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At Kent State University, 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...

Congratulations to undergraduate student Bryce Stoltz who received an Ohio Space Grant Consortium Scholarship in Fall 2024 to work with Dr. Courtney Wagner. In collaboration with Dr. David Singer, the three are searching for magnetotactic bacteria within acid mine drainage samples from Mineral City, Ohio.Courtney Wagner (left) Bryce Stoltz (center) David Singer (right) sample collecting in Mineral CityMagnetotactic bacteria navigate along geomagnetic field lines using magnetic minerals, and these minerals can later be preserved as fossils. Acid mine drainages are potential Early Earth and Mart...

Hello, I’m Dr. Kuldeep Singh, and I’m excited to share some updates from our Hydrogeology Research Group at Kent State University. This year has been full of progress, discovery, and meaningful contributions to our field.Dr. Singh, Negin Sharifabad, Dr. Ghallager, and Dr. Holm celebrating Negin's successful defense of her pore-scale computational studyWe’ve made strides in developing new methods to quantify mineral surface roughness, which could improve contaminant oil recovery and long-term waste storage solutions. Using advanced computational techniques, we’ve gained fresh insights into flui...

David Singer collecting acid mine drainage samples in the Huff Runn Watershed.We’ve been having a fantastic time working on projects related to metal transport in the environment. Chukwudi Nwoko’s dissertation work is focused lead (Pb) and other metals in urban environments which are present due to the legacy of using leaded paint and gasoline. He’s focused on the chemical and physical form (speciation) of Pb in soils and aerosol particles. Chuks received a grant from the Geological Society of America to purchase an air sampler and you’ll sometimes see him on the roof of McGilvrey Hall or arou...

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 Kent State University 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 Kent State University 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, Kent State University’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 Kent State University, 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 ...