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Kent State University and three health departments in Portage County, Ohio, are pleased to announce receipt of a $125,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore how “cross-jurisdictional sharing” can enable greater…

Four graduate students recently completed a second phase of research on hand hygiene among economically disadvantaged populations for Akron’s GOJO Industries, Inc., the leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene…

Research was carried out for GOJO sustainability initiative Four graduate students from Kent State University's College of Public Health recently completed a research project focused on hand hygiene among economically disadvantaged…

Sonia Alemagno, Ph.D., dean of Kent State University’s College of Public Health, has been appointed a member of the Akron General Hospitals' Board. Alemagno, a professor of health policy and management, joined Kent State in 2009. She…

Two Kent State faculty members have been awarded the Farris Family Innovation Award for their research projects. Aaron Jasnow, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychology, received the award for his project titled “Understanding Emotion:…

Dr. Sonia Alemagno, professor of health policy and management and associate dean for the College of Public Health at Kent State University, has served the past year as the university’s interim vice president for research. When she returns…

The new College of Public Health at Kent State University celebrated its first graduating class of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (B.S.P.H.) program on Saturday, May 7. Thomas Brewer, associate dean of Kent State’s College of…

Kent State University Professor Dr. Melissa Zullo was presented the Beginning Investigator Award by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Dr. Zullo is an assistant professor of epidemiology in…

Gov. Ted Strickland, together with the Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut, today announced Kent State as a Center of Excellence in Biomedicine and Health Care for the state of Ohio. Kent State joins 13 other universities…