Faculty and staff members affiliated with the Center for Public Policy and Health recently published an article in Addictive Behaviors. The article focused on the impact of COVID-19 related University closings on alcohol use among students. The authors found: Alcohol use increased significantly following COVID-19 related campus closure. Higher social support was associated with less alcohol use overall. Elevated psychological distress was associated with steeper increases in alcohol. Social support did not moderate the effect of distress on increasing alcohol use. ...

The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University presents “Acquiring History: The 50-Year Legacy of Robert Smithson’s ‘Partially Buried Woodshed’ at Kent State University” from Aug. 4 through Sept. 26, 2020, at the Kent State Downtown Gallery. The exhibition includes video interviews from faculty, documentary photographs, essays on the history of the artwork and even the largest known remnant of the woodshed. No opening reception will take place. The exhibition is free and open to the public. An online and printed catalog will be available in addition to ...

Kent State University Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D.,and Dean of University College Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., recently shared updates about reopening campus and what to expect this fall while engaging with the university community. They answered live questions on the university’s Facebook page about how students should prepare to return to campus, what life will be like in residence halls and other buildings, and services that are available to support students. As expected, viewers had questions about the safety of campus as the country continue...

Raihan Chowdhury awarded NAAMLP Scholarship The member States/Tribes of the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs has chosen our own Md Abu Raihan Chowdhury to receive their annual $2500 scholarship. The NAAMLP is a non-profit professional organization that promotes the reclamation and restoration of lands affected by abandoned mining throughout the nation. Congratulations Raihan! Read more about Raihan and his research here ...

When the Ohio Department of Health sought help this summer for work on the COVID-19 pandemic response, more than 110 students from Kent State University’s College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer. Five faculty members also volunteered to be part of the Public Health Assist Teams create by the state health department to aid local health departments and community agencies perform work that included contact tracing of the virus and public communications. State officials put together a team of 68 members, and selected seven Kent State students, both graduate and undergraduate, fr...

Dr. Greta Babakhanova, AMLCI alum currently working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will be presenting at the Professional Student Seminar on July the 23rd: ...

Students enrolled in Kent State University’s Online MBA program can be confident that courses have been developed with high quality instruction in mind.   As of July, the Kent State Online MBA program stands just a few courses away from having 100% of courses Quality Matters (QM) certified, meaning they meet rigorous standards of quality.   “Quality Matters reviews provide helpful insights for continuous course improvement to ensure course quality,” said Amy Grincewicz, Ph.D., senior instructional designer and Quality Matters Coordinator for the College of Business Admini...