚 SecureIT provides training, information and online tutorials to help you protect your identity and devices. Ensure that your digital identity is properly safeguarded by visiting www.kent.edu/is/secureit and clicking the Security Training tab for a variety of online training tutorials, including basic security awareness, identity protection, password management and phisLink to contenthing. For more information, contact security@kent.edu or call 330-672-5566. ...
Familiar Face Kevin Wolfgang Outreach Program Manager TechStyleLAB at the Fashion School Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: My job is to support learning/teaching, research and commercial investigation of digital design and production technologies in the fashion context. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 2011 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Brooks Brothers LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The ability to work with a diverse group of students and professionals in cross-curricular programming and initiatives. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY A...
New Face LeighAnn Tomaswick Innovation Learning Design Specialist Center for Teaching and Learning Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Support instructors especially in their efforts to innovate in their classrooms largely through implementation of evidence-based approaches. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: October 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Michigan State University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Great colleagues, beautiful campus and Kent State鈥檚 special attention to employees鈥 health and wellness ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN ...
Kent State University has announced that three candidates for dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University's Columbiana County Campuses (Kent State University at East Liverpool and Kent State University at Salem) will be on campus over the next several weeks. Each candidate will hold a public presentation to discuss the following: Brief biography/background Challenges facing higher education Opportunities and challenges of a Regional Campus Experience/examples of interacting with the broader community Anything else the candidate would like to mention on how he will app...