eInside - Week of Feb. 22, 2016
![A therapy dog receives attention from Kent State students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Dogs1-H.jpg?VersionId=MEUvsqi_3jjS4CAtCfn54S_DBZZk_s1t&h=ec98a0f6&itok=KERFAOM0)
Kent State University’s Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy program was invited to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to bring comfort to travelers.
News Briefs
![Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s College of Nursing, discusses her project with three students (from left to right), Wendy May, Soon Young Ha and Diane Hill.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-NursingProf1-H.jpg?VersionId=2P7J5Mq8HQEi8R4Ymo9Xru.9HrU146dM&h=ec98a0f6&itok=L0th5BUU)
Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Kent State University’s College of Nursing, is working on a one-year project to study if children’s prolonged exposure to stressful situations encourages poor eating behaviors, which can lead to childhood obesity.
![Students walk on the Kent Campus on a snowy day.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-winter.jpg?VersionId=_MMu4hkw1f1wdC0FtwMltnjGyziG5ljP&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Pn8N7iZQ)
The Kent Campus experiences its first heavy snowfall of 2016.
![David Hacker, associate professor of geology at Kent State University at Trumbull, is surrounded by colleagues after receiving a 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/BOB_0769-H.jpg?VersionId=.V_l6lT5Q0jv9m0xj8izbVzN5MkHcVV_&h=ec98a0f6&itok=eD0tLJKG)
Like many students, Stacee Stinedurf credits her passion for geology to David Hacker, Ph.D., associate professor of geology at Kent State University at Trumbull and a recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award.
![Kent State University sophomore Liz Schmidt poses in the Student Multicultural Center after taking top honors with her "Compassionate Communities" essay.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Essay-H.jpg?VersionId=mqLkeInJmpAerVGIDF1Bidhn8h5hmOzC&h=ec98a0f6&itok=QWADOT3T)
When you first meet Liz Schmidt, an instant friendship emerges, filled with conversation illuminated with respect and kindness.
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