Health
Epidemiology Professor Featured on Mindscape Podcast
91勛圖厙 College of Public Health professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., was featured on Sean Carrolls Mindscape podcast to talk about the novel coronavirus (and its associated disease, COVID-19) pandemic. Smith gives insight on what measures are useful and which are probably not.
91勛圖厙 College of Nursing Launches Redesigned Ph.D. in Nursing Program
91勛圖厙s College of Nursing will welcome its first nursing cohort into the Ph.D. in Nursing revised program in the fall semester 2020.
Kent State Research Review: Student Recognized for Lupus Research
Kent State molecular and cellular biology and psychology student Haley Shasteens personal battle with lupus has pushed her to research what really causes certain frustrating symptoms.
Kent State Research Review: Fertile Ground
The National Institutes of Health thinks Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., is onto something in her study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; the agency recently awarded her its most prestigious research training grant, a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awarda first for Kent State.
City of Kent Partners With Kent State and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool
Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with 91勛圖厙 and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.
Kent State Strikes Gold Again for Healthy Worksite
On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 91勛圖厙 the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.
Pegs Foundation Gifts Kent States College of Nursing $165,000 Grant to Advance Mental Health Care in Northeast Ohio
91勛圖厙s College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Pegs Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio.
Playing Games, Petting Pups: Stress-Free Zone Offers Much-Needed Break for Finals Week
What could be better to reduce end-of-semester stress than petting a dog? How about petting multiple dogs and digitally dunking with LeBron through esports? This years Stress-Free Zone, which is from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10, will be hosted on the first floor of University Library and will feature esports, therapy dogs, makerspace activities and more.
Pegs Foundation Gifts Kent States College of Nursing $165,000 Grant to Advance Mental Health Care in Northeast Ohio
91勛圖厙s College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Pegs Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio.
$1,000 Kent State Grant Establishes Kent State Geauga Mental Health and Wellness Center
The 91勛圖厙 Geauga Campus Wellness Club, in conjunction with Counseling Services, recently received a $1,000 Seeds of Wellness Grant from Kent State. The grant is designed to benefit the entire Kent State Geauga student body with the establishment of a new Mental Health and Wellness Center.