Dr. Deric Kenne with the College of Public Health and Dr. Ruoming Jin with the Department of Computer Science at Kent State University recently collaborated on research with the New Jersey Institute of Technology titled "Distinguishing the Effect of Time Spent at Home during COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban and Suburban College Students Using Cell Phone Geolocation." This innovative research assesses the correlation of depression and anxiety with time spent at home among students at two universities—one urban and the other suburban—during the COVID-19 pandemic. The entir...
As a continuation from our first cryptocurrency webinar, we are diving deeper into the crypto world of DeFi! As defined by The New York Times, DeFi (pronounced dee-fye) is short for decentralized finance. It is an umbrella term for the part of the crypto universe that is geared toward building a new internet-native financial system, using blockchains to replace traditional intermediaries like banks, brokerages and stock exchanges.
Associate Professor of Lighting Design Jakyung Seo received a grant that allowed student Bethy Winters to accompany her to South Korea this summer to work and participate in activities at Symposi:On – Seeking Wisdom in World Theatre, a global women’s festival. This event focused on Seeking Wisdom in World Theatre (After COVID-19, the Future of Women and Performing Arts.) Bethy Winters is a Junior in the B.F.A. Theatre Design Technology and Production major with a concentration in Lighting and Sound and a minor in Music Technology. This symposium was held to form a d...
Christa Porter, Ph.D., assistant professor of higher education administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, was awarded the Review of Research Award by the American Education Research Association (AERA) for her research article, “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature." This award is shared by her co-author, Janice Byrd, Ph.D., assistant professor of counselor education at Pennsylvania State University. The article was published in June 2021 in the Review of Educational Research (RER) jour...
As the director of the Kent State Columbus Program in State Issues, Wendy Patton sets students up for valuable experience and future success in public policy. A 35-year career in state and local government – including 15 years with Policy Matters Ohio – prepared Patton to teach about public policy and state government in Ohio. She is a Kent State alumna who came back home to Ohio after getting a master's degree in city planning at UC Berkeley and working in Washington, D.C. She’s looking forward to helping students find career interests that can make a difference on the local, state and federa...
The May 4th Legacy Scholarship Program was established by Kent State University in 2020, and provides four scholarships to be given to students majoring in our Peace and Conflict Studies program. Each scholarship bears the name of one of the students killed (Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder) to serve as a lasting testament to their lives and presence at Kent State. Below are profiles of the scholarship recipients since the creation of this award. May 4th Legacy Scholars for AY 2021-22 The School of Peace and Conflict studies is proud to ...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Haley Dees of Lisbon, Ohio, to the Kent State University Board of Trustees as an undergraduate student trustee. Dees’ two-year term runs through May 16, 2024. She succeeds Dylan Mace, whose term as a student trustee recently concluded. Dees is a junior majoring in aerospace engineering with a minor in applied mathematics, who anticipates graduating in May 2025. She is also a student in the Honors College. “As an upcoming female leader in engineering from a rural area in Ohio, I believe my insights will bring a fresh and diverse perspective to the Board of ...
Effective May 1, 2022, Medical Mutual has expanded coverage to include screening, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Covered services now include: Speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy performed by a licensed therapist. Clinical therapeutic intervention including (but not limited to) applied behavioral analysis, if provided or supervised by a professional licensed, certified, or registered by an appropriate agency of Ohio for the performance of such services within a treatment plan. Mental/behavioral health outpatient services p...
