Love your heart! Did you know that the leading cause of death is heart disease and that 80 percent of it is preventable? On Thursday, Feb. 15, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Seminar Room A, you can find out ways to love your heart and reduce your risk through proper nutrition. Our February workshop presenter will be Tanya R. Falcone, M.S., RD, LD, coordinator for the Center of Nutrition Outreach in Kent State’s School of Health Sciences. This program is open to all full- and part-time employees. For full-time, benefits-eligible employees...
Weight Watcher's at Work welcomes all Kent State University employees, family members and students to an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from noon-1 p.m. in Room 303 in the Kent Student Center. The open house is a perfect opportunity to learn more or try out a meeting with no obligation to join. As part of Weight Watcher’s Inspire, anyone who attends a meeting, including this open house, and purchases a Weight Watcher’s membership between Feb. 5-23 will be eligible for a free starter kit, valued at $70. Kent State’s Weight Watcher's at Work mee...
Throughout the year, representatives from Human Resources and other departments will hold employee appreciation day visits at all Regional Campus locations. “KSU Appreciates You” enhances connections with faculty and staff on the Regional Campuses and facilitates institutional knowledge sharing. Each visit will take place from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a mix of food, fun and games. Dates are as follows: Feb. 7, Kent State University at Stark April 11, Kent State University at Trumbull April 17, Kent State University at Tuscarawas June TBD, College of P...
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Several athletes have been incorporating probiotics for its many benefits in boosting their workout routines. Kent State University faculty and students are also now looking at how probiotics can help combat heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion. To help with this area of research, the university’s Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. The grant will be used to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. Under the direction of Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., and Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., ...
Kent State University fashion design and merchandising students are taking their floral-inspired fabrics to the Cleveland Botanical Garden during this year’s Orchid Mania exhibition that is open now through March 11. The display is part of an annual school-sponsored competition, which is directed toward junior-level design students. Students are charged with conceiving of fabric and garment designs that are inspired by the exquisite flora, the orchid. Kent State faculty member Betsy Carr coordinates the event. The students, through the use of photographic images of orchids, manipulate ...
WKSU is delving into a yearlong examination of entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio that will profile local entrepreneurs as they navigate the challenges of starting a new business and promote an innovative idea or product, thus humanizing business creation statistics. A grant from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation enabled the WKSU newsroom to hire two Kent State University interns to work with Jeff St. Clair, reporter and local host of NPR’s All Things Considered, on stories that focus on business creation in the region. Kellie Nock, senior journalism major with a women’s studie...