Health

Researchers at Kent State University are beginning the second year of their largest and most ambitious study ever to track 10,000 university students and follow them throughout their lifetimes.  

Researchers are trying to determine how many athletes are using cannabis products as part of their workouts and why. The results indicate it's more common than was thought.

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from Kent State University’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

Kent State University’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio.  

Heather Thrush is a nontraditional student majoring in psychology at Kent State University at Geauga, working on research related to mental health care. She's also a competitive weightlifter.

Kent State and the University of Akron went head-to-head during the Crosstown Throwdown Move Challenge. Faculty and staff competed against “the school down the road” in the event to promote well-being, comradery, and healthy competition. Guess who won?

Kent State's Employee Wellness program has been working to provide physical, mental and emotional support to faculty and staff for years. And it’s definitely being recognized. 

 A first-generation student who began his education journey at the Twinsburg Academic Center now has his sites set on medical school.

Active military members are embracing online master’s degree programs in Kent State University’s College of Public Health for the flexibility and ease with which they can earn an advanced degree.

Kent State University’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio.