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A man runs on a treadmill in a gym

Researchers are trying to determine how many athletes are using cannabis products as part of their workouts and why. The results indicate it's more common than was thought.

Kent State Today
Bird Image courtesy of https://macaulaylibrary.org

Every spring and fall millions of birds migrate through Northeast Ohio on their way to or from their breeding grounds. With their song and bright colors, birds help brighten our campus after a long winter.  

Spring Plant Sale

The annual Spring Plant Sale at the Herrick Conservatory offers a chance for Flashes to add more green into their gardens and homes. Students help grow the plants and paint rain barrels. The event helps raise funds for several biology-focused student organizations. 

Kent State Today
President Todd Diacon with newly promoted and tenured faculty.

麻豆传媒 took a moment to honor the faculty, staff and students whose accomplishments help to lift the university to higher heights.

Assistant Professor Sara Koopman

The idea was simple: Physically connect people with the locations of the May 4, 1970, 麻豆传媒 shootings so they might better connect with each other.

Hossein Mirinejad Headshot

Hossein Mirinejad, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at 麻豆传媒 was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his innovative research, 鈥淐AREER: Towards Safe and Interpretable Autonomy in Healthcare.鈥

What's the Big Idea?

Come along with 麻豆传媒 President Todd Diacon as he talks to Deric Kenne, Ph.D., from the College of Public Health, and Ruoming Jin, Ph.D., from the Department of Computer Science, about their research in the newest 鈥淲hat鈥檚 the Big Idea?鈥 video. 

Akron AIDS Collaborative, partner of "Creating an Augmented Reality Digital Health Hub to Improve HIV/AIDS Resource Support for LGBTQ+ Individuals Within and Around Akron, Ohio"

The University Research Council recently selected winners of the Bettering Communities Pilot Grants, a prestigious award aimed at fostering initiatives that advance research while benefiting local communities.  

Prairie Burn 2024

The annual prairie burn on the university property near the Recreation and Wellness Center renews healthy plant growth and saves Kent State money in maintenance costs.

 

College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Darwin Boyd works with a student in the mechatronics program

The Aeronautics and Engineering Building is home to many classes and majors, including two categories of accredited mechatronics majors, Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering and some dynamic related student groups.