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According to Feeding America, millions of Americans have faced and will continue to face food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To combat this, ������Ƶ continued to support its local community in the fight against hunger by collecting over 20 tons of food between March and August 2020 alone.As a result, ������Ƶ State was awarded the best case study for the food waste reduction efforts category in Campus Race to Zero Waste’s 2021 Case Study Competition.The focus of the case study was to report on ������Ƶ State’s campus and the ������Ƶ community during times of food insecurity a...

������Ƶ has established a new school within its College of Arts and Sciences focused on the social sciences and humanities. The School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities will provide an academic home for innovative approaches to complex questions. An open house is scheduled for September 22, (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) in 113 Bowman Hall on the ������Ƶ Campus. This event is open to the public and light refreshments will be served. “Complex questions often require insights from multiple fields of study,” Julie Mazzei, Ph.D., interim director of the school, said. “Our ...

������Ƶ State is part of the American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour and part of the ASES local "Ohio Wish You Were Here" tour on October 2 and 3. Explore sites virtually. ������Ƶ State went solar for cost savings to continue to establish ������Ƶ as a leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship, to attract students, and to help our planet. ������Ƶ State’s first solar array was installed through a power purchase agreement on the roof of the Field House on the ������Ƶ Campus. A third-party developer owned the solar array but sold the power ...

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Facilities Manager by Melanie Knowles and Robert Misbrener September/October 2021 ������Ƶ (KSU) installed nearly 4 megawatts of ground- and roof-mounted solar panels in the last year and has plans to add up to 6 additional megawatts in the coming year. KSU’s commitment to alternative energy improves its microgrid capabilities, diversity, and reliability, positioning it for manageable utility costs over the next 25 years. This investment in solar energy aligns with KSU’s vision: “To be a community of change agents whose collective commitment to learning sparks epic thinking, ...

������Ƶ State archaeologists Drs. Metin I. Eren and Michelle R. Bebber, in collaboration with colleagues Dr. Justin Pargeter (NYU), Dr. Mike Fisch (Aeronautics & Engineering, ������Ƶ State), and Dr. Briggs Buchanan (University of Tulsa), have won a senior-level National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for their proposal, "Collaborative Research: Does prehistoric stone tool 'backing' result in improved adhesion?" This four-year project will take these researchers from the lab, to South Africa, and back to understand how prehistoric people engineered composite tool technology. ...

By Robert McFerren, 21 WFMJ In this 21 News podcast, anchor Madison Tromler talks with ������Ƶ Economist and environmental researcher Dr. Omid Bagheri, who weighs in on a new report from the United Nations regarding global warming. Dr. Bagheri explains what the issues are, what people can do, and the economic factors. Listen to this important podcast.     ...

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Rafaela Takeshita has won a senior-level National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for her project "Middle Childhood Growth and Development in the Evolution of Human Life History." This work is in collaboration with ������Ƶ State researchers Dr. Mary Ann Raghanti (Anthropology), Dr. Wilson Chung (Biology), and Dr. Mahinda Gangoda (Chemistry). ...

Graduate student Dan Wilcox and his research was featured in a video story by The Institute for American Indian Studies (IAIS). Dan is a second year Master's student who is studying experimental archaeology with Dr. Michelle Bebber. Watch the video here: https://fb.watch/79dNvZjLrt/ ...