Health
Optimal Aging
We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. Kent State experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.
By Lynette Lamb / Kent State Magazine
Kent State Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the World”
Kent State University employee Mark van ‘t Hooft, Ph.D., took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world.
American Heart Association Recognizes Kent State for Workplace Health Achievement
Kent State University has achieved silver-level recognition from the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.
Kent State Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides Kent State faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!
A Weighty Concern
How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? Kent State researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / Kent State Magazine
Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, Kent State sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what’s going on, who is affected—and what we can do about it.
By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / Kent State Magazine
Kent State Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
Kent State researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with Kent State University Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.