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From Student to Researcher: Bridging Knowledge with the Two-Eyed Seeing Method

Rae Baba, a senior Environmental Studies major and Environment, Peace and Justice minor, is at the forefront of an innovative research project that seeks to bring together Indigenous and Western knowledge and science. As part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported …

Tags: Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Department of Geography , Environmental Studies , Student Research

Kent State Student Explores Sustainable Practices in Ohio’s Growing Cannabis Industry

Pamela Brigger, a senior majoring in Environmental Studies, is making significant strides in her research through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURE), with mentorship from David Kaplan, PhD, Professor in the Department of Geography and sponsorship by The Environmental Science and Design…

Tags: Environmental Studies , Department of Geography , undergraduate research , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Spotted Lanternfly Spotted for the First Time at Â鶹¹û¶³

A spotted lanternfly, an invasive species notorious for damaging crops and trees, has been sighted for the first time at Â鶹¹û¶³. The insect was discovered on September 10th, 2024 by undergraduate student Jackson Miller.    Miller was walking on campus from the student c…

Tags: Environmental Studies , Department of Biological Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Kent State Institute Celebrates Graduating Fellows

The Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) supports students through their fellowship program. In this program students across any major with interest in environmental science or design come together to form a like-minded, yet diverse, community. Fellows receive mentor…

Tags: Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Department of Biological Sciences , Department of Geography , Environmental Studies

Kent State Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment

Â鶹¹û¶³ 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.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Department of Geography , Environmental Studies , Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

Honors Student First to Receive Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship

Olivia Eader is a second-year Â鶹¹û¶³ Honors College student from Bellefontaine, Ohio. She is the first recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship, the newly established fund for Honors students in memory of Elizabeth Howard, Ph.D., who was a prominent member of …

Tags: Honors College , Department of English , Freshman Honors Colloquium , Memorial Scholarship , Writing , Creative Writing , English , Environmental Studies , , Senior Honors Thesis/Project