Since COVID-19 struck the nation, medical staff have been finding that personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, gloves and gowns have become a commodity. That is why Kent State University’s administration, faculty and staff have stepped up to collect the university’s PPE to donate to local entities in dire need of medical supplies. Here are some of their stories: College of Arts and Sciences A big part of Kara Barnett’s job as the Chemical Health and Safety Coordinator for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is taking care of the department’s PPE. Barnett ...
It’s during times of stress and strain that people’s true strengths are revealed. As Eleanor Roosevelt said at the onset of WWII, “We cannot tell from day to day what may come. This is no ordinary time. No time for weighing anything except what we can do best for the country as a whole and that responsibility rests on each and every one of us as individuals.” Although the coronavirus pandemic has upended life as we know it, the Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center community has demonstrated inspiring strength of character, flexibility, and creativity during the university shutdown....
Scientists have long since established that the effects of stress on our bodies are largely negative. But understanding stress as a trigger for using calories and burning fat also could lead us to better mechanisms for healthier behaviors. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently funded a Kent State University researcher to continue her efforts toward that goal. Based on a recently-published study, Colleen Novak, associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, will use a three-year, $447,000 grant to analyze two new elements believed to drive muscl...
Kent State University announced the creation of the Pay It Flash Forward Emergency Fund that will help students who are unexpectedly finding themselves in financial need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our students need us now more than ever,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon. “I am confident that our Golden Flash family will answer that call, because despite the uncertainty we are all facing at this time, there is one thing that remains constant: Flashes take care of Flashes.” More than $15,800 was raised within 24 hours of the fund’s launch via the president’s March 26 emai...
Since October 2019, select public relations students at Kent State University have been working hard to complete a campaign for the 2020 Annual Case Study Bateman Competition client: the United States Census Bureau. The National Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosts this competition each year challenging participants to develop and implement a comprehensive communications campaign for a client. “In teams, students research, plan, implement and evaluate a PR campaign for a national client,” said Stefanie Moore, professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Commun...
Kent State University announced the creation of the Kent State Emergency Grant Fund that will help students who are unexpectedly finding themselves in financial need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our students need us now more than ever,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon. “I am confident that our Golden Flash family will answer that call, because despite the uncertainty we are all facing at this time, there is one thing that remains constant: Flashes take care of Flashes.” More than $15,800 was raised within 24 hours of the fund’s launch via the president’s March 26 email to...
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. 连续两年，肯特州立大学在福布斯全美最具多元化公司排行榜上取得显著成绩。根据福布斯最新发布的2020美国最具多元化雇主排行榜，我校名列全美前20。 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. 在2020年的排名中，肯特州立大学在24个行业500家公司中排名13，并且是俄亥俄州唯一个进入排名的公立/私立大学/学院。杜克大...
肯特州立大学心理学教授约翰·冈斯塔德（John Gunstad）博士已从美国国立卫生研究院（National Institutes of Health）获得近260万美元的资助，用于将扩大他所领导的阿尔茨海默氏病研究至全国范围。 语言识别与阿尔茨海默症 冈斯塔德教授正在研究如何将老年人的语音特征变化用作阿尔茨海默氏症的早期检测的方法。阿尔茨海默氏症是进行性神经系统疾病，是老年痴呆症的主要原因。在出现症状之前，阿尔茨海默氏症会引起大脑变化。 从去年开始，此项研究就获得了由肯特州立大学的大脑健康研究所与克利夫兰大脑健康研究所的合作提供的40,000美元的赠款，以用于60人的初步研究。 冈斯塔德教授进行研究的想法源于IBM现有的工作，它使用新技术研究精神病或精神分裂症患者的言语模式变化，以确定谁在未来住院的风险最高。 冈斯塔德教授与IBM研究人员联系，以查看他是否可以使用公司的技术来收集和检查老年人的语音，从而根据他们的语音模式变化来确定谁最容易患痴呆症。这促进与IBM研究员Rachel Ostrand博士进行了初步研究，冈斯塔德教授表示，他对扩大该技术的使用充满热情。 “这样的语言变化包括患者在找不到合适的单词时遇到想出单词的麻烦或用模糊的术语或代词代替”，例如，冈斯塔德教授说，“患者可能开始将诸如椅子之类的物品称为‘事物’，而不是使用确切的名词。”...
