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The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at Kent State University’s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of…
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![Janice Lessman-Moss (left), professor of textile arts at Kent State University, works with a student on a weaving loom in the Center for the Visual Arts.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/07.17.17%20Photo%20of%20Janice%20Lessman-Moss%20and%20Kent%20State%20student%20-%20Great%20Colleges%20to%20Work%20For.jpg?VersionId=01YkR0e5aPmVJMSSpXhGxnezecBsQGuq)
University is only college in Ohio named to the prestigious list
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![Janice Lessman-Moss (left), professor of textile arts at Kent State University, works with a student on a weaving loom in the Center for the Visual Arts.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/07.17.17%20Photo%20of%20Janice%20Lessman-Moss%20and%20Kent%20State%20student%20-%20Great%20Colleges%20to%20Work%20For.jpg?VersionId=01YkR0e5aPmVJMSSpXhGxnezecBsQGuq)
University is only college in Ohio named to the prestigious list
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![Kent State University employees participate in lunchtime yoga at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Active1.jpg?VersionId=UK_mJMixbKTXje0.AEhn1._qPoH1HAOl)
Kent State University has been designated as one of the Top 25 most active employers in the country. The university placed 17th in the Large Employer category of this year’s national On the Move Workplace Challenge. That is a significant improvement from last year’s 29th-place…
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![Kent State professor Hanbin Mao (middle) co-authored a paper with graduate students Sagun Jonchhe (left) and Prakash Shrestha (right) on the genetic factors influencing the formation of cancer cells.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/cancerstory.jpg?VersionId=9RLPA3CluTybkjsQSAOPquax7DSSj_pZ)
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017. These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or…
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![Staff and students pose with an airplane at the Kent State University Airport. The Kent State University Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/06.26.17%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20University%20Airport%20staff%20and%20students.jpg?VersionId=USv8cnRN8JuLDNRTGtQYn0bY8grYMu.w)
During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Kent State University Airport as its Airport of the Year.
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![Jimmy Miller, a 2017 Kent State graduate who served as editor of The Kent Stater, takes notes while talking to a fellow student in the student media newsroom in Franklin Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Jimmy1---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE-web.jpg?VersionId=Of1ZhBcxNYlvuIdTdL7vEvJp35mlT4h.)
Kent State’s student newspaper, The Kent Stater, is the best collegiate daily (published three times per week or more) in Ohio, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest.
Alumna Neville Hardman, ’16, and journalism major Kelly…
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![Kent State University researchers study the link between Pokémon GO and increased exercise. Kent State University researchers study the link between Pokémon GO and increased exercise.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Pokemon2.jpg?VersionId=fC45f.W_J5vd3CEitdzZyTg4HovopBF9)
Pokémon GO’s worldwide release one year ago sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone.
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![Kent State University College of Business Administration](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/CollegeofBusiness-ka.jpg?VersionId=LPnJOgb1H70_9aVPoQZBnVop9VBplzwN)
Kent State University students will soon have a unique opportunity to gain professional money management experience. Starting in the fall, the Kent State University Foundation will effectively start “hiring” the students to manage current investable assets.
The Student Managed…
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![Kent State University College of Nursing seniors, Alyssa Lodi (back, right) and Anna Hunker (front, right), lead a group of middle school students through simple yoga stretches to promote relaxation and mindfulness during the health and wellness fair.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Photo-Apr-27%2C-9-49-17-AM_web.jpg?VersionId=Jfn2LgzcY1.sGG2NWkmMGxTY3oZ93yza)
Alliance Middle School students are more likely to make healthy lifestyle choices after attending a health and wellness fair presented by a group of senior nursing students from Kent State University College of Nursing. The adolescents rotated through four exhibits which focused…