College of Public Health
On July 16 2022, the existing Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will make the switch from its 1-800 number to a new and easy to remember number, 988. Now more than ever people are experiencing suicidal crisis or mental health related distress. According to SAMHSA, people are going without the care and resources they need and is the reason behind the rollout of the new Lifeline number. Starting July 16, when people call, text, or chat via the Lifeline they will be connected to local crisis centers who are there to listen, provide support, and can connect people with local resources for the crisis the...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Authored by Karl W. Kosko, Ph.D., and William R. Speer, Ph.D. On June 3, 2022, James Heddens (1925 - 2022), beloved former Kent State professor and icon in the field of mathematics education, passed away. James W. Heddens joined the College of Education faculty in 1961 as the first faculty member dedicated to focused teaching and research of Mathematics Education at Kent State University. In his 25 years at Kent State, Jim Heddens amassed an impressive list of accomplishments: Pioneering a mathematics teaching laboratory in the University School (the second such program initiated ...
College of the Arts
The School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University is offering a special series of six Dance @Kent State: Early Start Dance Master Classes, August 13-15, 2024 for intermediate and advanced dancers studying at Kent State as well as high school-age dancers from the surrounding community. Participants can take up to two masterclasses each evening: Intermediate/Advanced Ballet with DeAnn Petruschke and Intermediate /Advanced Contemporary Jazz with Erin Smith.You can choose individual classes at $10 each or all six classes for $50.Dates and LocationAugust 13-15, 2024S...
Jerry Kalback Dead Ball Era Series: an illustrator’s process
Jerry Kalback exhibition draws inspiration from historic “Deadball” era of baseball
KENT, Ohio – The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit “Jerry Kalback, Deadball Series: an illustrator’s process." The exhibit will be on display July 22- August 6, 2022, at the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent, Ohio.
Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, have been awarded an NIH grant, a $1,876,627 five-year grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging, for their research in “Magnetothermal brain stimulation towards the rescue of beta-amyloid pathology”. Min-Ho Kim and Woo-Yang Kim will be working with Woo-Shik Shin, Ph.D., assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NEOMED, to create an interdisciplinary approach to their research. This will combine the fields of nanomedicine, neuroscience, and computa...
Kent Campus
Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff, Each day this summer, I have marveled at how beautiful our Kent Campus looks, and I regularly count myself fortunate to work at such an attractive place. Kudos to Bekkah Berryhill, grounds manager, and her team for making the Kent Campus the showcase that it is, and kudos as well to our Regional Campus deans and their staffs for all they do to create welcoming and attractive places to work and study across the Kent State system. Thank you for your work and efforts on behalf of Kent State this summer as we piloted more flexible tel...