COVID-19

RN Sarah Pierce-Brown, a member of the nursing faculty at Kent State Salem, at work at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown.

Salem Nursing Faculty Member Teaching, Caring during Pandemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced its way into our lives, everything changed. At Kent State, faculty members began delivering lessons remotely and students began learning in online classrooms. All student services became remote/online.

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Kent State field hockey defender Clara Rodriguez Seto holds medical masks she has sewn.

Helping From Home

As the world continues to deal with "stay-at-home" orders, Kent State rising senior and field hockey defender Clara Rodriguez Seto has found a way to help others from the comforts of home.

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Kent State Geauga Campus BSN Program Graduate to Serve as Nurse in New York City Hospital to Help Combat COVID-19

Kent State University Geauga Campus Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program 2018 graduate Bailey Hill has been selected by The Cleveland Clinic as a nurse who will spend the next four weeks at New York Presbyterian Hospital—an area in the COVID hot zone with a shortage of nurses. When Bailey r…

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Emergency room workers from Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus receive meals from Lago East Bank provided with donations from a Kent State alumnus and others.

Alumni Raise Money for Meals for Essential Workers, Aid for Struggling Restaurants

A Kent State University alumnus is teaming up with local restaurants and other alumni and friends to help raise money to provide meals to frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast Ohio.

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We Haven't Hit the Peak Yet - Dr. Tara Smith Discusses What's Ahead for COVID-19

Tara C. Smith, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology from Kent State's College of Public Health, discussed the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19 and what's ahead for our state and country during a recent conversation on Facebook Live. 

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J.R. Campbell, executive director of Kent State University’s Design Innovation Initiative, tries on a face shield produced by the Kent State team.

Kent State University’s Design Innovation Initiative Uses Creativity to Help Medical Professionals Fight COVID-19

A team of 25 faculty, staff and students use innovation and creativity to help health professionals in Northeast Ohio protect themselves from COVID-19. 

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Kent State Tuscarawas Alumni Making a Difference, Named TuscHeroes

Several Kent State University at Tuscarawas alumni have recently been named TuscHeroes, as they are making a difference in the community by helping others adjust and cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a deep desire to help and support others, these TuscHeroes found ways to connect to comm…

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Campuses Donate Needed Supplies to Area Facilities

The Kent State Columbiana County campuses wasted no time reaching out to the Salem and East Liverpool communities to share resources during this COVID-19 crisis.

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Kent State Tuscarawas Administration, Faculty, Staff and Students Join Fight in PPE Shortage

With the severe and growing shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic occurring around the world and in our own backyard, administrators, faculty, staff and students at Kent State University at Tuscarawas are doing what they can to help alleviate the need. Healt…

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Krysta Forrest at Braceville Fire Department

Kent State Trumbull Student Blazes a New Trail after COVID-19 Closings

After a COVID-19 related layoff, Kent State Trumbull psychology major Krysta Forrest is using her spare time to put out fires, literally. The 2018 LaBrae/TCTC graduate has been volunteering for the Braceville Fire Department for two months. She volunteered sporadically while attending classes and…

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