Participants Needed for Research Study of Children and Pet Dogs Nothing compares to a child’s love for a canine. In fact, dogs are believed to be an integral part of a child’s life and many kids feel better when they’re with pets. Nevertheless, there is surprisingly little research, and no well-established measures, on how best to evaluate children’s relationships with their pet dogs. Led by Kent State researchers Kathryn Kerns and Manfred van Dulmen from the Department of Psychological Sciences, and funded by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,...

Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a new guest speaker series and a dynamic networking opportunity for the Twinsburg community. This outreach program is organized through a partnership between Kent State University Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg Chamber of Commerce. Free and open to all local business representatives, BLT also serves to familiarize the public to the recent name change of the Kent State regional campus (formerly the Regional Academic Center), which now identifies itself with the city of Twinsburg. “This new leadership development program is designed for ...

By Becca Sagaris, Kent Wired Kent State implemented changes to its recycling policy for the Kent campus this February. “The biggest change is in plastics, of what can be recycled and what cannot,” said Leah Graham, the outreach recycling coordinator. “Plastic bottles and jugs should be recycled, and all plastic other than bottles and jugs should go into the landfill.” Anything with a neck or an opening that is smaller than the body falls under the category of bottles and jugs. The only additional recycling change is that paper cartons will now go into the landfills, Graham said. ...

  勒布朗詹姆斯 “I Promise” 高中的193名11年级学生或许从没想过惊喜来的这么突然。他们本以为自己只是来参加肯特州立大学的访问活动，却没想到等待他们的是一个重大的惊喜 - 四年的学费全免，外加第一年的食宿费全免。   深远的合作 肯特州立大学将与勒布朗·詹姆斯家庭基金会下的 “I Promise” 学校进行合作。肯特州立大学将为所有来自该校且符合录取标准的最高年级学生免除四年学费以及一年的食宿费用。 肯特州立大学和勒布朗·詹姆斯家庭基金会（LJFF）一直保持着良好的合作，“I Promise” 的学生每年都会参加肯特州立大学暑期的大学预备课程。免学费项目也由此延伸而来，并将会持续下去。 肯特州立大学校长Todd Diacon表示：“我们很高兴可以与詹姆斯家庭基金会有更进一步的合作，欢迎这些学生加入到肯特州立大家庭里。我们也期待看到校园内有更多 “I Promise” 学生的那一天。” 代理常务副校长兼教务长Melody Tankersley认为这次合作也是以另一种方式展现了肯特州立大学在积极影响俄亥俄东北部年轻人生活方式上所做的努力。     “我们已经看到了‘I Promise’学校在已有学生身上展现出的显著成果” Tankersley女士说，“很荣幸肯特州立大...

M.A. Art Education candidate and international student Richard Agbeze is happy to have our faculty as his mentors as he realizes his purpose as an art educator. Richard is in his second year of the program and is currently doing research that focuses on the implementation of addressing subjects of social justice in art education. Growing up in Ghana, he spent a few years working as a high school art teacher before coming to the United States to study at Kent State University. Why art education? He chose this career because it provides a platform to make an impact in the lives of students by he...

For the second year in a row, Kent State University has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2020. Kent State ranks No. 13 among 500 companies in 24 industry sectors and is the only Ohio public or private college or university to make the 2020 ranking. Duke University (No. 8) was the only higher education employer ranked above Kent State. Kent State President Todd Diacon said he is proud of staff, faculty and administration for their steadfast dedication to diversity and inclusion. ...

  肯特州立大学护理学院将在2020年秋季学期迎来重新设计课程后的第一批护理学博士。新开发的科学课程经过精心设计，使学生在护理历史和哲学、护理理论、科学写作、研究方法、统计学、定量和定性设计等领域获得基本知识，并为应对新兴的护理科学领域做好准备。     调整后的博士项目 负责研究生项目的副院长Wendy Umberger博士说:“调整后的项目将满足我们学生和更广泛的护理社区的需求。它可以是全日制的，也可以是在职的，为学生提供了更大的灵活性，他们中的许多人在完成课程和论文研究的同时继续工作。” 为了更好地培养学生成为未来护理研究的科学领导者，每个学生都将与一位有着相似研究兴趣的教员密切合作。在整个博士项目期间，学生将有机会与他们的指导老师一起发表和展示研究成果，从而通过实践的方式学习，同时也成为一名适应社会需求的护理学家。     Umberger博士说:“对博士生来说，在项目的早期接受专业社会化是很重要的，以便学生明白成为一名研究人员和科学家意味着什么。在选择博士项目时，学生们会找一位他们非常认可的研究领域专家作为指导老师和导师。”   更多研究方向 肯特州立大学护理学院的教师们研究方向非常广泛，包括: •在整个生命周期中对急慢性疾病进行自我管理 •家庭系统...

Nothing compares to a child’s love for a canine. In fact, dogs are believed to be an integral part of a child’s life and many kids feel better when they’re with pets. Nevertheless, there is surprisingly little research, and no well-established measures, on how best to evaluate children’s relationships with their pet dogs. Led by Kent State researchers Kathryn Kerns and Manfred van Dulmen from the Department of Psychological Sciences, and funded by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, this new study will seek to measure children’s relationships with thei...