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������ has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.  “We’re thrilled to receive this funding,” Vice President of Research and Sponsored Programs Paul DiCorleto said. “Especially impressive is the breadth and scope of research being funded. To have such a wide range of faculty being successful at garnering extremely competitive funding is a testament to the excellent researchers we have...

The Honors College stands in complete solidarity with ������ and condemns acts of hate and racism against Asian and Asian American communities. The Honors College is fully committed to the university’s mission of fostering a community that is safe and welcoming for all. Hate Has No Home Here. (The message below is reposted from ������'s home page.) Dear ������ Community, It was our honor last week to attend the university’s Asian American Experience Town Hall and hear our leading professors discuss how they and their families experience the...

National Get Fit Don't Sit Day™ was originally created by the American Diabetes Association as an opportunity to increase awareness of the dangers of prolonged sitting and the importance of getting up and moving throughout the day - especially while at work.  At Kent State, we seek to empower staff and faculty by providing opportunities and the resources you need to get moving. To celebrate Get Fit Don't Sit Day, Employee Wellness encourages movement all week long! Join us as we get up and move during the week of May 3. Our celebration will include virtual workouts, Get Fit Don't Sit B...

������ Geauga Campus and Twinsburg Academic Center's Library Director Mary Hricko, Ph.D., received a Celebrating Ohio Book Awards & Authors (COBAA) Grant for $1002. The COBAA grant, which is sponsored by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and awarded by the State Library of Ohio Library, provides federal funding to expand the collection development of books about Ohio and written by Ohio authors. The COBAA Book list includes titles from the Ohioana Awards, the Buckeye Childrens’ Book Awards, and the Choose to Read Ohio programs. Most of...

--By Madalynne Stanic Fitzgerald The College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) congratulates Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP, on receiving a Silver Award for Innovations in Technology Driven Research. Cole was honored with the award during the recently held Journal of Wound Care World Union of Wound Healing Societies (JWC WUWHS) award ceremony. Cole’s Silver Award in Innovations in Technology Driven Research was granted for her ongoing work with CPM and its Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic, where she serves as an Adjunct Professor, and Director of Wound Care. Sponsored by Sanuwave, the award ...

Psychology Associate Professor Arne Weigold, Ph.D. started teaching General Psychology and Perception at ������ at Geauga a year ago. With a focus in cognitive psychology, he also has been engaged in ongoing research. He completed a grant-supported research project that analyzes the differences and equivalencies among different types of research participants, including college students. In January 2020, Dr. Weigold received a $10,000 grant from the ������ Research Council to carry out a new online research project titled “Traditional and Modern Convenience Samp...

Beginning fall 2021, ������’s Glauser School of Music will launch the Kent State Youth Winds. The new ensemble—a joint venture by the Kent State Bands and Music Education departments—will welcome eighth to 12th-grade students from around the region. “I’m so pleased we’ll be launching this new ensemble, particularly given the challenges we’ve collectively faced over the last year due to the pandemic,” said Kent McWilliams, D.M.A., director of the Glauser School. “As we anticipate a fall that’s closer to normal, I look forward to welcoming these young musicians to our campus.” ...