Elevations

Kent State Graduate and longtime working comic Steve Byrne talks about his new film, "The Opening Act," and being a comic during the pandemic.

Dean Amy Reynolds talks with Assistant Professor Elizabeth Campion about her role in archiving items and stories from the shootings on May 4, 1970 at Kent State.

Susan Kirkman Zake talks with Dean Amy Reynolds about the Collaborative News Lab at Kent State University and how it's helping students pair up with professional journalists for mentoring and on the job experience.

Christopher J. Woolverton, Ph.D. is a Professor of Epidemiology in the College of Public Health at Kent State University. Richard E. Ferdig, Ph.D. is the Summit Professor of Learning Technologies and Professor of Educational Technology at Kent State University. Together, their research is looking into the effectiveness of certain PPE equipment in keeping individuals safe from COVID-19.

Andrew Konya developed an idea, using his physics training at Kent State, for how to make a give-and-take "conversation" with thousands be as direct as a being one-on-one. He says it's a "truth discovery platform." It may be a new evolution in communication.

This week on Elevations, we interview former World of Warcraft game designer, John Staats. He is a Kent State alum and the author of The WoW Diary: A Journal of Computer Game Development. The book offers a rare, unfiltered look inside the gaming industry and is taken from notes he took during the game's creation.

At Kent State's Geauga campus, Assistant Professor of English Dr. Bonnie Shaker has had five students in the past year win writing awards.

Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D. is the interim Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Kent State University. Gooden also serves as the chair and associate professor in the university’s Department of Pan-African Studies.

Dr. Oleg Lavrentovich is doing research into using liquid crystals to direct the movements of microorganisms, which could expand the applications the technology will be useful for.

Kent State alum and long-time podcast creator and strategist Eric Nuzum discusses what people should think about if they're considering starting a podcast.