Rewarding Achievement
Madeleine Hadrys wins 2026 Student Showcase at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Trumbull
Nearly 30 students presented original research, scholarship and creative projects during the 2026 Student Showcase for Research, Scholarship and Creativity at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Trumbull. Faculty judges evaluated poster presentations and selected Madeleine Hadrys as the grand prize winner…
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Trumbull faculty member earns Silver Teaching Recognition Award
Mohammad Irfan, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering technology at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Trumbull, was named one of the Silver Teaching Recognition Award recipients by the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Center for Teaching and Learning for his project, “Bringing Real-World Learning to the Classroom…
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International Studies Association 2026 Annual Conference
The 67th ISA Annual Convention was held March 22nd - 25th in Columbus, Ohio. This year's theme centered on Back to the Fundamentals: Rethinking Knowledges, Practices, and Imaginaries of the World. Members of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Political Science department attended to present ongoing proj…
Department of Political Science
Meghan Geist, Ph.D. Candidate and Dr. Ashley E. Nickels publish a study
Meghan Geist, Ph.D. Candidate and Dr. Ashley E. Nickels publish a study critically examining the marginalization of the Second Founding period (1865–1877) in public administration scholarship. This study analyzed 67 articles and book chapters across leading public administration journals …
Department of Political Science
Graduate student, M. Harun Rashid, publishes two articles
Congratulations to PhD candidate M. Harun Rashid, whose work has been published in a new book: Rashid, M. Harun with Riaz, A. (2026). Bengali and Bangladeshi Nationalism. In Routledge Handbook of State, Nation and Nationalism in South Asia (pp. 288-302). Routledge. Link: https://www.taylor…
Department of Political Science
Five 51³Ô¹ÏÍø physicists among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide
Kent Ohio.- Five 51³Ô¹ÏÍø physicists are recognized among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide: Veronica Dexheimer, Antal Jakli, Oleg Lavrentovich, Jonathan Selinger, and Deng-Ke Yang. Congratulations to all! Link to article
Physics
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Scientists Help Measure Primordial Matter at Trillions of Degrees
UPTON, N.Y. — October 14, 2025 — An international team of researchers has directly measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) — the superhot primordial matter that filled the universe just millionths of a second after the Big Bang. Among the leaders of this breakthrough is Kent S…
Physics
Student Enjoys Eclectic Experience
After spending her younger years in a variety of volunteer roles with non-governmental organizations in her native Macedonia, Ivana Krsteska chose 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to study sustainable architecture and also serves as a Kent Student Ambassador.
Alumni and Giving
Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Honors College senior Mallory Woods, ’22, was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA).
Alumni and Giving
Planned Gift to Support Student-Athletes
George Jenkins, ’63, and his wife Gina, recently established a planned gift to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will give preference to students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly those from the Appalachian region.
Alumni and Giving