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Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help Biology Professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from ������’s College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, “Mechanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,” Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis — how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. “We are go...

The ������ Foundation Grant Program will award up to $100,000 for the 2017-2018 Academic Year as part of its annual request for proposals. Funding will be available to departments, schools, colleges, institutes and centers universitywide. No restrictions are placed on the awards, which will be made to projects that have an impact on the quality of education offered to students at Kent State. Requests may be made up to the full $100,000. A committee of the Foundation Board will review all applications and make recommendations to the full board of directors for consideration. Th...

Fall 2016 marks the first semester of newly added CashCourse workshops at ������. The Bursar’s Office piloted the program in the spring and has expanded its selection for the fall term. University Bursar Stina Olafsdottir registered Kent State with CashCourse three years ago and has been growing the program since. CashCourse provides online resources targeted to college students with information on a variety of topics such as budgeting, ways to manage federal student loans, banking, insurance and salary negotiation. CashCourse was initially marketed to faculty and staff as...

Two-way traffic has been restored to Summit Street throughout the construction zone. Johnston Drive also is open to motorists. The roundabout at Ted Boyd/Johnston Drive is operational at this time. A video is available to explain how to navigate a roundabout, whether you are in a car, on a bike or walking. Watch the video Work will continue on utilities and other items throughout winter. The second phase of the Summit Street Improvement Project will begin in March and will make improvements to the roadway between Fraternity Circle and Lincoln Street. The entire project is expecte...

We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let’s 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? ������ researchers suggest putting the cellphone away – doing that could help you pick up the pace. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., from ������’s College of Education, Health and Human Services anonymously observed and timed more than 1,000 pedestrians walking alone across a 50...

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action is conducting a series of customized Title IX workshops for faculty, staff and students. The monthly sessions will consist of the following topics: What is Title IX? Defining sexual harassment/sexual misconduct; How and where to report issues related to Title IX;  Statistics on sexual violence;  The university’s responsibility; and What happens after you report a Title IX issue? Advance registration is required for these facilitator-led workshops, and dates are subject to change or cancellation if an in...

������ will be a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus on July 1, 2017. Consequently, you are invited to learn more about the available smoking cessation programs and resources at an event on Nov. 17, the date of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout event. All Kent State faculty, staff and students are invited. Stop by the resource tables on the second floor mezzanine at the Kent Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Kent State Wellness will have educational materials on tobacco cessation, resources for quitting, refreshments, prizes and giv...

������ is currently offering Aflac’s Group Accident, Group Critical Illness and Group Hospital Indemnity insurance to employees through Nov. 30, 2016. While major medical insurance pays for doctors and hospitals, Aflac is insurance that pays cash benefits directly to you. It provides predetermined benefits that are paid regardless of any other insurance you have. And it fits most budgets — rates don't go up when you file a claim. To learn more about Aflac, call 216-382-9500 or visit www.aflac.com/kentstate. ...

A four-member team of ������ at Tuscarawas second-year nursing students won the simulation competition during the Aultman Simulation Symposium held Oct. 15 by the Aultman College of Nursing Sciences and Health. This year’s theme was Linking Simulation to the Bedside. “Our students were excited for this opportunity to represent Kent State Tuscarawas and the nursing program,” says Shelly Stefka, lecturer of nursing at Kent State Tuscarawas. “The simulation scenario was a patient in respiratory distress. Our students recognized the situation as such and implemente...

The 2016 Princeton Review Guide to 361 Colleges, published Oct. 4, features ������ as a Green College. “It is a recognition of the advancement we have made with regard to sustainability; we have been working toward sustainability for years,” says Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager for Kent State. “We have made progress in so many areas, and that has gotten us on the list.” Kent State is recognized for its focus on environmentally friendly transportation. The Kent Campus has a free bus system, Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA), and the Flashfleet b...