BHRI Seminar Series - Matthew J. Robson, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)

February 2023 (Volume 32, Number 2)  Published in APS News Feb 2023 , linked here: https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/202302/beef-patty.cfm By Alaina G. Levine | January 12, 2023 Credit: Impossible Foods Can you guess what this burger doesn’t have? Animal meat. When Impossible Foods launched in 2011, the company’s mission was “to restore biodiversity and reduce the impact of climate change by transforming the global food system” — no small task. But in the dozen years since, the start-up did what many thought was indeed impossible, developing tasty, nut...

The Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment is a groundbreaking interorganizational initiative that aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.  The Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment is being led by Kent State University’s College of Public Health in partnership with over an estimated 100 community organizations, including stakeholders and local government officials in Greater Cleveland, engaging LGBTQ+ community members from Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Geauga counties. The mission of Kent State's C...

“Healthcare is a human right,” graduate student Mashika Gallo said, explaining why she pursued a degree in the healthcare design master’s program at Kent State University. The results of this philosophy for Gallo include a clear focus and research that has won numerous scholarships. Gallo, a New Orleans native and interior designer by trade, became interested in senior living design after taking the course Developing Environments for Older Adults taught by adjunct professor Addie Abushousheh, Ph.D., EDAC. “Her course provided a guide for me,” Gallo said. “It opened my eyes and helped me ...

Kent State University students from two courses within Kent State's hospitality and event management program took part in an ice sculpting exhibition outside the Eastwood Mall Event Centre in Niles, Ohio, on Sunday.  The event, which takes place annually, features professional ice sculptors and Kent State students learning and practicing the craft.  Mandy Ulicney, an associate lecturer for Kent State's hospitality and event management program, told the Tribune Chronicle that many students in the program participate in the ice-sculpting demonstration.  “We incorporate th...