Rewarding Achievement
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…Five 17cÍøÒ³°æ physicists among the top 2% most cited scientists world-wide
Kent Ohio.- Five 17cÍøÒ³°æ 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
17cÍøÒ³°æ 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…
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 17cÍøÒ³°æ to study sustainable architecture and also serves as a Kent Student Ambassador.
Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, 17cÍøÒ³°æ Honors College senior Mallory Woods, ’22, was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA).
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.
Historic $10 Million Philanthropic Gift
The Podiatry Foundation has made an historic $10 million donation to 17cÍøÒ³°æ to secure the financial and academic future of Ohio’s only podiatry college – 17cÍøÒ³°æ College of Podiatric Medicine.
Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
Gracen Gerbig, ’20, saw the Goldwater Scholarship as a representation of the goals she was working toward throughout her 17cÍøÒ³°æ career studying cellular and molecular biology.
Columbiana Student Is Goldwater Scholar
Hayley Shasteen, ’21, received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards scholarships annually to students from across the country studying mathematics, natural science or engineering.
Alumna Receives Fulbright Grant
Sarah Schlosser, ’17, is traveling to India to work with craftspeople in order to develop a better understanding and document traditional methods of natural dyeing textiles. This experience is a result of Sarah receiving a prestigious Fulbright Study/Research grant.