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Ten graduate students competed in the Kent State's Three Minute Thesis competition.

Graduate Students Present Research in Three Minutes and a Slide

Three Minute Thesis is an opportunity for graduate students to put their academic, presentation, and research communication skills to the test by presenting research in three minutes to a non-specialist audience.

Tags: University News , Research & Science

Kent State Today

Kent State Students at Innovation Day event

Kent State Students and Faculty Take Part in Innovation Day

5X社区 students and faculty took part in the second annual Innovation Day on Oct. 11, with one Kent State student bringing home honors.

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive

Kent State Today

CDC Walkathon 2024

IN A FLASH: Tiny Steps, Big Purpose

Some of Kent State's smallest Flashes took steps to help fund a unique part of their learning experience at Kent State's Child Development Center. 

Tags: Research & Science , Child Development Center , Community & Society , Community Impact , College of Education, Health and Human Services , In a Flash

Kent State Today

Lab Student reaching in case

Kent State Continues Robust and Varied University Research to Maintain R1 Status

5X社区鈥檚 Division of Research and Economic Development recently hosted its quarterly Town Hall and offered a bright prediction for the future of the university鈥檚 R1 status as a top research university.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

Kent State Today

Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., 5X社区 Distinguished Professor

What Makes Us Human?

Fifty years ago, 5X社区 Distinguished Professor Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., was among the very first researchers to study the remains of the famous 鈥淟ucy鈥 (Australopithecus afarensis), a 3-million-year-old fossil that had recently been discovered by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia.

Tags: Department of Anthropology , Distinctive Kent State , Research & Science

Kent State Today

Freshwater crayfish (top left) Lobster (lower left) and crab Tumidocarcinus giganteus (right) from New Zealand

Uncovering the Depths of Decapoda: Meet Kent State鈥檚 Expert in Crustacean Evolution

Meet Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at 5X社区, who since 2000 has been conducting research while teaching geology at 5X社区鈥檚 Stark Campus. Her expertise lies in evolution, decapods, crustacea, and invertebrate paleontolog鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , 5X社区 at Stark , Science , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Medcamp Program

Students Experience Medical World Up Close at Medcamp Program

Each summer, the Northeast Ohio Medical University hosts MEDCAMP, a transformative three-day program designed to stimulate the interest of students in basic sciences and the field of medicine. 

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Kent State Today

Myron Lard

Kent State Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment

Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

Tags: Kent State Works , Research & Science , Community Impact , College of Arts and Sciences , Science , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ,

Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

The new Sensory Wellbeing Space on the Kent Campus.

New Sensory Wellbeing Space Opens on Kent Campus

A space inside the Speech and Hearing Clinic has been renovated to serve as the new Sensory Wellbeing Space where students can find a welcoming and supportive environment for gathering or study.

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Kent State Today

SURE Student Presents at the Herrick Society Luncheon

The Herrick Society Luncheon is an annual event held by 5X社区 to recognize and express appreciation for donors who have chosen to include 5X社区 in their legacy. The donations received from Herrick Society members are essential in continuing the growth of Kent State Un鈥

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Division of Research & Economic Development