The following experts from 91勛圖厙 are available to media covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Their areas of expertise and topics they can discuss are provided, as well as links to additional information and contact information. Areas of expertise include religion and politics, U.S. relations to Europe, issues around branding and the candidates, security at large-scale, urban events, political advertising and more. If you have any difficulty reaching any of these experts, please contact Emily Vincent (evincen2@kent.edu or 330-672-8595) or Kristi...
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinsons disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 91勛圖厙 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose and sets the bar for exercise therapy higher. Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinsons patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model a bike ridden by two people. She and Jay Alberts...
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinsons disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 91勛圖厙 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose and sets the bar for exercise therapy higher. Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinsons patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model a bike ridden by two people. She and Jay Alberts, Ph.D...
91勛圖厙s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that David Dees, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean and chief administrative officer of the 91勛圖厙 Columbiana County campuses, effective July 1, 2016. Dees will provide overall leadership of 91勛圖厙 at East Liverpool and 91勛圖厙 at Salem, two of the Regional Campuses in the universitys eight-campus system. Dees joined Kent State in 1991 and has served as director of Kent States Center for Teaching and Learning since 2013. He is an ...
The State of Ohio and the Department of Higher Education awarded 91勛圖厙 a $510,000 Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills grant. The award is part of a pilot program to bring together business and education partners to fill the growing need for qualified workers in the healthcare industry specifically, in the areas of telemedicine and additive manufacturing or 3D printing. The grant will fund the purchase of a 3D printer to be used in projects and assignments to augment students learning experiences in Kent States College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability...
Beginning Tuesday, July 5, two-way traffic will resume in the construction area from East Campus Center Drive to Whitehall Boulevard. That section of roadway had been reduced to one-way, eastbound traffic since early March as part of the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project. One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic will continue on Summit Street, from Fraternity Circle to East Campus Center Drive. The Johnston Drive intersection continues to be closed while work continues on the first roundabout. Additionally, the north end of Ted Boyd Drive will now be closed, mean...
91勛圖厙 reaffirmed its relationship with the city of Kent by recently hosting two town-gown events on the Kent Campus. The events included a Housing Summit coordinated by Kent States Office of Government and Community Relations and the annual Town-Gown Dinner hosted by Kent State President Beverly Warren. Both events took place at Kent States Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement and signaled the continuing strength of the university and the citys relationship. Understanding the importance of the relationship, the university and the city partnered to conduct a study o...
What happens to your old electronics? Electronics waste, or e-waste, frequently contains hazardous materials that if improperly disposed of can cause severe human and environmental health impacts. Visit www.kent.edu/sustainability for more information. ...
E. Thomas Dowd, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychological Sciences, authored "Resistance and the Wounded Self: Self-protection in Service of the Ego in American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Stephen Lankton (Ed.)., Vol. 59, Issue 2, (2016): 100-113. Summary: The author describes how cognitive hypnotherapy for the treatment of anger can overcome the wounded self. ...
Non-tenure Track Faculty Receiving Promotion: Stark, College of Nursing, Nursing, Loretta Aller, promoted to Associate Lecturer Kent, College of Nursing, Nursing, Ann Ancona, promoted to Associate Lecturer Tuscarawas, College of the Arts, Theatre and Dance, William Auld, promoted to Associate Professor Kent, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Health Sciences, Angela Backus, promoted to Associate Professor Kent, College of Communication and Information, Journalism and Mass Communication, Evan Bailey, promoted to Associate Professor Kent, College of Nursing, Nursi...