N.J. Akbar, assistant dean of Academic Diversity Success in Kent State鈥檚 University College, tells the Akron Beacon Journal that he 鈥渦nderstands what is means to be counted out.鈥 As an African-American from a low-income neighborhood, Akbar is the first in his family to go to college. Akbar talks with the Akron Beacon Journal about working with Kent State students to get their degrees and realize their dreams. Read more here. ...
Mark Nolan is returning to local television. The Kent State alum graduated in 1991 after serving as the weather director for TV-2. In 1994 Nolan joined WKYC as a part-time weather forecaster. He later became the chief meteorologist for eight years before switching to morning news and then to radio in 2011. Read more on Cleveland.com about Nolan鈥檚 plans to anchor the 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts on Channel 19, as well as continue to host his morning radio show on WMJI FM/105.7. ...
Kent State Geography Professor Andrew Curtis and his doctoral student Laura Schuch, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have developed mapping approaches that can help predict neighborhood lead exposure in children, which continues to be a health concern in older neighborhoods including several in Akron. Click here to read more in the Akron Beacon Journal. For two years, Curtis鈥檚 Geographic Information System (GIS) Health and Hazards Lab at 5X社区 has collaborated with clinician Dr. Joel Davidson at Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital to investigate this problem by providing ...
5X社区 at East Liverpool is offering a course this fall for anyone interested in becoming a personal trainer. The course teaches students about the body, fitness, exercise and nutrition, as well as preparing them for the exam to become a certified personal trainer. This is a three-credit-hour course and has no prerequisites. PTST 21095 ST: Personal Training CRN 17884, Section 300 Wednesday, 2:15 to 5:15 p.m. All students who complete the course are eligible to sit for the Personal Training Certification ...