EHHS students Megan Burnett and Ronshai Jones won leadership awards at the Center for Student Involvement's annual Student Leadership Awards program. Megan Burnett, a graduating senior in the Human and Development and Family Sciences program, received the Peer Mentorship Award, presented to students who has served as a mentor or peer educator to their fellow students, team members, or classmates. Candidates demonstrate a commitment to sharing their knowledge, abilities, and experiences to help develop the capacities of others. Megan was also one of three finalists for the Outstand...
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EHHS grad Ernest Rutzky, BS ’80, Kent, Ohio, has been inducted into the NEOIAAA Hall of Fame. --Photo courtesy Kent Roosevelt High School Athletics ...
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Kent State Athletics announced that EHHS grad Herb Page, BS ’74, MA ’76, Kent, Ohio, is named to the 2023 MAC Hall of Fame Class. Page earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Kent State. In August of 2012, he delivered the University's commencement address. ...
Meet Muhammad Naveed, the Three Minute Thesis Competition People's Choice Award recipient. Naveed is a Biological Sciences Ph.D. student majoring in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. Please give a short overview of your research. At the Min-Ho Kim research lab, I use nanomedicine to find and optimize therapies against Azheimer's disease to minimize their side effects and enhance their efficiency. Earlier during my undergraduate studies at LUMS, Pakistan, I worked on developing nanotherapies against breast cancer and colorectal cancer. What made you choose to...
Meet Mandalynn (Mandy) Slupek, the Third Place Three Minute Thesis Competition Award recipient. Mandy is a Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. student majoring in Neurosciences. Please give a short overview of your research. My research focuses on the electrical properties and communication between astrocytes and neurons and how those relate to memory in addiction. What made you choose to pursue your graduate degree here at Kent State? I chose Kent State for graduate school because it offered the kind of research collaborations I wanted and was conveniently located in...