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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

Kent State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

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Tracking Wildlife Through New Technology

 For Lauren Sigrist, a senior Environmental and Conservation Biology major, with a minor in Environmental Studies, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) gave her the opportunity to spend a second summer e…

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Inside the Egg: Exploring Microbial Inheritance in Lizards

 Through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program this summer, supported by the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), senior Zoology major & Music minor Allison Remick continued a research project she has been developing for nearly two years. M…

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Underground Insights: Tracking Soil’s Role in Carbon Storage

 As an Environmental Studies senior, Kiki Masters spent the summer looking underground. With mentorship from Tim Gallagher, PhD in the Department of Earth Sciences, Masters joined Kent State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, supported by the Environmental Science a…

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Behind the Feathers: Understanding Changing Gut Bacteria of Songbirds

 Senior Zoology major and ESDRI Fellow at Âé¶¹¹û¶³, Jami Greb spent the summer studying wild songbirds. Under the guidance of Sangeet Lamichhaney, PhD in the Department of Biological Sciences, Greb participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) progra…

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IN A FLASH: Power to the Pollinators!

Pollinator Day, proudly presented by Âé¶¹¹û¶³ as a proud Bee Campus USA, will welcome all visitors to the KSU Pollinator Garden to celebrate our campus pollinators on September 5 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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Teaching Fashion Sustainability Through Gameplay

Gabby Adkins graduated from Âé¶¹¹û¶³ in August 2025 with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising. Prior to that, she spent the summer participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, working under the mentorship of Gargi Bhaduri, PhD on a project that blended fashio…

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From Fungi to Foundations: Exploring Mycelium as a Building Material

For Environmental Studies senior Adam Frymier, summer 2025 was all about growth - both in the lab and in his own skills as a researcher. Under the mentorship of Britta Bielak, Assistant Professor of Interior Design in Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Frymier participate…

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ESDRI Research Showcase

IN A FLASH: The Halls of Science

Kent State’s Annual Environmental Science and Design Research Institute Research Showcase offers an opportunity for student researchers to present posters showcasing their explorations and findings in all areas of environmental research and design. 

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Graduating ESDRI Fellows Reflect on Their Journey and What Comes Next

 The Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) supports students through their undergraduate Fellows 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 of sch…

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