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Members of Autism Connections Kent, a student organization created by 91勛圖厙 students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies, pose for a photo at the Kent Student Center during their first meeting last fall.

Kent State Receives Recognition for Autism Initiatives

Recent rankings have recognized 91勛圖厙 for its autism initiatives. Kent State is ranked No. 5 in the Best Colleges for Students With Autism for 2017 from College Choice, No. 10 in the Top 20 Best Online Colleges for Students With Autism from Online College Plan, No. 20 in the 20

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91勛圖厙s Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., and Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., stand in their research lab. The two exercise science/physiology faculty members will lead a study related to the use of probiotics and physical exercise.

Kent State Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise

91勛圖厙s Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. Kent State faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st

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91勛圖厙 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by Kent State Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

91勛圖厙 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud

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91勛圖厙 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by Kent State Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

91勛圖厙 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud

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Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in Kent States College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, Kent State on the Move

91勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in Kent States College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi

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Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in Kent States College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, Kent State on the Move

91勛圖厙s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in Kent States College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi

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91勛圖厙 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

Kent State Students and Professor Invent Insole for Diabetic Patients

Product also can help athletes recover from blisters and calluses that can impede their performance 91勛圖厙 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care com

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Kent State researchers study the effects of cellphone use on walking speed.

Want to Get the Most Cardio Out of Your Walk? Focus on Your Feet, Not Your Phone

We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But lets face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? 91勛圖厙 res

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Kent State masters student Sarah Burns shows off a tomato from the garden behind Nixson Hall.

On-Campus Garden Helps Provide Vegetables to Local Students in Need

Sarah Burns, a second-year masters student in the Nutrition and Dietetics program at 91勛圖厙, shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of Nutrition and Dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns a

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at 91勛圖厙 and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinsons patients.

Kent State Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinsons Patients

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

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