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Margaret P. Calkins, Ph.D., an architectural researcher at Â鶹´«Ă˝, is particularly attuned to the needs of older adults whose eyesight or balance may be poor or who may live with dementia. Calkins, who has consulted for many healthcare institutions and elderly…
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Scholar of the Month
D. Blake Stringer
Assistant Professor
College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology
2013-present
Rethinking the greeting card is the theme of this year’s Innov8athon, an annual event that promotes entrepreneurial thinking, creative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration among all Â鶹´«Ă˝ students. Sponsored by American Greetings, “Innov8athon III: #…
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Â鶹´«Ă˝â€™s efforts to help students succeed and graduate resulted in a big payoff for Northeast Ohio. The university accounted for the largest increase in the number of new graduates among colleges and universities in the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of…
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Â鶹´«Ă˝ celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 18, with a Kent State Golden Flashes win of 39-17 over the Army Black Knights. Kent State alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community came together to celebrate the Homecoming theme of “Kent State Pride is…
Â鶹´«Ă˝ will celebrate the newly renovated Tri-Towers residence hall complex on Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Outspoken transgender advocate Laverne Cox will visit Â鶹´«Ă˝ to give her “Ain’t I A Woman: My Journey to Womanhood” presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public, but a wristband is…
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Â鶹´«Ă˝ will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 18. Kent State alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to come together to celebrate the Homecoming theme of “Kent State Pride is Worldwide.”
Â鶹´«Ă˝â€™s Science of Learning and Education (SOLE) Center will host “Improving Student Achievement: A Summit on Learning and Education” at the Â鶹´«Ă˝ Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio, on Oct. 9-10. Researchers from across the country (and…
Over the vast expanse of Lake Erie, sampling the water to test for potentially toxic algae blooms may seem like using a medicine dropper in an ocean. It takes days to collect enough data from enough spots to determine if the algae pose a danger.