Kent State University faculty, staff members and students are invited to walk or ride a bicycle along the Kent State University Esplanade to the downtown Kent restaurant, Laziza, during the second annual 鈥淟et鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk鈥 event on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 11:30 a.m. Free lunch will be served by Laziza to all participants, and valuable c...
Staples, provider of office supplies, technology, cleaning solutions and more, is partnering with Kent State University to offer an ink and toner cartridge recycling program that helps to further the university鈥檚 sustainability goals. 鈥淢any people on campus are not aware that Staples offers recycling of ink and toner cartridges,鈥 says Melanie Know...
Kent State University faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to 鈥淔irst Look,鈥 an event that offers the university community the opportunity to experience firsthand, the transformation of Kent State and the Northeast Ohio region. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Kent&n...
Kent State University and Staples, provider of office supplies, technology, cleaning solutions and more, have signed a new cleaning contract that will help the university further achieve its commitment to sustainability. Under the agreement with Staples, the company will provide 鈥済reen鈥 cleaning products to Kent State at a competitive price. Within the...
As part of overall campus aesthetic improvements, changes are planned for the Campus Center Drive entrance to the Kent Campus from State Route 261. 鈥淭he university plans to enhance the gateway in this area to alert travelers who travel from the south that they have found their entry into Kent State,鈥 says Brian Pickering, project manager&...
Laura Leff, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University since 1994, recently received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for her work in microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on bacterial ecology of streams and the responses of microorganisms to their environment. Kent State鈥檚 Outstanding Research and ...
Kent State鈥檚 Facilities Planning and Operations department, which is in charge of the university鈥檚 sustainability efforts, has implemented two new ideas to make Kent State a more sustainable campus. Sustainable soda machines Kent State is teaming up with Pepsi to create a more sustainable, environmentally friendly campus. New soda machines that save more energy&n...
The Alcoa Foundation, in partnership with national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), provided 60 recycling bins to Kent State as part of its national bin grant program to colleges and universities throughout the country during the 2012 RecycleMania collegiate recycling competition. The bin grant prog...
Puzzles intrigue Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Penny Bernstein, Ph.D. Whether they are presented in a colorful box, in the natural world or as part of her work, her first inclination is to look carefully for patterns that lead to a solution. A field biologist at 性福五月天 University at Stark, Bernstein was asked to play a key role in what has evolved into an innovative consortium dedicated to saving Stark County鈥檚 watersheds. But, before the Herbert W. Hoover Initiative in Environmental Media could move forward to achieve its purposes, someone needed to put the pieces in the righ...
性福五月天 University鈥檚 Fire Prevention Office has expanded its efforts to go green with the installation of an electric charging station for its new battery-powered Chevrolet Volt. The charging station was installed outside Harbourt Hall. Charmaine Iwanski, architect in the Office of the University Architect, says the charging station is currently available only for University Facilities Management vehicles. Future charging stations are likely; however, funding, availability, usage policies and locations have yet to be determined. 鈥淚 think the new charging station will encourage more electric...