Dr. Molly Merryman (Associate Professor at the School of Peace and Conflict Studies) recently appeared on the Flashes of DEI podcast to discuss the life and legacy of Dr. Dolores Noll.   Dr. Noll was professor in the Department of English at Kent State, and was an early and important leader in LGBTQ Studies. She was influenced by the May 4, 1970 shootings to come out and take on leadership roles, founding the first organization on campus to address LGBTQ rights, and teaching the first courses at Kent State on gay and lesbian issues.   Listen to the podcast here: https:...

GUEST TALK (VIA ZOOM), MONDAY APRIL 3:  11:00 am - 12:15 pm Dr Nick Ritchie, University of York, UK: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and Global Nuclear Politics  This talk will examine the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as the latest manifestation of the movement for nuclear disarmament and explain its emergence and contestation with the global politics of nuclear weapons. Dr Nick Ritchie is a Senior Lecturer in International Security at the Department of Politics, University of York, UK. His research and teaching focus on global nu...

Researchers in the Center for Public Policy and Health, led by Dr. Kim Laurene, published their work titled “Utilization of the mental health first aid ALGEE action plan: a longitudinal study” in in the Journal of Public Mental Health. The study aims to examine the five steps of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) ALGEE action plan to assess which steps were used most frequently and how personal characteristics were associated with utilization. After completing MHFA, individuals demonstrated an increase in using the ALGEE action plan at three- and six-months, but by nine-months there was a r...