Meet Adedayo Adeagbo, a Graduate College Fellow and doctoral student in the Sociology program. Read on to learn more about Adedayo's favorite places in Kent, what she enjoys doing in her free time and what advice she has for incoming graduate students.Where is your hometown?I am from Nigeria.Why did you choose Kent State University?I chose Kent State University because of the exceptional quality of translational research conducted by the faculty in my department. The professors conduct innovative research that directly impacts real-world applications, which aligns perfectly wit...

With summer upon us, it is important to recognize heat-related illness and how to deal with it. Heat waves have caused at least 28 deaths this summer and temperatures are expected to rise for the remainder of the summer. Millions of people across the U.S. have been under heat alerts due to these heat waves.The human body is normally able to regulate its temperature through sweating, until it is exposed to more heat than it can handle. During periods of extreme heat, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can escalate rapidly, leading to delirium, organ damage and even death.People who are most at ris...