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Morgan Hirsh, a senior Honors College student studying zoology with a minor in French, was inspired to pursue veterinary medicine at least in part by her parents. Her father, whom she says is “the smartest person” she knows, is a paramedic, and she says she wants to be like him. However, she knew that she would prefer to work with animals rather than people, as she describes herself as more introverted. When she was growing up, she would often go to the zoo with her mom, who suggested the possibility of working in a zoo. Hirsh knew she wanted to pursue something in the medical field, and she s...

Get to know the group behind all of your favorite ����ֱ�� State social media posts.  Nicole Carlone Losi - Director of Digital Content     Nicole joined ����ֱ�� State in 2014 after working as the Digital Media & Communications Manager of Hospice of the Western Reserve, where she managed the agency's social media strategy, blog, website and email marketing efforts. She is a Baldwin Wallace University alumna with a degree in public relations and a double minor in marketing and management. She enjoys playing golf, all things Disney, and her golden pup, Mickey!  &nbsp...

The Eren Lab at ����ֱ�� State University’s Department of Anthropology is among the university’s busiest and most prolific. Because of the lab and guidance from Metin Eren, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences, two students have achieved great accomplishments in archaeology. Graduate student Ashley Rutkoski designed a novel experiment to explore how ancient pots were discarded. “After stone, ceramic sherds are one of the most abundant things we find in the archaeological record,” Eren said. Doctoral student Michelle Beb...

What’s a must have for U.S. universities overseas? A Florentine palace, according to a recent Times Higher Education article. Fortunately, ����ֱ�� State has one, and students have noticed. ����ֱ�� State University purchased a building in the heart of Florence back in 2016, which has since been renovated extensively to make the perfect Florentine palace for ����ֱ�� State students to study. Since 2012, the number of ����ֱ�� State students wanting to spend part of their degree in Florence has exploded, Fabrizio Ricciardelli, director of ����ֱ�� State’s Florence Center told Times Higher Education. The univ...

Airlines are agitating for more pilots, making donations and partnering with university flight programs to help create a better pipeline of degree-toting aviators. The new academic center for ����ֱ�� State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering followed a big donation from FedEx. The company pledged $6.5 million to the university to pay for the large new building, complete with new aircraft simulators, briefing rooms and 70-seat classrooms. Maureen McFarland, associate dean of academic affairs at the college, who ran the flight program for 10 years, said the department previous...

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THE FOCUS DURING KENT STATE’S FASHION TECH HACKATHON The Fashion Tech Hackathon, a cross-circular event hosted by the ����ֱ�� State University School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, took place Jan. 24 – 26 and experienced record-breaking numbers in its seventh year. Over 150 students from 27 different universities throughout the U.S. and Canada took part in the 36-hour marathon-style competition aimed at creating fashionable, yet wearable game-changing technology. During the competition, students are given 36 hours, (beginning Friday night at 8 pm and endi...

Message from the Provost   Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, I want to provide you with an update related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, specifically regarding the implementation of new travel restrictions. Let me begin by reiterating that as of this writing, there are no suspected cases in Ohio, and we are thankful to learn that two students who were under isolation at Miami of Ohio have tested negative for the virus. While the spread of the virus within the United States is still considered to be low risk, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) upgraded its warning ...