Kent State’s Student Life Study reached the milestone of having 2,000 students participating! The co-directors of the study, John Gunstad, Ph.D. and Karin Coifman, Ph.D., who are both professors in the Department of Psychological Studies, were also recently awarded a $500,000 state grant for mental health research, treatment and intervention to help support the study. The Student Life Study began in August 2023, and the goal is to include 10,000 student participants. One aim of the study is to connect all aspects of college life, including mental and physical health, so...

Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Bella Hanley, a junior economics major from Canfield, Ohio, and member of Delta Sigma Pi, a co-educational professional business fraternity, with the post-graduation goal of attending law school.Hanley changed her major to economics after discovering her academic resilience while taking economics classes.“Economics highlights valuable skills that a law student needs, such as intuitive and analytical thinking,” Hanley told Kent State Today. “Not only that, but I am also fascinated...