ӰƵ partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international cross-cultural exchange for students to focus on studying how immigrant populations are aided by sustainable gardening projects. The program enabled 11 ӰƵ students from the Stark and Kent campuses to spend their spring break in Mexico, and a group of 11 students from Universidad Panamericana (UP) to spend a week in Northeast Ohio in June, working at Shanti Community Farms in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood, which is home to large groups of immigrants. Sarah Schmidt, assista...
ӰƵ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) developed an innovative hybrid fuel cell capacitor that prolongs the flight time of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), the first hybrid fuel cell battery capacitor specifically developed for commercial UAVs. The project team, led by Yanhai Du, Ph.D., professor in ӰƵ’s CAE and principal investigator at ӰƵ’s Fuel Cell Research Lab, developed a lightweight-high-energy-density onboard power source that enables vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) type aircraft to potentially increase fli...
In August 2021, 1,000 incoming ӰƵ students, faculty and staff began a collaborative community effort to implement a social justice quilting project. This initiative stemmed from the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) department's welcome week and was completed in late August 2022. “The students were only given fabric, fabric glue, stencils and cookie cutters,” Louise Ditchey, academic program officer and coordinator for the executive master of the business administrations program at ӰƵ, said. “Then after a year of hard work, we all created these quilts together.” Ditchey and ...
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Members of the ӰƵ community who enjoy kayaking along the Cuyahoga River or taking a walk or jog along the adjacent Portage Hike and Bike Trail may have noticed the river dredging work near Fred Fuller Park in Kent. The work, which began in September, is expected to take about three months. The aim is to remove petroleum that causes a sheen on the top of the water. Bridget Susel, director of community development for the city of Kent, said the work is part of a long-standing environmental cleanup from a former industrial building located ups...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm Design Innovation Hub 201 Meet local alumnus Kurt Ruehr. Come hear about the park project he embarked on during his time at KSU and how it has come full circle now that he is on the Portage Parks Board of Commissioners and is the Executive Director of Leadership Portage County. This event is open to the public; no RSVP required. /esdri ...
Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at ӰƵ at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure. Panthi said he will use the monetary award to further his study in hydrogen production and electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, using high-performance solid oxide electrolysis cells. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fu...
Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at ӰƵ at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure. Panthi said he will use the monetary award to further his study in hydrogen production and electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, using high-performance solid oxide electrolysis cells. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fuels ...
Kathalina (Kat) Thorpe plays many roles, including mom, graduate student and assistant, technical designer, researcher, and philanthropist. However, one persona created the happiest of moments – Worm Girl! It was in 2020 at the Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference – when someone pointed to her and said, “You are the Worm Girl!” And Thorpe has worked hard to be recognized for this beloved character, which has spurred a movement. As a graduate student and teaching assistant at ӰƵ, she is also the technical designer for ӰƵ Trumbull Theatre’s upcoming Summe...
Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization Family and Community Services recently arrived at ӰƵ’s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles. The agency’s annual bike collection on the Kent Campus has become one of its most popular giveaways at the County Clothing Center in Ravenna, which is one of many social service programs that Family and Community Services operate in the Kent-Ravenna area. “Oh, my goodness yes, the bicycles disappear very fast,” said Candy Pollard, who manages t...