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What's The Big Idea? AMLCI With Oleg Lavrentovich

51���� President Todd Diacon meets with Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI) Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich to discuss how his team is using liquid crystals to “domesticate” bacteria.

Speaker Discusses Need for Inclusivity, Local Representation in News

The 51���� School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) welcomed Mizell Stewart III, award winning reporter, corporate news executive and president and CEO of Emerging Leaders LLC, to give the third annual Dix Media Ethics Lecture, “Journalism as a Civic Good,” on March 1, 2023.

Exactly Where She Was Meant to Be

Visual Communication Design senior Julia Gray (Spring ’23) has been interested in design before she even knew what it was. “My family had an ongoing joke throughout my childhood that I ‘was born with paper in one hand and a pencil in the other,’” she says.

Bringing 51���� to Prospective Students

51����’s creative recruitment initiatives bring the campus to life for many prospective students. One of the new, most transformative experiences has application rates on the rise. 

Madame President: Carol A. Cartwright

In 1991, Carol A. Cartwright, Ph.D., made history when she was named president of 51����, becoming not only 51����’s first female president, but also the first woman to serve as president of any Ohio public college or university.  

Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researcher’s Mission

Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.

IN A FLASH: It's a Double Gold Out Friday!

The first reason to "get your GOLD on" and wear your blue and gold on campus this Friday is that more than 280 admitted high school stude

'Practical Steps' Needed To Reverse 50-Year Trend

Paul Gaston, Emeritus Trustees Professor and author, will offer a presentation on actions Gaston believes call for society to "confront the existential threat to higher education as we know it posed by politicians who want to remake the academy in their image."

Celebrating Women’s History Month at 51����

This March, 51���� is celebrating the 2023 Women’s History Month. The theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

IN A FLASH: Live at the DI Hub

A student from 51����'s School of Music provided the soundtrack for Tuesday's 51���� Farmers' Market. 

Feeding the Body, Soul and Heart

Monday's event at the Student Multicultural Center provided cultural comfort food and good counsel.

It's E-Cycling Month at 51����

Electronic recycling drop-off dates in March are part of 51����'s overall institutional sustainability initiatives.

Blue, Gold and Oh So Grateful

Now referred to as Kent Card, the Blue, Gold and Grateful employee appreciation program is still going strong. Employees appreciate receiving their $20 Kent Card, which can be spent at participating downtown businesses, and in turn downtown businesses enjoy the influx of customers and thousands of dollars. 

Scholars Assembling Hygiene Kits That Could Be Headed To Space

The sky is the limit for learning basic life skills. That is the lesson for several Columbiana County Rising Scholars involved in a project through NASA.

IN A FLASH: Spring's First 51���� Farmers' Market

The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub. 

Presidential Page Turner: Women's History Month Pick

President Diacon shared a Presidential Page Turner on his Instagram account today. In honor of Women's History Month, he chose “My Life in Full: Work, Family, and our Future” by Indra Nooyi.

51���� Alumna Found Her Passion Promoting Downtown Kent

As a 51���� student in the early 1990s, Heather Rohwedder Malarcik '96 could never have imagined that she would one day find her dream job in downtown Kent, Ohio.

Alack! Making Shakespearean Literature Understandable For All

Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Senior theatre studies major Xavier Heipp has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more relatable.

Remembering A Pioneer in Digital Journalism

Mandy Jenkins began her robust journalism career during a time where the news industry was changing quickly, and faculty who taught her say she was particularly well-suited for this challenge.

“I could see that she thought on a trajectory that was light-years ahead of other people when it came to holding people close and saying, ‘What is it you really want to do? What should this thing really look like?’" said Emerita Associate Professor Barbara Hipsman Springer. That was important in the mid-2000s when newsrooms were adapting to the emerging digital landscape; they needed people like Jenkins who were fast learners and didn’t feel bound by rules.

'I Feel Like I Can Conquer the World'

Walking down the streets of Manhattan, surrounded by 49 college students of diverse backgrounds, 51���� student Rafael Guedes Bonacin, ’23, felt at home, even though he was far from his native Brazil.

Travel to Israel Brings Insight and Knowledge 51���� Jewish Culture to BUS Leader 

Senior Brian Johnson traveled to Israel Jan. 3-13 with a group of 19 student leaders with the Student Leaders Trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel, a Jewish campus organization.

Kindness Rocks Kent

People from Kent and 51���� are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks. 

IN A FLASH: Championship Game at the MAC Center!

On Saturday, 51���� hosted Adaptive Sports Ohio's Wheelchair Basketball Championship. 

Institutional Values are ‘Paramount’ to University’s Success

Partnership. Climate. Inclusion. These are the focus areas of 51����’s Division for Student Affairs. 

Dr. J. Kim Vick Receives 2022 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award

Congratulations to professor J. Kim Vick, Ph.D. on her receipt of 51����'s 2022 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award for her exceptional contribution to scholarship and research. 

Black History Month Ends, but Diversity Work Continues at 51����

One of the leaders of 51����’s Anti-Racism Task Force is reflecting on the group’s success with an eye to the past. 

“The accomplishments of the task force are really grounded in the historic work of the Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students and many others,” said Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, who heads the task force. 

Bonded by Basketball

The 51���� men’s basketball program is a family with a deep bond that closely ties its players and coaches together. In a piece by WKYC-TV in Cleveland that aired Feb. 24, morning news anchor Dave Chudowsky likens head coach Rob Senderoff as “father” of the program and Jim Christian as the “grandfather.”

Aiding Grief Recovery for Black Men Previously Involved With the Justice System

Faculty spotlight with Jeffrey Hallam, professor and the associate dean for Research and Global Affairs at the College of Public Health. 

IN A FLASH: Her Grandfather's Legacy

A 51���� administrator has a connection to a famous inventor. 

Kent Dance Ensemble Welcomes Guest Artist Micaela Taylor

The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Catherine Meredith, welcomes professional dancer and choreographer Micae

The Importance of Dusty, Old Boxes

A researcher unboxed the history of local Urban Leagues in 51����'s University Library. 

I HEART Travel Week Expo Flies Students Out of Their Comfort Zone

The Valentine’s Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through 51����.

Visual Footprints in Time

More than 1,000 photos of Black student life have been digitized and are waiting for members of the 51���� community to help identify them.

On-Site Supply Of Food, Hygiene Items To Benefit Students On Salem Campus

It’s official: the Flash’s Food Pantry on the 51���� Salem Campus is open!

IN A FLASH: Behind the Console for ‘Urinetown’

The view from the control booth at a rehearsal of “Urinetown.”

51���� Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment

51���� faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.