For Kent State University alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky, ‘21, and her family, the Russia-Ukraine war is history repeating itself. Lisowsky, 22, of Broadview Heights, is a second generation Ukrainian American whose grandparents, Ingrid Lydia Nebesh and Eugene Nebesh, fled the country during World War II. Although Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community...

In Brecksville, Ohio, members of the senior community had acces to many services provided by the city’s senior center, like activities, meals, health screenings and more. In March 2020, those services were abruptly paused by pandemic restrictions. Keeping senior citizens safe at home was a priority, as was making sure members of the center had the information needed to make smart decisions and they had access to the vaccine once it became available.  "We received hundreds of calls weekly from members of our community and members of  our senior center. Our friends needed advice,...

In 2021, the College of Public Health received funding to create a new Interprofessional Education (IPE) Concepts course. Since inception, 42 students have completed the course and five faculty have completed or taught the course.  Interprofessional education is an approach where “students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.” Source: World Health Organization (WHO). (2010). Framework for action on interprofessional education & collaborative practice.  Geneva: World Health Organizat...

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Christopher J. Woolverton, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health had a unique opportunity working on the federal level to face the COVID-19 pandemic head-on.   Woolverton was originally slated to work with the U.S. Department of State to evaluate safety and occupational hazards in embassies around the world, but the escalating pandemic forced a change of direction and focus. “Travel restrictions put a halt on the ability to develop occupational health assessments and mitigation strategies for embassies. Instead, I was able to use my microbiology ...

For the first time since 2019, Kent State University will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest.  More than a half-century later, Kent State remains dedicated to scholarship that seeks to prevent violence and promote democratic values, from public service to civil discourse. The annual commemoration builds on the lessons learned ove...

For any Rising Scholar from Columbiana County thinking about a future in nursing, a recent workshop on the East Liverpool Campus may have helped with the planning process. Faculty and students from the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program at East Liverpool welcomed a group of scholars for a day of demonstrations and hands-on activities in the nursing labs. Scholars interacted with a variety of “patients” (mannequins) using stethoscopes to detect heartbeats and pulses; IV needles; and other medical devices. “The scholars worked alongside nursing faculty and students who demonstrate...