For Eliott Arroyo, Ph.D., the journey to becoming a clinical exercise physiologist began with a simple, powerful belief: Movement is medicine. Today, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University—with a joint faculty appointment in the Section of Nephrology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine—Arroyo is turning that belief into a life-changing reality for individuals facing chronic kidney disease.Arroyo’s academic foundation was built with intention. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Sport and Exercise Science and his Master...

The excitement started before Eli Barkley ever stepped into a classroom.A senior at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent, Ohio, Barkley arrived at Kent State University’s Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center for Preview KSU on Oct. 16, joining hundreds of prospective students and their families for a day designed to help them picture their future as Golden Flashes.Inside, the atmosphere felt more like a pep rally than a traditional college visit. The Marching Golden Flashes played, the cheer and dance teams took the floor and T-shirts flew into the crowd. Kent State President Todd ...

A little October drizzle couldn't dampen the excitement of Kent State University's biggest recruitment event of the year.More than 2,000 prospective students and their families attended Preview KSU on Oct. 16. They toured the Kent Campus, learned about the university's award-winning academic programs, saw a glimpse of its top-notch dining and residence halls and visited restaurants and shops in downtown Kent, which was recently named Ohio’s best college town by MoneyLion.“There’s a lot to see here,” Kelsey Koch, a high school senior, told Kent State Today. “There’s a lot of interesting things,...