Each summer, the Northeast Ohio Medical University hosts MEDCAMP, a transformative three-day program designed to stimulate the interest of students in basic sciences and the field of medicine. This year, the program selected a group of six Kent State University students who got hands-on experience and insights into the world of medicine.The program provides experiential learning opportunities for underrepresented students free of charge, including biomedical science workshops involving research and clinical problem-solving. ...
Congratulations to Dr. Clarissa Thompson and her research team – Dr. John Dunlosky, Co-PI at KSU; Dr. Charles Fitzsimmons, Co-PI at University of North Florida and a former KSU graduate student; and Dr. Fyfe, Co-PI at Indiana University- for being awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for $500,000 titled “Supporting Elementary Students’ Self-Regulated Learning and Fraction Knowledge.”https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400572&HistoricalAwards=false...
Are you an environmental health professional looking for a leadership role within a health department or another public health organization? Kent State University’s College of Public Health now offers a flexible and comprehensive Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) - Health Policy and Management (HPM) concentration with an elective focus on Environmental Health Management.This two-year program is ideal for environmental health specialists and managers in public health agencies, corporate environmental health and safety professionals, and other health professionals seeking to advance their careers...
One of the first things you learn about Sarah Spinner Liska, Ph.D., J.D., the new director of the Kent State University Museum, is her love of pink.It’s her hot pink suede power pumps that she wears when an important meeting is on her calendar. Her current favorite item in the museum’s vast collections is a 1968 coat made of lavish hot pink, orange and gold brocade fabric.The color pink, which can be cheerful and warm or bold and powerful, is analogous to Spinner Liska herself: friendly and welcoming, yet determined and motivated to make the museum bigger and better than before.“I want to cont...
A spotted lanternfly, an invasive species notorious for damaging crops and trees, has been sighted for the first time at Kent State University. The insect was discovered on September 10th, 2024 by undergraduate student Jackson Miller. Miller was walking on campus from the student center over to the C parking lot when he saw the red-winged planthopper. "I knew immediately what it was, but I didn't think they were on campus yet," said Miller, who reported the sighting to faculty and squished it before adding the observation to iNaturalist. Miller is an Environmental ...