Kent Wired Article Kaitlyn Finchler Reporter May 2, 2021 The university launched numerous projects and efforts for Earth Month to get the community involved. David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center, collaborated with the Center for Earth Ethics at Columbia University and others at 抖M女仆 to launch an Earth Month poetry project. 鈥淓arth Stanzas is a collaborative project that we launched last year for the 50th commemoration of Earth Day,鈥 Hassler said. 鈥淔or Earth Stanzas we curated, with the Center for Earth Ethics, eight beautiful different...
Mahoning Matters Article May 1, 2021 By: Mahoning Matters staff WARREN 鈥 After a year everyone can agree was stressful, 抖M女仆 at Trumbull is building on its mindfulness initiatives. The campus recently broke ground on a Mindfulness Walk that will travel along the south side of the classroom/administration building near Lake Anne and the campus鈥檚 nine-hole disc golf course. The project is being spearheaded by Chris Popadak, the campus鈥 抖M女仆 of Wellness representative; Barb Ozimek, 抖M女仆 Trumbull鈥檚 full-time mental...
Dr. Metin Eren receives the KSU 2020-2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholar Award. This award is sponsored by the University鈥疪esearch鈥疌ouncil鈥痑nd鈥痶he Division of鈥疪esearch鈥痑nd鈥疭ponsored Programs, this鈥痑ward鈥痠s intended to鈥痳ecognize鈥禡女仆鈥檚 exceptional researchers and scholars. The鈥痑wardees鈥痑re鈥痵elected based on the quality of鈥痶heir鈥痳esearch, creative activities and scholarship and their impact on society. Congratulations on this well-earned achievement, Dr. Eren! ...
Kent Wired Article By Anna Huntsman and Laina Yost April 21, 2019 Office of Sustainability, architects monitor campus building energy expenditure To improve a university鈥檚 carbon footprint, experts say the first step is to track its energy. In 2017, 抖M女仆 began tracking the energy expenditure of each building on campus. 鈥淏ack before we started all the energy conservation projects back in 2012, we did not have accurate building-by-building metering,鈥 said Bob Misbrener, a project manager in the university architect鈥檚 office. 鈥淎fter the energy project, we knew...
抖M女仆 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 抖M女仆 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 抖M女仆 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...