Since COVID-19 struck the nation, medical staff have been finding that personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, gloves and gowns have become a commodity. That is why Kent State University’s administration, faculty and staff have stepped up to collect the university’s PPE to donate to local entities in dire need of medical supplies. Here are some of their stories: College of Arts and Sciences A big part of Kara Barnett’s job as the Chemical Health and Safety Coordinator for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is taking care of the department’s PPE. Barnett ...
It’s during times of stress and strain that people’s true strengths are revealed. As Eleanor Roosevelt said at the onset of WWII, “We cannot tell from day to day what may come. This is no ordinary time. No time for weighing anything except what we can do best for the country as a whole and that responsibility rests on each and every one of us as individuals.” Although the coronavirus pandemic has upended life as we know it, the Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center community has demonstrated inspiring strength of character, flexibility, and creativity during the university shutdown....
Scientists have long since established that the effects of stress on our bodies are largely negative. But understanding stress as a trigger for using calories and burning fat also could lead us to better mechanisms for healthier behaviors. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded a Kent State University researcher to continue her efforts toward that goal. Based on a recently-published study, Colleen Novak, associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, will use a three-year, $447,000 grant to analyze two new elements believed to drive muscl...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. ► PAID LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS Generally, employers covered under the Act must provide employees: Up to two weeks (80 hours, or a part-time employee’s two-week equivalent) of paid sick leave based on the higher of their regular rate of pay, or the applicable state or Federal minimum wage, paid...
Yuko Kurahashi, School of Theatre and Dance, authored a book, "The Interdisciplinary Theater of Ping Chong: Exploring Curiosity and Otherness on Stage", 1st edition, Jefferson City, NC, McFarland, (2020), 240. ...
Haithem Zourrig, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, presented "Smartphone-based Virtual Reality: an Immersive Tool for Teaching CB Concepts", at the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators in San Antonio, TX, on March 12, 2020 ...
Kent State University announced the creation of the Pay It Flash Forward Emergency Fund that will help students who are unexpectedly finding themselves in financial need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our students need us now more than ever,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon. “I am confident that our Golden Flash family will answer that call, because despite the uncertainty we are all facing at this time, there is one thing that remains constant: Flashes take care of Flashes.” More than $15,800 was raised within 24 hours of the fund’s launch via the president’s March 26 emai...
Since October 2019, select public relations students at Kent State University have been working hard to complete a campaign for the 2020 Annual Case Study Bateman Competition client: the United States Census Bureau. The National Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosts this competition each year challenging participants to develop and implement a comprehensive communications campaign for a client. “In teams, students research, plan, implement and evaluate a PR campaign for a national client,” said Stefanie Moore, professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Commun...
Kent State University announced the creation of the Kent State Emergency Grant Fund that will help students who are unexpectedly finding themselves in financial need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our students need us now more than ever,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon. “I am confident that our Golden Flash family will answer that call, because despite the uncertainty we are all facing at this time, there is one thing that remains constant: Flashes take care of Flashes.” More than $15,800 was raised within 24 hours of the fund’s launch via the president’s March 26 email to...
CPM Continues Care in a Time of Crisis CPM’s Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic Continues to Serve Safely Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak We are living in unprecedented times. These six words have become the motto of 2020. They are spoken soberly each day around 2 p.m. by Ohio Health Director Dr. Amy Acton and Governor Mike DeWine during the daily update on the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus throughout Ohio. The rapid progression and fluidity of the novel coronavirus throughout the world has kept us on our toes and forced a creativity on our practices in order to maintain our missi...