Dr. Marc Hoffrichter, (left) president of the East Liverpool Fawcett Community Foundation, presented a check for $4,500 to Dr. David Dees, dean and chief administrative officer of the Kent State East Liverpool Campus, that is earmarked for scholarships to benefit students enrolled in the occupational therapy assistant program. The funds came from the estate of the late M. Patricia Burnett who created the endowed scholarship through the Fawcett Community Foundation. Kent State East Liverpool annually awards the M. Patricia Burnett Scholarship to a student from the occupational thera...
The Royal Society of Chemistry has accepted a new publication worked on by an interdisciplinary team, including five members of the AMLCI ( Senay Ustunel, Marianne E. Prévôt, Grace A. R. Rohaley, Torsten Hegmann, and Elda Hegmann ). Abstract: Considering the range of properties that various materials offer for tissue engineering it has come clear that no one size fits all, as no one material can be fully effective for all types of cell and ensuing tissues. Scaffolds need to address the delicate balance between cell-scaffold interactions and the particular requirement...
Alan Canfora, one of nine Kent State University students wounded when Ohio National Guard soldiers opened fire on May 4, 1970, has died. He was 71. Canfora's sister, Roseann "Chic" Canfora, shared the news Dec. 27 on Facebook. "It is with immense sadness that I share news of the passing of my beloved brother, Alan Canfora--a devastating loss to our family, friends and the Kent State/May 4 community," Chic Canfora wrote. "Our hearts are broken at the loss of a spirit so irreplaceable to us and to the world. The burden of our grief will be lightened in the days to come by the thousands...
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, As previously noted by Kent State’s Office of Security and Access Management during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, there has been an increase in fraudulent scams and attempts by cybercriminals to access private data nationwide. Protecting your data is a top priority. The university would like to inform you of a recent data breach and remind you to be diligent in protecting your own personal information. SolarWinds Data Breach On Dec. 14, Kent State was made aware of the SolarWinds breach where a patch relea...
As we close 2020 and welcome 2021, Dean Stocker, the faculty and staff of Kent State University at Ashtabula wish you the gifts of peace, hope and good health. Happy Holidays! ...
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Despite the ups, downs and uncertainties of this unprecedented year, the Kent State community has made it through, together. (Flashes Take Care of Flashes, after all.) For this final blog post of 2020, we wanted to take a look back at the posts that resonated most with our audiences this year. Here’s some background on some of the top posts highlighted in the video above: FLASHES SAFE SEVEN Communication was key in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and social media played a huge role in making sure ...