Dr. Angela Spalsbury, Dean of Kent State University at Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center, announced those students named to the Fall 2020 President's and Dean's lists. To qualify for the President's List, students must have a 4.0-grade point average and have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.40 or more grade point average and have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester. Congratulations! President's List Mackenzie Bozman Rick Karlsson Alexander Sumarli Caden Neumore Alec Kovac Din...
Since 2015, Bournemouth University’s Center for Health and Media Research has conducted an election analysis, including rapid responses and contributions from several leading U.S. and international academics. Danielle Sarver Coombs, Ph.D., professor in the School of Media and Journalism at Kent State University, expressed that the report is unique, as it is a snap analysis of what happened in these elections and includes insight from academics with solid credentials. “The analysis is grounded in these academics’ expertise and knowledge, so it is really brilliant and insightful work,” Coo...
The diagnostic medical sonography program on the Salem Campus received a donation from Aultman Hospital that is providing enhanced learning opportunities for rad tech students studying this specialty. During the fall semester, the hospital donated a Siemens Acuson Sequoia ultrasound machine with multiple transducers. It performs abdominal and OB/GYN examinations and can also be used to teach vascular flow characteristics and disease. It is used for lab sessions across the entire sonography curriculum. With this newly- acquired equipment, there are now four student scanning stations in the ...
Students can complete an Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminology and Justice Studies at Kent State University at Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center. Earning an associate degree in Criminology and Justice Studies allows graduates to pursue a career in jobs like probation work, advocacy and entry-level court positions after graduation. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this program transitioned online, but the professors are working to ensure that students' online experiences are comparable to what it would be inside the classroom. The online program now relies heavily on gro...
In past years, Employee Wellness has hosted a heart health luncheon in recognition of the America Heart Association's Go Red for Women initiative. Since we are unable to come together in person this year for a lunch, we decided to host an entire week of virtual heart health programming instead. Healthy Heart Week is February 8 - 12 and consists of offerings designed to inspire and motivate you to make heart health a regular part of your self-care routine. Check out the first two events below, and click on the webinar titles to register. Visit the Healthy Heart Week page ...
Are you interested in being part of a community that focuses on respect for people by recognizing that those who are doing the work are the best ones to improve it? Interested in continuous improvement and learning from your peers about how they have used Lean principles and tools to streamline their processes, big and small? Interested in sharing your own experiences? Then join the Lean Community of Practice. A Community of Practice is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better by interacting&nbs...
A liquid crystal research group at Kent State University is knocking on the doors of the biomedical industry with its current project. The recent publication of research on “Directional self-locomotion of active droplets enabled by a nematic environment” explains a technique of controlling bacteria movement with liquid crystal structures that could have a potential impact in many areas of research and medical care. Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., and a team of graduate students published research in the science journal Nature Physics in October. The study describes the mechaniza...
Join the Lean Community of Practice Are you interested in being part of a community that focuses on respect for people by recognizing that those who are doing the work are the best ones to improve it? Interested in continuous improvement and learning from your peers about how they have used Lean principles and tools to streamline their processes, big and small? Interested in sharing your own experiences? Then join the Lean Community of Practice. A Community of Practice is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn ...
Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences would like to congratulate three faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences who recently co-authored a 384-page hardcover book, “Problem Plants of Ohio,” published by the Kent State University Press and available on Amazon.com. Adjunct Professor Megan E. Griffiths-Ward, Ph.D., collaborated on the book with (her husband) Professor David Ward, Ph.D. and Melissa A. Davis, a botany instructor and the horticulture facilities director at Kent State’s Herrick Conservatory and collections...
Next week, the Golden Flashes community will begin to honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Kent State will host the annual celebration, which will include a variety of commemorative programming. This year, CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state Rep. Bakari Sellers will be the keynote speaker for the virtual event at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21. And while we take this time to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., we are also renewing our efforts to confront the issues of systemic racism and injustice that he fought agai...