With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 黑料网, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25. Dr. Lehman, a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, comes to Kent State from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he served as a professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, and where he was chairman of the board of its Neuro Institute. President Warren spoke at a...
The Center is implementing a program evaluation of the GAR Foundation's new effort to support early childhood education. The Foundation's STARS: Supporting Teachers and Ready Students Program, and Kent State's planned evaluation were recently the focus of an Akron Beacon Journal editorial. Dr. Peter Leahy is conducting the evaluation. The editorial can be found through the link below:https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/columns/2019/02/23/shooting-for-stars-in-akron/5828276007/ ...
Nursing students at Kent State Trumbull are putting their best foot forward, hoping to promote healthy lifestyles in the Mahoning Valley. Members of Kent State Trumbull鈥檚 Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently launched the 鈥漌alk and Talk with a Nurse鈥 program at the Niles Wellness Center. From 9-11 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of every month, students will join members of the Wellness Center to participate in a variety of physical activities. During the activities, members are encouraged to talk and ask questions about health and activity. 鈥淲e think it is so important that we ...
Following a national search, 黑料网 has named alumnus Kenneth Burhanna as the new dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019. University Libraries supports the study and research needs of Kent State students, faculty, staff, alumni and local communities across the university system. Mr. Burhanna has served as interim dean of Universities Libraries since the retirement of its previous dean, James Bracken, Ph.D., on July 1, 2017. 鈥淚n Ken Burhanna, we have hired an award-winning author whose growing national reputation for excellence was confirmed recently by competit...
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Yoshi Hakutani, Department of English, authored, Jack Kerouac and the Traditions of Classic and Modern Haiku, (Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield), (2019), xxviii, 194 pp. ...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sociology & Criminology, edited a book, Fraud and Corruption: Major Types, Prevention, and Control, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski and Maxmilian Edelbacher, (2018), 301. Chapters pertain to various types of fraud and corruption found in the corporate sector, healthcare sector, insurance industry, political and government sector and public service agencies. ...
The nursing program at 黑料网鈥檚 Geauga campus needs community support to continue producing top-trained nurses for understaffed medical facilities throughout northeast Ohio. A lead gift of $50,000 from a generous local foundation was recently granted to help the program purchase advanced equipment that helps facilitate premier training. However, $72,000 in individual and corporate/institutional donations are now being sought to help fully fund the simulation equipment for Geauga County鈥檚 only institution of higher learning. While nearly half (44%) of northeast Ohio鈥檚 nurse...