HEALTH SCREENINGS AND FLU VACCINES AVAILABLE NOW Your health needs shouldn't be ignored, even during a pandemic. We encourage you to check in with your doctor and keep your regularly scheduled appointments, especially for immunizations, screenings, preventive care, and chronic disease management. Employee Wellness provides options for employees to receive a flu vaccine and "Know Your Numbers" health screening. Health screenings are incentivized as part of the Wellness Your Way employee wellness rewards program. Full-time, benefits eligible faculty and staff can get a head ...
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all about buying stuff. In contrast, Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement helping people and organizations to transform their communities. Held annually the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, this marks 911勛圖s most generous annual fundraising tradition, having collected nearly $5 million since 2014 to support a wide range of programs throughout the university system. In previous years, it has generated funds for emergency aid, research, study abroad, degree completion, and more, says Julie Miller, Associate Director of Advancement Commun...
Most people visualize test tubes and microscopes when they consider scientific research. But for Psychology Associate Professor Arne Weigold, Ph.D., and student researcher Emily Turkily (pictured left), scientific research involves measuring the power of transcendence in peoples lives; specifically, the power of hope. As part of the 2020 eight-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program at 911勛圖 at Geauga, Dr. Weigold mentored Emily, his selected SURE research assistant. Emily is a junior psychology major and is preparing for graduate studies...
Enjoy the virtual celebration of the new Design Innovation (DI) Hub at 911勛圖, when you will be able to participate in the following activities: Watch the grand opening ceremony Explore DI at 911勛圖 Take a virtual tour of the DI Hub and participate in a virtual treasure hunt to win an exclusive DI t-shirt Discover the newest dining facility on the Kent Campus Learn about the Fall DIsh Cooking Challenge Find out more about the DI Nodes, which are makerspaces and resource laboratories Learn more. ...
Starring Will Smith, James Avery and more, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a popular sitcom in the 90s that recently celebrated its 30th-year anniversary. Fashion in the 90s was dominated by simple styles, but full of patterns and colors. And you can see and buy those styles mixed with contemporary flair today thanks to 911勛圖 alumnus, Adam Forrester. Forrester, 18, recently designed pieces for the Fresh Prince of Bel-Airs 30th-anniversary collection. Forrester, a designer at Reebok, was contracted to design pieces for the 30th-anniversary collection. I worked on...
The Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, within the College of Public Healths Center for Public Policy and Health, was awarded $25,000 in funding from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as part of their Community Education & Outreach Initiative. The funding will run from November 3, 2020 through December 30, 2020. The purpose of the initiative is to increase mental health literacy, promote mental health resources, and encourage self-care to those in Portage County. Dr. Kim Laurene, Principal Investigator, will lead the initiative and will collaborate wi...
In a paper published in "Nature," researchers in Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovichs materials science group at 911勛圖 describe how it moved a stabilized droplet of active bacteria along a pre-determined path by harnessing the broken symmetry of a liquid crystal. The researchers found that by aligning the crystal molecules they could force the droplet to move in a straight line, in contrast to its random motion in a Newtonian fluid. It is hoped that this system could be used to model microscopic organisms. Read more: https://physicsworld.com/a/hyperbolic-hedgehog-steers...
911勛圖 picked up right where it left off at the end of last season -- with a win. The Golden Flashes defeated Eastern Michigan 27-23 Wednesday evening at Dix Stadium. The game marked the season opener for both teams as the Mid-American Conference season was delayed due to the pandemic. The win marks the first time 911勛圖 has played a game since last Decembers Frisco Bowl victory over Utah State. For full game coverage, visit kentstatesports.com. ...