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Free, family friendly fun at Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Expect plenty of sunshine Sunday to celebrate our beautiful planet during Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark’s annual Earth Day Celebration on April 24.   The free, family friendly event on the campus, at 6000 Frank Ave. NW, is set to inspire environmental responsibility and to improve the apprecia­tion for our planet’s natural resources. The celebration will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Campus Center lot and the Pond and Wetlands Research Area.   Attendees will enjoy an afternoon filled with educa...

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark’s Guitar Weekend is a festival celebrating all styles of guitar playing. This free event is open to guitar enthusiasts at any level. Join us for live performances by two exciting guitarists. 2022 GUITAR WEEKEND APRIL 15-16, 2022 FINE ARTS BUILDING KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT STARK SCHEDULE Dan Wilson Friday, April 15 7 p.m. 114 Fine Arts McKinley High School & Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Stark Student Ensembles Saturday, April 16 1 p.m. 114 Fine Arts Neil Zaza Saturday, April 16 7 p.m. 114 Fine Arts FEATURED GUITARISTS   DAN WILSON Growing up in Akron, Ohio...

Ukrainian Scholar Support Fund This fund will enable Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University (its Colleges, Departments, Institutes, and Initiatives) to host scientists, scholars, and students from Ukraine on a temporary basis to continue their work and research as part of an International Visitor (Visiting Scholar) program. This fund was established thanks to equally generous gifts by Elda & Torsten Hegmann as well as John West & Cevin West Cole. Background and Motivation The invasion of Ukraine has led to one of the largest refugee crises since WWII. The international scientific and academic c...

U.S. News & World Report ranks six Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings, bringing the total of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ programs recognized in the U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings to ...

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) developed an innovative hybrid fuel cell capacitor that prolongs the flight time of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), the first hybrid fuel cell battery capacitor specifically developed for commercial UAVs. The project team, led by Dr. Yanhai Du, professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s CAE and principal investigator at Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Fuel Cell Research Lab, developed a lightweight-high-energy-density onboard power source that enables vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) type aircraft to have potentially increased flight time and increased...

In an effort to maintain the University Prairie, the City of Kent Fire department will partner with the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Fire Safety department to produce a controlled burn on the southwest half of the prairie on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 at 9 a.m.  A controlled burn, also known as a prescribed burn, involves setting a planned fire over a predetermined land to control the growth of undesirable brush and trees.  Most prairie species have an extremely deep root system to allow them to survive the fire and outcompete weed seeds.  The habitat for prairie insects...

Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ in 2009. She had an on-campus job as a student, and then also as a grad assistant for the office of Student Success Programs. Factor-Page worked in Student Success Programs and University College for about nine years and then was in the Center for Student Involvement under senior affairs for a little over three years.  Lea...

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark Theatre will hold its final theatrical production of the 2021-22 season with â€œOnce", written by Enda Walsh and music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. The cast will take to the campus’ stage for opening night at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 8, in The Mary J. Timken Theatre, located in the Fine Arts Building, 6000 Frank Ave. NW.  On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaborati...

Please join us in congratulating PhD candidates Danielle Jones and Cody Ruiz on their University Fellowships! The University Fellowship is awarded annually to advanced doctoral students to recognize excellent scholarship and research potential. University Fellowship recipients are able to commit their time to dissertation research or writing. ...