Kent State University’s Employee Wellness Office is pleased to co-host its spring car seat safety inspection on Tuesday, June 20, from 3-6 p.m. at Kent State’s Child Development Center parking lot located at 775 Loop Rd. in Kent. Statistics show that four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keep your child safe by making sure your child's car seat is properly installed. If you have more than one car seat or base, feel free to have them each inspected. You do not have to have your child with you for the inspection, but they are certainly welcome to attend. If you have your vehic...
When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing. About 1 million people in the United States currently have aphasia, and nearly 180,000 Americans acquire it each year, according to the National Aphasia Association. But, there is not a consensus in the medical community on how to best provide rehabilitation for those afflict...
Dr. David Dees, dean of Kent State University at Salem, announced those students named to the Spring 2017 President’s and Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President’s List Alliance: Connilyn Cross Austintown: Candace Hernandez C...
Dr. David Dees, dean of Kent State University at East Liverpool, announced those students named to the Spring 2017 President’s or Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 or more credit hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the East Liverpool Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President’s List Salem: James King Wellsville: ...
The University Research Council (URC) reviewed over 80 proposals for the 2017 Research Seed Grant Program. After a peer review process via five faculty panels in a variety of disciplines, the URC awarded eight grants of up to $10,000 each in May, 2017 to enable faculty PI's to generate preliminary results in new research endeavors, in order to develop competitive proposals for external grants. Two of the awardees are faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences: Helen Piontkivska (Biology) "Role of RNA? Editing in neurological defects ...
Dr. Sheryl Chatfield (Assistant Professor) is one of 14 international post doctoral or early career researchers accepted into the inaugural workshop, “From junior to senior researcher in research on ageing and health,” at the Swedish National Graduate School for Competitive Science on Ageing and Health (SWEAH)—and the only participant from outside Europe. Participants met three times during the year with faculty from the Lund University Medical School. Workshop topics included the role of gender in academics, time management, project management, and ongoing professional developmen...
Kent State University’s College of Public Health is receiving national recognition for its online Master of Public Health degree. The Best Schools ranked Kent State 22 among colleges and universities around the country. It selected schools based on the quality of the program, the types of courses offered, the faculty, awards, rankings, and reputation, including the school’s reputation for effectively providing online degree programs. Kent State’s Master of Public Health is completely online for working professionals looking to balance a full-time job. It offers leading experts, a learn...