On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the Kent State University community and the general public will gather to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will start at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s keynote speaker is Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator. At Wake Forest, Harris-Perry serves as the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Center, whose mission is to advance justice through interse...
Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult. Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who has been studying the connection between obesity and low-income youth for more than seven years. “My focus is on pediatric obesity health disparities,” Sato said. “My passion is really finding ways to help youth who are from lower income areas to be healthier.” Sato’s current research is funded by a two-year, $417,000...
为迎接2020年的到来，我们开启了“免费申请周”活动！美国东部时间2020年1月25日至2月2日期间，所有国际学生都可以在申请时免除申请费用。请务必在美国东部时间2020年2月2日晚上11时59分之前提交在线申请，成绩单及推荐信等文件证明材料可以在申请后提交。 本科申请：在肯特州立大学官方页面提交申请（在申请时选择“稍后付款”，然后给我们发送电子邮件以免除申请费），或使用“Common App”并输入费用豁免代码“KSU2020”。 研究生申请：在肯特州立大学官方页面提交申请，不需要任何代码，也无需向我们发送电子邮件，申请费用可以自动免除。 我们每年向符合条件的优秀国际留学新生提供最高20,000美元的奖学金，获得该奖学金的一个重要条件是需要在2月1日之前被录取。但为了保证所有本科学生都有机会享受奖学金的福利，也为了配合我们的免费申请周活动，我们将考虑把奖学金申请者的录取时间更改为2020年2月2日。在美国东部时间2020年2月2日晚上11时59分前提交所有入学材料及奖学金申请材料的本科新生才有机会获得奖学金。需要特别注意的是，SAT或ACT成绩虽然不作为国际留学生的入学参考标准，但仍然是能否获得国际留学生新生奖学金的一项重要指标。 ...
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Kent State University's Department of Psychological Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett has been selected for the 2020 Jerilyn Ross Clinician Advocate Award by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). The ADAA regards this award “to honor the memory and lifework of Jerilyn Ross, cofounder of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and president from 1985 to 2010. This award acknowledges an ADAA member professional who exemplifies excellence and outstanding advocacy for patient...
The following students have been named to the Kent State Tuscarawas President’s and Dean’s Lists. Requirements for the President’s List include a 4.00 grade point average and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. Dean’s List criteria are a 3.40 grade point and at least 12 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. Fall 2019 President’s List Akron: Govan P. Hudson Bowerston: Lindsay M. Caldwell Canfield: Axel Espinosa Quevedo Carrollton: Nellie A. Wey Clinton: Zachary T. Serb Conneaut: Jennifer M. Hanna Cort...
爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。身在异国的我们，并未有机会听见熟悉的爆竹声，但一句真诚的祝福，却能带来过年的氛围。 肯特州立大学在此，给大家拜年啦！祝所有同学，新年快乐！ ...
Kent State’s Dr. Jennifer Mapes, associate professor of geography, and Dr. Sara Koopman, assistant professor in the School of Peace & Conflict Studies, were recently awarded a $20,000 grant from Ohio Humanities to continue a collaboration with Kent State Special Collections & Archives and complete the second part of their “Mapping May 4” project. ...
Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. It claims an estimated 325,000 lives each year. When the heart stops beating, every second counts to get the person the help they need. If not treated quickly, sudden cardiac arrest usually results in death. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with Kent State University and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond. PulsePoint Respond is a smartphone app designed to support publi...