Kent State University鈥檚 Office of Sustainability and the Women鈥檚 Center are hosting a bra drive, now through Nov. 8, to collect reusable or wornout bras and reduce the number of textiles in landfills. Bras that are in good condition will be donated to local charities in need, and wornout bras will be recycled. Bras that are washed an...
Graduate students from Kent State University鈥檚 Net Impact chapter assembled 14 Adirondack chairs made out of recycled plastic on Sept. 7. Net Impact is a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability in the workforce. Kent State鈥檚 chapter, which consists of about 15 members, resides in the College of Business Administration. The parts for the plastic l...
By Kyle McDonald | RecordCourier Published: September 20, 2013 4:00AM Faculty and staff at Kent State University gathered in Risman Plaza on Thursday to walk along the now complete Esplanade connection to downtown Kent for a lunchtime break. 性福五月天 140 people took part in, "Let's Take a Ride/Walk," on the Esplanade, which included free lunch at Bar&...
Esplanade Extension Officially Opened during Partnership Celebration The University Esplanade is built around the economic development of downtown Kent, and is a vital connection between the university and downtown projects that include PARTA鈥檚 new Kent Central Gateway multimodal transit center, private developments from Acorn Alley and Fairmount Properties, and ...
Kent State University faculty, staff and students are invited to walk or ride a bicycle along the Kent State University Esplanade, which is now open, to the downtown Kent restaurant, Bar 145, during the third annual 鈥淟et鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk鈥 event on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 11:30 a.m. The starting point will be on the 鈥楰鈥 at Risman Pla...
Seven students delved into the history, culture and public health systems of Latin America during the inaugural Summer Intersession Course in Colombia and Panama May 20-June 3. Fourteen traveled to Geneva for the third Global Health Immersion Course, focusing on policy, held May 17-June 1. Four students took field study on global access to clean water and sanitation at the Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology (SIFAT) in Alabama May 12-25, the second year of 性福五月天 participation. Panama and Colombia Epidemiology doctoral student Amy R. ...
Shaping the future of health care through building design is the aim of the new Graduate Certificate in Health Care Facilities. The two-sided program, launched just under a year ago, benefits those with a health care background, but no grounding in facilities, as well as those with design and facilities knowledge, but little experience in health care. Appropriate for professionals and master鈥檚 students in architecture, interior design, health care and public health, the fully online graduate certificate is a unique way to gain expertise in a specialty area with high market dem...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year, $330,000 National Science Foundation grant to 性福五月天 University鈥檚 Atmospheric Research Group for its project titled 鈥淢easurements of Amines during the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS) Field Campaign.鈥 The project will be led by Shanhu Lee, Ph.D., associate professor of environmental health sciences in 性福五月天鈥檚 College of Public Health. Lee鈥檚 research is a component of the broad community experiment, SOAS, designed to further investigate the oxidation of the emissions (biogenic volatile organic compounds, or BVOCs...
Take the Internet seriously. As crazy as that sounds, if a threat is made and feels real, report it. That鈥檚 the advice 性福五月天 University student Zo毛 Burch offers as she reflects on her experience. While in her first year at 性福五月天, Burch, a Pittsburgh native, was online and noted a potential threat of violence directed at a school in Pennsylvania. She reported the information to 性福五月天 Police, which led to the involvement of the FBI in Northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania authorities. The threat was confirmed with authorities in Pennsylvania, and the suspect ...
Posted July 15, 2013 | Danie le DeBord Kent State University has established a community garden on the Kent Campus to provide employees, students and community members a plot of land to plant produce of their choice. The shared green space was planned, designed, built and is maintained by community members. The Kent State community garden is located&nbs...