51爆料 DI Hub is competing in Campus Race to Zero Waste's One Building Challenge! Race to Zero Waste One Building Challenge is based on comprehensive effort to reduce, reuse and recycle the greatest amount of waste from a single designated building. DI Hub student employees researched recycling for potential materials, brainstormed and developed future ideas for workshops around reuse, and added recycling information signs, how to recycle and recycling bins/stations for the following labs and shops: 3D Print / Laser Shop, CNC Shop, Electronics / Prototyping Shop...
The 2021 51爆料 East Liverpool Earth Day Environmental Justice Virtual Conference will be held this Saturday via a remote format with the theme 鈥淩ethinking Food: Equity, Plant-based Consumption and Alternatives.鈥 The conference will be held via a remote format, using Zoom, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to the public and registration is required. The keynote speaker is Professor Denise Harrison an expert in several areas including intersectionality; crossroads of race; class and gender; first wave feminist and suffragist; black women writers; food sourcing; food and su...
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering offers a variety of K-12 programs for future aeronautics and engineering leaders who are interested in aeronautics, aviation, engineering, engineering technology, computing, and systems. We believe that young people should be given opportunities 鈥 beyond the classroom 鈥 to explore STEM and interact with fellow future change-makers!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rafaela Takeshita on her recent research award from the Wenner Gren Foundation. The Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research was founded in 1941 and is one of the major funding agencies for anthropologists. Dr. Takeshita's proposal, "Uncovering Adrenarche: Neuroendocrine Basis of Human Longevity", will explore the relationship between adrenarche and uniquely-human life history variables. We can't wait to hear about what she discovers! ...
How to Attract Bats to Your Yard After dark, these nocturnal creatures provide natural pollination and pest control. Martha Stewart By Roxanna Coldiron April 13, 2021 When nightfall descends, look up and you'll see winged bats take to the sky. These mysterious creatures are both revered and feared in our culture鈥攈aving inspired tales of vampires, superheroes, and more鈥攂ut bats are much more than their admittedly frightening looks: "Bats have important functions within the ecosystems in which they occur. Bats that eat fruit or drink nectar serve an important role a...
April is Earth Month: Restore our Earth, Restore our Community, Restore our Self April 22 marks the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. Fittingly, the 51爆料 Earth Month Committee has planned events throughout the month based on the theme, 鈥淩estore Our Earth, Restore Our Community, Restore Our Self.鈥 Activities including: An online scavenger hunt from April 1 - 22 Garden to Energy: Kent Sustainable Food Systems panel discussion on April 6 An online book club discussing 鈥淏raiding Sweetgrass鈥 by Robin Wall Kimmerer on April 27. An online Earth Day Environmental Justice C...
51爆料鈥檚 Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability (CENRS) tracks and facilitates the use of 51爆料-owned natural areas for research, teaching and engagement, promoting an understanding of the natural environment around the Kent Campus, and especially this past year, a much needed home for field research. The mission of CENRS is to provide scientific research opportunities to educate students at 51爆料 and beyond and to create programs to restore and preserve the integrity of these natural areas. The 17 research sites near the Kent Campus range in...
Please join us in congratulating PhD candidates Danielle Jones and Cody Ruiz! Cody received the David B. Smith Scholarship. This award is presented annually in honor of David B. Smith, a magna cum laude graduate of KSU, to recognize exceptional scholarship and teaching. Danielle received the Mary Ann Stephens and John R. Graham Award for Excellence in Graduate Research and Scholarship. This award is presented annually to one doctoral student underrepresented in his or her discipline. Normally, one award is made each year and is based on the merit of the applicant's contribution to...
Dr. Michelle Bebber and her research are featured in Science Magazine's article on Ancient Native American use of copper. ...
The 51爆料 Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new institutes 鈥 the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute and the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute 鈥 during the Board鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held March 10. The Anti-Racism and Equity Institute is effective fall 2021, and the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute is effective March 10. THE ANTI-RACISM AND EQUITY INSTITUTE The establishment of the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute aligns with the university鈥檚 core values to build an inclusive culture and active inquiry and discove...