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Providing simple encouragement goes a long way in forming a strong bond between a dad and his child, but how do you accurately measure that bond? It is a question that ������ researchers pondered after many dads scored inaccurately low on traditional tests. Kathryn Kerns, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences in Kent State’s College of the Arts and Sciences, created new ways to measure the father factor. Read more in The Wall Street Journal as it highlights Kerns’ research and the new techniques used to evaluate parenting. ...

Swedish psychiatrist Harald Blomberg, M.D., will share his work, Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT), at a symposium hosted by ������’s College of Education, Health and Human Services from July 21-28. RMT has been successful since the 1980s in improving emotional functioning, reading and writing, motor difficulties including Parkinson’s disease, and behaviors associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism.  Blomberg will hold four sessions, all located in White Hall, Room 200, on the Kent Campus: Presentation and Reception Tuesday, July 21 5:30-6:...

������’s Jordan Italiano is getting national attention for his performance both on the field and in the classroom. NFL.com has named Italiano to its 15 for ’15 series. The NFL looks for players who make significant on-field contributions and demonstrate strong academic abilities. Read more about Italiano’s outstanding accomplishments as a Kent State safety and a pre-medicine and biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences on NFL.com and Kentstatesports.com. ...

PNC Bank, N.A., a member of The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: PNC) will start providing banking services to ������ students and employees in Kent, Ohio, on July 1, 2015. Under this new agreement, PNC will provide student and workplace banking, as well as financial literacy programs for the university’s more than 48,000 students, faculty and staff members for 12 years.  The university requires a banking service provider to support its daily business operations to treasury management, credit card merchant services and retail-university banking. PNC Bank was sele...

WKSU was honored by the Press Club of Cleveland with nine Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony on June 5 at the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The station won four first-place and the best-in-show award for Best Newscast, which WKSU staff received for the second year in a row. Award entries were judged by a panel of journalism professionals from press clubs and news publications across the country. WKSU winners of 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Press Club of Cleveland are: Best in Show – Radio Newscast, Host/Producers Jeff St. Clair and V...

What do you wish you had known as a freshman in college? Avoid early morning classes? Carry an umbrella, even though it was sunny when you left your dorm? WKYC-TV went in search of the best advice for freshmen. Watch here as students share what they wish they had known when they were starting their academic careers.  ...

Linda Zucca, Ph.D., CPA, chair of the Department of Accounting in ������’s College of Business Administration, received the Outstanding Ohio Accounting Educator award from the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) for her continued efforts to advance student learning.    A resident of Hudson, Ohio, Zucca was presented the award at the Ohio regional meeting of the American Accounting Association in Cleveland, Ohio. Zucca then was recognized at Ohio Society of CPA’s Annual Meeting and Business Excellence Symposium in Columbus, Ohio. The award is presented ...

To most students, spring break means just that: a break from classes, lessons and campus. For a group of ������ nursing students, however, their most recent spring break was an intense learning experience that took them to remote villages in Haiti for a medical mission trip. Among those who made the trip were Dr. Mary Lou Ferranto, director of the BSN program at Kent State Salem, and two of her students: Sheila Daniels and Mathew Duck. According to Ferranto, interested nursing students from all Kent campuses had to apply to be part of this trip and a small group was selected. “...

What started at ������ a decade ago is catching on at other universities around the country. From Yale to Berkeley, four-legged friends are filling campuses with their stress-reducing abilities. BarkPost.com highlights eight universities, including Kent State, that use therapy dogs to help students calm down, whether it is checking out a dog the way you would a library book, or just petting one while you are studying for finals. Read more about Kent State’s Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program and what other universities are doing with therapy dogs on BarkPost.com. ...

Retailer bringing cost-saving options and expanded services to Kent State students and faculty ������ has named Barnes & Noble College as the new operator of the ������ Bookstore at its eight campuses. The existing bookstore staff will stay on and transition to new management, which took effect May 18 for the Kent and Trumbull campuses and will take effect July 6 for all remaining campuses.  “������ is very excited to partner with Barnes & Noble College,” said Greg Jarvie, Kent State’s vice president for enrollment management and ...