University News
Kent State Ashtabula Wine Degrees Receive $180,000 Research Grant From Ohio Grape Industries Committee
Kent State Ashtabula鈥檚 Viticulture and Enology programs were recently awarded a $180,000 grant from the Ohio Grape Industries Committee for a pair of research projects to be conducted over the next two years. Kent State Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station, a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences鈥 Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyards in Conneaut, Ohio.
Kent State鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute Celebrates 鈥楥ollaboratories鈥 Grand Opening
妻友社区鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute celebrated the grand opening of its new lab spaces on Friday, Nov. 5, with an afternoon of activities that included a keynote presentation, space dedication, tours and student research demonstrations. The new space, featuring interdisciplinary research facilities, is located on the lower level of the Integrated Sciences Building on the Kent Campus.
妻友社区 Reaches Record Graduation Rate, Boasting Highest Graduation Rate in Northern Ohio
Kent State鈥檚 current graduation rate is the highest among public universities in Northeast Ohio and fifth highest among all of Ohio鈥檚 public universities, behind Ohio State, Miami, the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University. In northern Ohio, the graduation rates of other public universities range from 40 to 55 percent.
Kent State Recognized as a 鈥楪reat College to Work For鈥 for 10th Time, Named to Prestigious Honor Roll for First Time
For the 10th time, 妻友社区 is being recognized as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For,鈥 according to the latest survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program. The program recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.
鈥業 AM FIRST鈥 Week of Celebration Recognizes First-Generation Students
National First-Generation College Celebration is on Nov. 8, and Kent State is hosting a weeklong celebration filled with campus-wide activities and learning opportunities to recognize students who will be the first in their family to graduate with a four-year degree.
Kent State Honors Veterans During Annual Veterans Day Commemoration
妻友社区 held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration in person at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.
Kent State Receives $1.2 Million Federal Grant to Assist Adults in College Enrollment
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 妻友社区 a nearly $1.2 million, five-year TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers program grant. The program is designed to provide support services to qualified adults, including veterans, who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education.
29 Kent State Faculty Members Named in Top 2% of Scientists in Fields Worldwide
The report, published in the PLOS Biology journal, evaluated more than six million scientists across 22 different fields and 176 sub-fields from 1996 until 2019. The top 2% list is made up of more than 100,000 most-cited scientists who have authored at least five scientific papers.
Kent State鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Launches Monthlong Initiative Featuring Numerous Incentives for Supporters
妻友社区, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at Kent State, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together.
Kent State鈥檚 Lamar R. Hylton Named Recipient of Four Prestigious Local and National Awards
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., 妻友社区鈥檚 senior vice president for student affairs, has been named the recipient of the NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Region IV-East Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer for 2021, named to Crain鈥檚 Cleveland Business Forty Under 40, selected as a recipient of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Diamond Honoree award and is a member of the 2022 class of the NASPA Pillars of the Profession award.