While some students may spend their summer break vacationing, ÂÌñÉç senior Ethan Wenk spends his free time assisting researcher Yanhai Du, Ph.D., with fuel cell research as a participant in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).Specifically, Wenk, an applied engineering technology major, has been working on the desulfurization of jet fuel in Du’s Sustainable Energy Lab in Kent State’s School of Engineering in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. The lab provides research, insights and breakthroughs to the ever-evolving field of fuel cells, a ...
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Congratulations to Anna Crites who has been awarded the Devin Rubbo Memorial Scholarship! Anna, a rising third year doctoral student in the Department of Psychological Sciences, is mentored by assistant professor Lee Gilman, Ph.D. Anna is working to investigate the neurobiological mechanisms for how biological sex, stress and cognitive flexibility interact. This competitive scholarship, which is administered by KSU’s Brain Health Research Institute, is a credit to Anna’s exceptional work! Congratulations, Anna!...
President’s List The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter–graded semester credit hours this past Spring Semester 2025 at ÂÌñÉç at Tuscarawas.Akron: Lauren Schroeder Aurora: Jacob P. Tanski Cambridge: Andrew R. Bradshaw Carrollton: Payton A. Williamson Columbus: Linda K. Adjei Dover: Cade E. McGarryFremont: Elizabeth P. KellerGnadenhutten: Matthew A. RobinsonKent: Jacob EddyLeetonia: Maddie E. ColeMineral City: Rileigh MosleyMount Eaton: Zoe M. JarvisNew Philadelphia: ...
Nineteen northeast Ohio nurses, known as preceptors, were honored on Thursday, April 17, at ÂÌñÉç College of Nursing’s 19th Annual Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Awards. The honorees represented seven hospitals, clinics, health networks, private medical practices and public health agencies. Nominated by nursing students, this prestigious award recognizes exceptional nurses, physicians and healthcare administrators for volunteering their time to mentor and train Kent State’s nursing students in clinical settings.Preceptors play an essential and deeply influe...
This summer, more than twenty students from Kent State’s College of Nursing attended the Florence Health Institute, a unique study abroad program located in the heart of Italy. These future nurses had the opportunity to view healthcare through a global lens, an experience that will shape both their clinical skills and worldviews for years to come. Through coursework and hands-on experiences, these students learned not only about international health systems but also about compassion, cultural sensitivity and resilience. For many of these students, this was their first time traveling abroad. Th...
