The address you have on file in FlashLine is considered the “true” address and is the address passed to our vendors via eligibility files. If you correct addresses/phone numbers in FlashLine, it will automatically be corrected with corresponding vendors, generally within ten business days. Follow these steps to update your personal information (including your address) in FlashLine: Log in to FlashLine Select “Settings” from the left side navigation pane Under “Secure Account Access”, select “Addresses and Phone Numbers” If the displayed information is incorrect, select “Upd...

Christopher J. Woolverton, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health had a unique opportunity working on the federal level to face the COVID-19 pandemic head-on.   Woolverton was originally slated to work with the U.S. Department of State to evaluate safety and occupational hazards in embassies around the world, but the escalating pandemic forced a change of direction and focus. “Travel restrictions put a halt on the ability to develop occupational health assessments and mitigation strategies for embassies. Instead, I was able to use my microbiology ...

For the first time since 2019, Kent State University will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest.  More than a half-century later, Kent State remains dedicated to scholarship that seeks to prevent violence and promote democratic values, from public service to civil discourse. The annual commemoration builds on the lessons learned ove...

For any Rising Scholar from Columbiana County thinking about a future in nursing, a recent workshop on the East Liverpool Campus may have helped with the planning process. Faculty and students from the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program at East Liverpool welcomed a group of scholars for a day of demonstrations and hands-on activities in the nursing labs. Scholars interacted with a variety of “patients” (mannequins) using stethoscopes to detect heartbeats and pulses; IV needles; and other medical devices. “The scholars worked alongside nursing faculty and students who demonstrate...