By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter Kent Stater Frostbite and hypothermia are two of the most common injuries people suffer from not properly protecting themselves during cold seasons and conditions. Cold conditions include anything that is going to predispose you to having injury from cold weather, said Dr. Lisa Dannemiller, the interim chief university physician at DeWeese Health Center. Such conditions can include being in cold water or being outside when the weather or wind chill is below freezing. “We have had some very mild cases of frostbite,” Dannemiller s...
We are happy to announce that our translation program just received the Alexander Gode Medal awarded by the American Translators Association (ATA). “The Alexander Gode Medal, ATA's most prestigious award, is presented to an individual or institution in recognition of outstanding service to the translation and interpreting professions.” Kent State is one of only four institutions to have received the medal since 1981. Dr. Erik Angelone, the coordinator of Kent State’s new Distance Learning Translation M.A. program, attended the 2019 ATA conference in Palms Spring California to...
鶹ý’s aviation design challenge, SkyHack, will take place Nov. 1-3. The event draws college students from around the nation, attracting 120 students from 14 universities in four states in its 2017 inaugural debut. Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering will serve as home base for this year’s event, which will span across other Kent Campus buildings. Thanks to Burton D. Morgan Foundation, the event’s key sponsor, a $10,000 grand prize will be awarded to the top team. A $1,000 prize will be given to the winning team for each challenge stream. Additional sponsore...
CPM Faculty Take Third Place in National Poster Competition Every summer, members of 鶹ý College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) faculty, staff and the student body pack up and head to the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Annual Scientific Meeting. Dubbed the National, the meeting is hosted in a different U.S. city each year, with this year’s location being Salt Lake City, UT. While CPM’s alumni booth graces The National exhibit hall in every city, attendees at this year’s conference may have noticed CPM garnering a bit more attention than usual thanks...
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted an activity station at Spooky Science, entitled, "Matter is Molecules and Molecules Matter." The Spooky Science event is held over four days every October on the trails of Beech Creek Botanical Gardens in Alliance, Ohio. Families explore science through activity stations set in the stunning autumnal colors of the Gardens; a perfect way to celebrate Fall while learning about nature. For more information about Spooky Science and Beech Creek, visit https://www.beechcreekgardens.org. Department Chair Christopher Fenk said, "As ...
Eyewitness accounts, analysis and other perspectives of the day four students were shot and nine others wounded by Ohio National Guard soldiers have become the topic of multiple podcasts. In an era that has seen the number of podcasts grow exponentially, the debate over May 4 is well-suited for those who wish to share their views and memories, often uninterrupted via a longer format than traditional storytelling. There are currently more than 750,000 podcasts featuring more than 30 million episodes, according to podcastinginsights.com. As the university community continues its ac...
One of 鶹ý’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that includes about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners. Li’s election to the academy recognizes his profound contributions as a leading authority on the development of advanced smart materials, particularly in the field of liquid crystals. “I think I speak for many people, if not eve...