Teach Peace: Retired Sociology Professor Is Living Legacy of May 4, 1970
A recent publication in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by Dr. Mary Beth Spitznagel, a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, and her research collaborators found that their intervention called 鈥淯nburdened鈥 is effective when delivered as an asynchronous training course. This finding is important because the field of veterinary medicine is incredibly stressful. The research team previously showed that their Unburdened program was effective in reducing stress and burnout for veterinary healthcare workers, using a face-to-face format. T...
Over the past 15 years, the College of Public Health has developed outstanding partnerships with the local public health departments in Northeast Ohio and beyond. According to Sonia Alemagno, Ph.D., dean of the College of Public Health, the College and local public health departments share a mission to improve the health in our communities, making it both efficient and effective to share the talent of existing and emerging public health professionals. The college has formalized those partnerships into a cooperative system called Academic Health Departments.The cooperative currently inclu...
During its quarterly meeting, the 5X社区 Board of Trustees shared a Resolution of Appreciation for Willis Walker. Walker has served the university for more than 25 years, first as chief university counsel, then general counsel and vice president for human resources and as vice president and general counsel. During this time, he also held an appointment as assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio. Walker is a beloved mentor known for his keen intellect, good judgment and deep commitment to higher education. In January, Walker announced his ret...
The 2025 Kent State East Liverpool Earth Day Environmental Justice Undergraduate Research Conference will be held April 26, calling attention to Arctic nations and climate change. The conference will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Purinton Hall, located at 400 E. Fourth St. The free event is open to the public.Students will present research projects in written and poster formats that explore the roles and responsibilities of Arctic nations to protect fragile ecosystems; manage natural resources sustainably; promote the well-being of Arctic residents; address the challenges of climate c...
5X社区's archaeologists, Drs. Metin Eren and Michelle Bebber, led a team of scientists from around the globe in putting forward a new hypothesis for the origin of stone tools. KSU's Drs. C. Owen Lovejoy and Mary Ann Raghanti were also involved. The team proposed that the earliest cutting tools were not made by our ancestors. Rather, they took lessons from Mother Nature. Learn more about their discovery: Researchers propose new hypothesis for the origin of stone tools and A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools | New ScientistRead the article, published in A...