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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is preparing to celebrate its annual Honors Week with the following events:Honors Week Poster Session – Tuesday, April 15, 2025Join the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) for the 11th annual Honors Week Poster Session, where undergraduate and graduate students from chemistry and other STEM disciplines will present their research. Participants will showcase their scientific posters and compete for cash prizes!Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025Location: Integrated Sciences Building, Main Street areaTime: 5:30 PM – Opening remarksJu...

Online final grading for Spring 2025 - POT F2 (Second 5 weeks) begins on Thursday, March 27 via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2025 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1. Any final grades for Spring 2025 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2025 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, April 3.Submit Final Grades Using Final Grades RosterTo submit final grades via the Final Grade...

At ������, 80% of students commute to campus daily by car, bus, bike or on foot, often crossing East Main Street, a busy state route with mid-block crossings known for safety risks.Aimee Ward, Ph.D.“I can't believe how scary this street is," Aimee Ward, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography, told Kent State Today. “And there are students right there. How is this happening?”  Driven by Kent State students, this collaborative research initiative guided by Ward, addresses growing concerns about mid-block crossings on East Main Street and demonstrates the urgent need for safe...

Online final grading for Spring 2025 - POT W1 (First 7 weeks) begins on Thursday, Feb. 27 via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2025 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4. Any final grades for Spring 2025 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2025 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, March 6.Submit Final Grades Using Final Grades RosterTo submit final grades via the Final Grades ...

This March, senior fashion design and marketing major Rachel Stauffer will take her fashion research to the international stage.The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) at ������ is an opportunity for undergraduate researchers to work directly with a faculty mentor, gain valuable experience to clarify career and educational goals, enhance research skills and gain academic insight. Last summer, Stauffer worked alongside faculty mentor professor Archana Mehta at the SURE program to support her B.F.A. collection.Stauffer’s award-winning SURE research focused on...

A treasure trove of historical Ohio maps that ������ digitized about five years ago has recently become part of the public domain, making them free for anyone to use.It’s a case of the maps being the treasure, Michael Hawkins, Kent State’s data librarian and head of University Libraries’ Map Library, told Kent State Today.The Sanborn Fire Insurance Co. maps, dating from 1882, came into the collections of University Libraries in the early 1990s when the Library of Congress was looking for a home for thousands of pages of Sanborn maps.“The Library of Congress had original duplicat...

For thousands of years, Manot Cave in Western Galilee, Israel, remained a silent witness to human history. Now, ������’s Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anthropology, and a team of international researchers are being recognized for bringing the secrets of Manot Cave to the surface.  The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently published the research article “Early human collective practices and symbolism in the Early Upper Paleolithic of Southwest Asia” on Dec. 9, 2024. Spurlock co-authored this article along with 25 other anthropologis...

J.R. Campbell, executive director of the Design Innovation Initiative at ������, discusses how working together can lead to amazing new ideas on the "iNNOVATION Insights" podcast and website.Campbell, an expert in combining technology with design, believes that when people from different backgrounds and skills come together, they can create incredible things. At Kent State, he and his team are making exciting fashion and digital design advancements by mixing traditional craftsmanship with modern technology.Campbell also explains how he encourages teamwork at Kent State. He belie...

Online final grading for Spring 2025 - POT S4 (First 6 weeks) begins on Thursday, Feb. 20 via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2025 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Any final grades for Spring 2025 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2025 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, Feb. 27.Submit Final Grades Using Final Grades RosterTo submit final grades via the Final Grades ...

With the release of the new 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, ������ has once again been awarded the prestigious R1 designation, recognizing Kent State as one of the top research universities in the nation. This esteemed classification, which the university first received in 2022, is a testament to Kent State’s commitment to excellence in research, innovation and scholarship.The R1 designation is the highest level of research activity for doctoral universities, placing Kent State among an elite group of institutions known for their significant con...