Kent State University doctoral candidate Pratyusha Ghanta became fascinated by cancer and how it works after earning her bachelor’s degree many years ago in her native India. Five years ago when she enrolled in a program through Kent State and Northeast Ohio Medical University she was excited to discover she could do cancer research here. "When I joined Dr. [Moses] Oyewumi’s lab I asked him if I could get a project in cancer, any type of cancer,” Ghanta said. “I was ecstatic when he said that he does have a project in this specific field and that we can work on exploring...
The Readability category contains criteria that determine how easily a user can read and modify the text within your app. Users with limited vision and users with specific viewing needs will need to be able to clearly read and understand all the text content within the app, without the app interfering with user preferences.
Readability accessibility criteria include:
The Color Contrast category contains criteria that determine how easily a user can read and understand the content of your app with respect to color. Color blindness is one of the most common disabilities, so ensuring that color contrast is accessible is a top priority.
Color Contrast accessibility criteria include:
The User Input category contains criteria that determine how easily a user can complete and modify form fields and other inputs within your app. Form fields and other inputs should be clearly labeled, and error messages should make it easy to understand where an error has occurred and how to correct it.
The Interaction category contains criteria that determine how well a user can interact with certain content and elements of your app. Interactive elements within the app should be clearly labeled, easy to access, and not require any complex gestures or motions to activate.
Interaction accessibility criteria include:
The Navigation category contains criteria that determine how well a user can navigate around the content and different screens of your app. Although mobile phones and tablets are primarily touch devices, a user may still choose to connect a physical or virtual keyboard to their device to navigate. Accessibility criteria relating to keyboard navigation and focus are still critically important here.
Navigation accessibility criteria include:
Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute sponsored a Research Skills Workshop, to allow students and faculty to learn how to operate the state-of-the-art technology located in the Integrated Sciences Building. The workshop was a lead-in event to the institute’s 11th Annual Neuroscience Symposium, held Oct. 26-27, and provided the opportunity for symposium attendees to learn about cutting-edge neuroscience techniques, including the use of resources available in the institute's laboratories, located in the basement of the Integrated Sciences Building. ...
Joanne Caniglia, Ph.D., professor in the School of Teaching, Learninga and Curriculum Sciences, received the Kenneth Cummins 2023 Teacher Award for College/University from the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Each year, the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics recognizes outstanding teachers, curriculum leaders/coaches, professors, emerging leaders, contributors to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives who engage, inspire and empower students with mathematics. The Kenneth Cummins Award is presented for exemplary mathematics teaching to a college level...
