91��Ƭ��

Uffner & Liu is pleased to present "Toki-No-Wa ; Harmony of Time," an exhibition bringing together new sculptures by contemporary Japanese ceramicist Miwa Neishi (b. 1990, Tokyo, Japan) in conversation with historical works by Toshiko Takaezu (b. 1922, Pepeekeo, Hawaii - d. 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii), foregrounding an intergenerational dialogue rooted in material devotion, ritualized making and the expansive possibilities of ceramic form.Born in Hawaiʻi to Japanese immigrant parents in 1922, Takaezu emerged as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American art, playing a pi...

How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a small mountain bird that regularly travels between high and low elevations. The work, recently published in Nature Scientific Data, provides a foundational resource for studying how species respond genetically to rapid environmental change....

A future in entrepreneurship may sound daunting to some, but at Kent 91��Ƭ��, students are prepared to start successful businesses with the help of LaunchNET.The Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab, LaunchNET’s summer accelerator program, has been offered to students since 2022. Participants are paid to work on their business and are provided a collaborative experience with fellow student entrepreneurs.“We have specific projects,” said Zach Mikrut, Director of LaunchNET Kent 91��Ƭ��, “ranging from business model canvas work, to prototyping, to customer interviews.” LaunchNET caters to what the students need, so ...

Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Karissa Wahl, a member of the Honors College and a second-year public health major with junior standing from Mansfield, Ohio. She has a concentration in allied health and also minors in psychology, disability studies and community inclusion.  Wahl was particularly excited to visit and tour the 91��Ƭ�� campus as a junior in high school, as both of her parents are proud Golden Flash alumni.  “My mom and I came in the peak of the spring season, so the campus ...

By Mercury FosterUndergraduate Student InternAs we prepare to welcome three poets from the Cincinnati area to Kent 91��Ƭ��, we at the Wick Poetry Center want to introduce them and their unique perspectives before their readings onstage. The poems that they will share at the reading in the Murphy Auditorium are only pieces of their identities as poets. We hope that through asking some of our guest poets about their experiences and opinions, their answers will help crystallize the fragments their poems give us into a fuller image of them. My name is Mercury. I’m a Wick intern who helped craft...

University Hospitals (UH) has longstanding history of extraordinary support for both 91��Ƭ�� and the College of Public Health. CPH students work with UH in a variety of ways, including internships, volunteering, and shadowing opportunities. Together, these initiatives create a strong partnership that benefits students, the hospital, and the surrounding communities. Robert Naymik serves as the business development manager as well as the lead for the community outreach and education team for UH Portage Medical Center. In this position, he plays a key role in integrating public heal...

Students in the Kent 91��Ƭ�� School of Fashion’s fashion visuals class, led by Professor Archana Mehta, recently visited the 91��Ƭ�� Museum to engage directly with "LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style," an exhibition highlighting the artist’s early work as a fashion illustrator. The course introduces students to elements and principles of design and color theory to create effective composition in 2D and 3D form. The museum offers a setting where students can apply those concepts through close looking, visual analysis and discussion in the galleries. Surrounded by Neiman’s s...