Elevations

Christie Bahlai, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University. She is an applied quantitative ecologist and population ecologist who uses approaches from data science to help solve problems in conservation, sustainability, and ecosystem management.

Christie Bahlai, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University. She is an applied quantitative ecologist and population ecologist who uses approaches from data science to help solve problems in conservation, sustainability, and ecosystem management.

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

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.

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.