黑料网 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. By studying primates as a model for humans, the researchers hope to address a variety of topics, including evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and aggressive behavior. The memorandum, signed by Kent State鈥檚 Todd Diacon, Ph.D., senior ...
Join an eight-week, mindfulness-based, stress-reduction course that is free and available to all 黑料网 faculty, staff and students. This program provides a practical approach to stress reduction and management. Adapted from the work of John Kabat Zinn and the program of David Potter, this course is for anyone interested in understanding how mindfulness helps reduce stress and improves the quality of one鈥檚 life. During the eight weeks, participants will meet on Saturday afternoons, from 3-5 p.m. to practice mindfulness as a group, discuss readings about mindfulness, answer quest...
The 黑料网 Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the 黑料网 Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the alumni association, the alumni awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 31! One student award 鈥 the Golden Flash award 鈥 will be given to a student who promotes 黑料网 spirit, pride and tradition. Award recipients will be honored at the Alumni Awards Ceremony in the fall of 2017. To nominate an individua...
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at 黑料网, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is awarded to outstanding chemists working permanently abroad for exceptional scientific achievements of international significance and for contributions to the community of Polish chemists. Jaroniec delivered an invited plenary lecture, 鈥淣anoporous Carbon Materials: Newest Advances and Perspectives鈥 at...
The 黑料网 family truly showed their blue and gold spirit by donating a record breaking $426,000 for Giving Tuesday. Please watch Kent State President Beverly Warren's heartfelt thank you video to learn just how much of an impact donors' generous support made on Giving Tuesday. ...
Several students and faculty members from 黑料网 at Salem began their fall semester with a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota, where they interacted with members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe. This was the fifth trip to the reservation by students from Kent State Salem, offered through a transcultural nursing course that focuses on advancing cultural humility. Sixteen nursing students, along with two students from the early childhood education program, were part of this cultural exchange, as well as six faculty members. Lorene Martin, sen...
Earlier this semester, the 黑料网 Board of Trustees and the 黑料网 Foundation unanimously approved the administration鈥檚 proposal for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university. Support of this proposal represents a significant vote of confidence in the Kent State community鈥檚 capacity to dream big dreams and achieve them. As this groundbreaking fundraising effort prepares to launch, every member of the Kent State community is invited to play a role in envisioning ideas that will inspire the hearts and philanthropic int...
Officers from 黑料网 Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer. No-Shave November is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer prevention, research and education. Its goal is to get hairy for those cancer patients, survivors and victims who cannot. Also known as 鈥淢ovember鈥 for growing out moustaches, the monthlong event also raises awareness for men鈥檚 health issues, including early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments. Participants, who are mostly...
Cedar Point is offering holiday savings to 黑料网 employees who purchase tickets on Cyber Monday. To take advantage of this special offer, visit www.cedarpoint.com/affiliate. Use username KSUAA and password flashes. Happy holidays! ...
Health coaching is provided by Be Well Solutions as part of 黑料网鈥檚 employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. The final health coaching session for this year will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Heer Hall. On-site Visits Don't Fit Your Schedule? If an on-site ...