Gut Health
Your gut microbiome is the foundation of your health. So, what is gut health? Gut health is the balance of good and bad bacteria and yeast in the digestive system. Many factors can affect the balance in your gut such as poor sleep, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, stress and lack of nutrient diversity.
To improve gut health:
“Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood?/ In your neighborhood?/ In your neighborhood?/ Say, who are the people in your neighborhood?/ The people that you meet each day.” The popular television series “Sesame Street” sang about this, which is exactly what one Kent State University alumnus is doing. Meet John Skrtic. A Cleveland resident, Skrtic is a proud Kent State graduate, receiving his Master of Library and Information Science degree in December 2003. He has worked at the Cleveland Public Library for more than 30 years, starting as a kid in 1989. He told Kent State Today that he a...
Scenic design and earthworms don’t normally have a connection, but Kathalina Thorpe, Kent State scenic design graduate student, has connected the two to improve the environment. At Kent State, Thorpe has been conducting research on using earthworms to compost fabric waste from scenic design shops and in the fashion industry, research she started three years ago as an undergraduate at Valdosta State University in Georgia funded as a project for the Blazer Summer Research Institute. The research recently won Thorpe the fall 2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition,...
University Libraries
A client who embodies the phrase "sharing is caring." Audrey Ernst is an entrepreneur focused on the sweet things in life. Her passion for baking and sharing are what inspired her business, Audrey’s Baked Creations LLC, and since starting in 2019 she has grown a very authentic and successful brand. We got the chance to hear more about Audrey’s experiences as an entrepreneur, the lessons she’s learned along the way, and how LaunchNET’s microgrants helped boost her confidence. 5 Things You Need to Know About Audrey: Made custom cake pops for LaunchNET’s 10 year anniv...
Division of University Communications and Marketing
Hi, Drupalites, You or a designee are formally invited to a D7 to D9 Migration Validation session that will be hosted by UCM next week. We encourage our more experienced Drupalites to participate. Our newer editors may not be familiar enough with site content to participate. Please use your discretion when considering whether to sign up. For quality assurance and to identify idiosyncrasies, this is your opportunity to compare content from the current d7 environment to content in the new D9 environment. We have five time slots, each with 25 seats. See the available times and dates...
More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from Kent State and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse. The “Day of Public Discourse Program for Faculty and Students: Debates as a Pathway to Civic Participation and Public-Spirited Professions” brought together audience members in journalism, communication and political science fields to discuss the importance of debates and help students embrace their civic duty as the newest generation of voters. The ...
College of Public Health
Conference Presentation Supplemental Information Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2022, Boston, MA, USA Additional details appear on this page Use of qualitative research conventions to improve the accuracy of machine learning for detecting substance-use associated content in Twitter Abstract Researchers have embraced the potential for social media microblogs, including Twitter, to provide real time glimpses into patterns in behaviors of concern including substance use and have explored effective use of natural langu...
The Kent State men's basketball team did not disappoint in tonight's season opener against Northern Kentucky. The Golden Flashes took down the Norse 79-57 in Truist Arena. The Golden Flashes are now 2-0 in program history against the Norse. Flashes senior Miyrine Thomas proved to be an enormous contribution in his first game with Kent State. Thomas helped extend the first-half lead with his 8 points, going 4-4 in field goals. Despite foul troubles, Thomas and the Flashes continued to play strong and sturdy with a team total of 11 rebounds creating a 35-29 lead over the Norse...