Kent State Florence Alum Leads Activities For Education Abroad Students
Office of Global Education

Andy Wyatt, Ph.D., received his undergraduate degree in English from Kent State in 2016, and is now the Assistant Director of Student Affairs at the Kent State Florence Center in Italy. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2023, and his research focused on modern Italian literature and intellectual history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Andy had the opportunity to study abroad in the Kent State Florence Semester program as an undergraduate, and the experience inspired him to pursue a career in Italy. He felt a connection to KSU Florence especially, because of how influe...

Essential Functions of a Medical Assistant

The minimum acceptable cognitive, affective and psychomotor qualifications of a professional medical assistant include:
  1. Regularly work in a standing position and walk often.
  2. Physically assist patients from surface to surface.
  3. Apply manual pressure of up to 10 pounds to control bleeding or during CPR.
  4. React promptly to spoken commands and auditory signals from monitors and conduct auscultation without difficulty or interference.
  5. Maintain efficiency and accuracy throughout a 12

Are you a Dancing with the Stars fan? Well then your in luck because FAB will be hosting a Dancing with the Stars themed event on February 24th from 7-9 PM in the KSC Ballroom! There will be many activities for students to participate in. Including some themed crafts, coloring activities, giveaways, a photobooth, and even a ballroom dance class. For the ballroom dance classes there will be two 45 minute class sessions during the event, including both the Latin and Swing styles. Ballroom dance is considered social dancing or dancing with a partner.

School of Art Alumni Miwa Neishi's artwork Featured in Uffner & Liu Exhibition
College of the Arts

Gallery with ceramic sculptures

Uffner & Liu is pleased to present Toki-No-Wa ; Harmony of Time, an exhibition bringing together new sculptures by contemporary Japanese ceramicist Miwa Neishi (b. 1990, Tokyo, Japan) in conversation with historical works by Toshiko Takaezu (b. 1922, Pepeekeo, Hawaii - d. 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii), foregrounding an intergenerational dialogue rooted in material devotion, ritualized making, and the expansive possibilities of ceramic form.Born in Hawaiʻi to Japanese immigrant parents in 1922, Takaezu emerged as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American art, playing a piv...

Researchers Map Bird Genome to Study High-Altitude Adaptation

Tibet Location

How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a small mountain bird that regularly travels between high and low elevations. The work, recently published in Nature Scientific Data, provides a foundational resource for studying how species respond genetically to rapid environmental change....

Feeling the pressure to look a certain way? You’re not alone. In this two-part CAPS workshop, we’ll dig into how beauty standards shape the way we see ourselves, challenge the pressure to “fit the mold,” and build tools for creating a healthier, more positive body image. You’ll get a free workbook to guide you along the way. You must have attended Part 1 on 4/15/26 to attend this workshop.

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