Before leaving the house, you most likely check to ensure you have your ID, your shoes and most importantly your smartphone. In the past decade, American smartphone usage has grown more than 50% according to a Pew Research Center study. Smartphones have become as commonplace as a wallet or car keys and Kent State University researchers are taking advantage of this new commodity by using cell phone data to study individuals’ behavioral patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic and link cell phone use behaviors to mental health. Ruoming Jin, Ph.D., partnered with Deric Kenne, Ph.D., in an exp...
Kent State University at Trumbull will become home to a Siffrin Academy to help people with disabilities transition from high school to jobs or advanced education programs. Dan Palmer, Ph.D., interim dean and chief administrative officer, Kent State Trumbull, and Brad Vincent, Siffrin chief executive officer, recently signed a formal agreement to use utilize a classroom and office on campus. Vincent calls this a great win for the community. “This is a big win for the Mahoning Valley and especially for people with disabilities. They will now have a chance and a choice,” he said....
This is an archived communication. Access the university's current coronavirus information. ###### Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff, Today, I joined with other university presidents from the Mid-America Conference (MAC) to vote to resume football this fall. I want to explain my actions so that everyone will understand that this reversal of my previous stance was contingent upon several factors, all of which were based on my top priority of keeping our student-athletes and athletic staff healthy and safe. My vote was driven by recent developments....
The National Institute of Health (NIH) granted additional funding to Kent State University researcher Karin Coifman, Ph.D., bringing her total award amount to more than $3 million to support her research on mental well-being and coping after traumatic injuries. Coifman is an associate professor in the university’s Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and additionally conducts research focusing on emotions in relation to stress and mental illness. This additional funding is being used to study individuals aged 65 and older. Coifman hopes...
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State University College of Business Administration’s National Advisory Board welcomes Bob Archer ’61, Board Chairman of Kent Watersports. Archer is Board Chairman and owner of Kent Watersports and its branded companies O’Brien International, Connelly Skis, HO Sports Company, Liquid Force, Absolute Outdoor, Barefoot International, Nash/Hydroslide, Arbor Snowboards and Aqua Sports (Houjie, China). Kent Watersports was purchased from Brown Group of St. Louis in 1981 as a highly-leveraged buyout by a group of six entrepreneurs led by Archer. Since 1981, Kent Waterspor...
The Kent City Health Department has notified 25 residents of Clark Hall on Kent State University’s Kent Campus that they must quarantine until Oct. 7 due to possible exposure to the communicable disease COVID-19. The 25 students will remain in a separate section of Clark Hall. Meals will be provided along with other university resources through the quarantine period. Anyone testing positive has been moved to isolation. The university will work with the students and their instructors to ensure a seamless transition to remote learning for any face-to-face courses. Anyone who believes...
“This all started with a drive to improve humanity,” former Executive Director for Entrepreneurship Initiatives at Kent State University Julie Messing explained. For the problem that Andrew Konya was trying to solve - this was very true. Konya, '10, graduated from Kent State with a degree in physics and started chiseling away at what is now his company, Remesh, in 2013. Remesh, has gone on to receive $25 million in Series A-2 funding to continue expanding and creating solutions. The creation of Remesh was inspired by a vision to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with softw...