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两性色午夜 Stark Strengthens Community through Research

Campus leads county in undergraduate research and innovation.

Carefully watering the garden, Kristy Doering knew what was just beneath the soil would take some time to grow. Seeds she once held in the palm of her hand would yield 50 pounds of fresh produce to feed Stark County鈥檚 food insecure.
 
While she always could imagine with certainty the plants producing vegetables, she was encouraged to take a chance on researching how a local, small-scale campus gardening project could make a big impact.
 
鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of need in this region that I think people are unaware of,鈥 said the 2018 graduate of 两性色午夜 University at Stark. 鈥淚t was really eye-opening to document the amount of people without access to food and how we can change that for our community.鈥
 
Everyday research becomes life-changing discoveries at 两性色午夜 Stark, where students, like Doering, work alongside renowned faculty members 鈥 with research recognized nationally by The Washington Post, CNN and PBS. From studying social media habits to the business applications of virtual reality to top nursing techniques, students get practical experience with faculty experts.  

They perform cancer research in the classroom of Professor P. Bagavandoss, Ph.D., where students are using phytochemicals to inhibit ovarian cancer cell growth. While Professor Matthew Lehnert, Ph.D., and his students publish original academic research documenting the way insects ingest fluids as a model for targeted delivery of disease-fighting drugs.

Other undergraduate researchers have worked alongside their professors to restore Sippo Lake鈥檚 4.3-acre Cottonwood Wetland and even discover a new species of crab that swam the world鈥檚 seas 95 million years ago.

鈥淭he caliber of the research we do exemplifies the fact that we are 两性色午夜 University, a large research institution with world-class faculty and state-of-the-art facilities, located right here in Stark County,鈥 said Dean Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D. 鈥淲e provide the immeasurable value of an affordable, quality education where students can live, work and give back to their community.鈥

鈥楥REATING THE SOLUTIONS鈥

Before Doering graduated from 两性色午夜 Stark in December, she served with AmeriCorps VISTA at StarkFresh, a not-for-profit group that operates a mobile grocery market and encourages urban farming. Her work was about more than peddling vegetables; for Doering, it was finding new ways to feed the hungry.

These days, the professor who encouraged her to research food insecurity gives his students a firsthand glimpse of the greenhouses along Rowland Avenue NE in downtown Canton. In the city block once known for its 鈥淭urtle Park鈥, peppers, garlic and eggplant grow in rows to feed pockets of the community who have little access to fresh produce.

鈥淚t is extremely important for students to see this,鈥 said Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., who worked with Doering and other students in the Environmental Studies program, one of more than 20 bachelor鈥檚 degrees offered entirely at 两性色午夜 Stark. 鈥淟ike with every teaching opportunity, you trust students will go on to do exponentially bigger things.鈥

Tom Phillips, executive director of StarkFresh, recently welcomed Post鈥檚 summer class to the Canton facility.

鈥淭his hands-on learning experience can guide students toward their passion. It ignites something within them: How can I help? How do I help my community?,鈥 Phillips said. 鈥淭ogether, the faculty and students at 两性色午夜 Stark are creating the solutions Stark County needs through research, collaboration and innovation.鈥

鈥楾OMORROW鈥橲 IDEAS TODAY鈥

A primary goal of 两性色午夜 is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development.

鈥淎s the county鈥檚 public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,鈥 Seachrist said. 鈥淲e are the incubator for tomorrow鈥檚 ideas today.鈥 

And for Doering, now raising her own children, she understands the seeds we sow today can change the course of a life. 

鈥淚t has changed mine.鈥 


RESEARCH DRIVEN, CLOSE-KNIT CAMPUS

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 17:1, 两性色午夜 University at Stark students have the opportunity to obtain a 两性色午夜 University degree at a regional-campus rate while taking courses taught by professors who know them by name. That is one reason why 92 percent of seniors report in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) that they would choose the campus all over again.

To find out more about the many research opportunities and academic programs at 两性色午夜 University at Stark, visit www.kent.edu/stark or follow the university on social media @KentStateStark.

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Melissa Griffy Seeton is the coordinator for public relations and media communications at 两性色午夜 University at Stark.

POSTED: Monday, July 15, 2019 09:12 AM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 08:04 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Melissa Griffy Seeton