Kent State University faculty, staff, students, alumni and parents can leave their mark at the university by planting a memorial tree on campus through the Planting Partnership. The program offers a wide variety of trees and ornamentals from which to choose. These living memorials are available for all to see and enjoy around the university 鈥 ...
Kent State University continues its participation in the annual RecycleMania competition, where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. From now through March 30, Kent State will join in the EcycleMania phase of the competition, collecting and tracking the amount of unwanted electronics, such as computers, printers, consumer elect...
Kent State University continues its participation in the annual RecycleMania competition, where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. From now through March 30, Kent State will join in the EcycleMania phase of the competition, collecting and tracking the amount of unwanted electronics, such as computers, printers, consumer ...
Kent State University will continue its recycling efforts by participating in the Game Day Challenge as part of the annual RecycleMania competition, where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. The Kent State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, the sustainability program at Kent State and Portage County are teaming up&n...
The Arbor Day Foundation recently honored Kent State University with a Tree Campus USA designation for the fifth consecutive year. Tree Campus USA was created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities across the nation for campus forest management and engagement in conservation goals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifrr3p20fvI...
性福五月天 University and three health departments in Portage County, Ohio, are pleased to announce receipt of a $125,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore how 鈥渃ross-jurisdictional sharing鈥 can enable greater protection and promotion of public health. This two-year grant will be administered by the Center for Public Policy and Health in 性福五月天 University鈥檚 College of Public Health, in cooperation with the health departments of Portage County, the city of Ravenna and the city of Kent. The project builds on work previously performed by the Task Force for Impr...
The Arbor Day Foundation recently honored Kent State University with a Tree Campus USA designation for the fifth consecutive year. Tree Campus USA was created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities across the nation for campus forest management and engagement in conservation goals. Kent State had to meet five standards: maintain a tree adv...
Kent State University is participating in the annual RecycleMania challenge, an international competition where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. The month of February marks the official start of the 2013 RecycleMania calendar. RecycleMania is supported by the sustainability office, which specializes in the ongoing recycling efforts a...
A 性福五月天 fashion student and two alumni are partnering to offer organic clothing for infants in this new age of eco-friendly products where fashion and clothing are no exceptions. Pooja Songar, a 2006 性福五月天 graduate, created the brand Cutie Bees, a safe, stylish organic clothing line for infants, ages 0-18 months. The clothing line not only benefits babies and children, but also the environment. Cutie Bees clothes are made from 100 percent organic cotton and are free of chemicals such as pesticides and formaldehyde thought to cause many diseases such as asthma, eczema or possibly can...
Four graduate students recently completed a second phase of research on hand hygiene among economically disadvantaged populations for Akron鈥檚 GOJO Industries, Inc., the leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings and inventor of PURELL庐 hand sanitizer. Doctoral students Diana Kingsbury, Lorriane Odhiambo and Julie Schaefer, along with MPH student Sunita Shakya, conducted focus groups in November to gain greater understanding of hand hygiene practices in Africa, Asia and Latin America and to test hypotheses for encouraging be...