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Spring/Summer 2022: In Memory

Note: An * before a name means the alumnus was a faculty or staff member, too.

ESDRI fellow racks up the miles, all in the name of research

If you see Alicia Costello in your area, give her a wave!

NSF Grant Leads to Modeling Novel Serial Robot Dynamics and Prototypes

The National Science Foundation recently awarded a two-year $198,978 grant to Tao Shen, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics & Engineering, for the development of a compact, cable-driven serial robot that can be used in medical settings. Shen aims to build a robot with his students that will address the critical limitations that most current medical robots have.

Alumni Spotlight - Patrick Baker '21

Patrick is currently completing his last semester in his Master of Engineering Technology in Mechanical Engineering degree. Once he graduates, he will be moving to Nevada to work at Tesla as a Control Systems Engineer, a job he was able to obtain through the network he created at KSU.

Kristin Savannah-Farris

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Kristin Savannah-Farris

Manager, Continuing Education Programs, CPM
Continuing Medical Education
College of Podiatric Medicine

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

November 2011 

Antoinette East-Jenkins

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Antoinette East-Jenkins

Vacca Office of Student Services Manager
Vacca Office of Student Services
Kent

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2022

Erin Franczak

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Erin Franczak

Academic Advisor
College of Arts and Sciences
Kent

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

December 2021 

Alumni Life

Superhero Alumnus

Alumni Life

Working at “The Most Magical Place on Earth”

Davin Ebanks in Full Spectrum at the Pittsburgh Glass Center

Davin Ebanks, assistant professor of glass and M.F.A. alumnus, has been selected for the group exhibition "Full Spectrum: Visionaries Elevating Art, Craft, and Design" on view at the through May 23, 2022.

Alumnus Puts Global Communication Skills on Display at World Expo

Scrolling through Instagram led Kent State alumnus Liam Reis, '18, to the opportunity of a lifetime: serving as a Youth

Kent State Presents ‘Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic’ Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Director Todd Drezner

During National Autism Acceptance Month, Kent State University will hold a film screening of “Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. “Loving Lampposts” is a documentary by Todd Drezner, a father of a now 13-year-old boy with autism, that explores the changing world of autism and learns the truth of the saying “if you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person.”