College of Education, Health and Human Services
Kent State Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970
Kent State University invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, “Making Meaning of May 4: The 1970 Kent State Shootings in U.S. History,” which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
Kent State Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect From COVID-19
Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
Kent State’s Online MBA – Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master’s in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named four Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.
Kent State Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect from COVID-19
Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.
Social Media Use Increases Boredom and Homework Decreases Boredom, Kent State Research Shows
Researchers Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., from Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services suspected a relationship between boredom and social media use but wondered about cause and effect. Does social media use cause boredom? Or does boredom cause social media use? To answer these questions, they designed an experiment.
Honors College Boasts History of Academic Excellence
This year’s Honors College incoming freshmen class totaled 516 students, representing 22 states and three countries (Egypt, India and the U.S.). Many of these students reside on campus in the Honors Living-Learning Community, composed of Stopher and Johnson Halls, as well as Centennial Court B. In l…
Has COVID-19 Knocked Us Onto Our Backsides? Kent State Researchers Study Pandemic’s Effects on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities across the United States transitioned from face-to-face classes to remote learning, closed campuses and sent students home this past spring. Recently, a group of Kent State University researchers sought to examine the impact of these pandemic-related changes upon physical activity and sedentary behavior, specifically sitting, across the university population.
Kent State Students Will Cook Up Innovation and Collaboration in New Kitchen
A new Innovation Teaching Kitchen in the heart of the Design Innovation Hub will give students a top-notch facility to learn food preparation techniques and host competitions.
INTERNSHIP ILLUMINATES HONORS STUDENT'S CAREER PATH
Elise Rickert, an Honors College junior graduating in December 2020 from Greenville, PA, interned at Akron Children’s Hospital during the summer of 2019 as a pediatric research scholar. Elise, who is majoring in speech pathology and audiology, initially learned about this opportunity from Dr. Huyck,…