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Student Mental Health and Supportive Help: College of Public Health Receives Second SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grant

The back-to-school season is in full swing, and students, faculty and staff are preparing to take on the increased workload once again. While the process is a fulfilling and rewarding experience, often the fast-paced lifestyle leaves little time for much else. However, Kim Laurene, Ph.D. and Deric Kenne, Ph.D., professors in the College of Public Health, and Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., are committed to prioritizing mental health upkeep by supporting and expanding pre-existing services and programs offered at Kent State. 

Tags: Health, Research & Science, College of Public Health, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Institutes and Initiatives

Division of Research & Economic Development

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Kent State Announces Winners Of The Faculty Outstanding Research And Scholarship Award

Kent State's Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., in the Department of Computer Science and Tara Smith, Ph.D., in the College of Public Health are the winners of the 2021 Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty members who have been with Kent State for more than 10 years. Read more about the winners and how they display the highest levels of scholarship.

Tags: Research & Science, College of Public Health, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Institutes and Initiatives

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Kent State Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, Kent State is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.

Tags: University News, Awards and Honors, U.S. News & World Report, College of Communication and Information, School of Information, College of Nursing, College of Education, Health and Human Services, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Department of Political Science, Department of History, Department of English, College of Public Health, Success Story

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Andrew Snyder, research program coordinator for ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø’s College of Public Health, is leading the first comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ specific Community Needs Assessment.

Kent State Leads First Comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ Specific Community Needs Assessment

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø has partnered with Greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment focus on producing a better-informed public health system and improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community members.

Tags: Community & Society, Health, College of Public Health, Partnerships, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, LGBTQ+

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Kent State Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect From COVID-19

Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.

Tags: College of Public Health, COVID-19, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Success Story

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A student wears a Kent State mask during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kent State Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect from COVID-19

Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.

Tags: University News, College of Public Health, COVID-19, College of Education, Health and Human Services, COVID-19 HUB, Healthy Communities Research Institute

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Kent State Researchers Find That College Students’ Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic

While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students. 

Tags: Research & Science, Health, College of Public Health, College of Arts and Sciences, Brain Health Research Institute, Department of Psychological Sciences

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Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic

While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students. 

Tags: Research & Science, Health, Global Reach, College of Public Health, College of Arts and Sciences, Brain Health Research Institute, Healthy Communities Research Institute, Institutes and Initiatives

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Kent State's College of Public Health has created a new 100% online MPH in epidemiology degree.PH

College of Public Health Offers New 100% Online MPH in Epidemiology

The 100% online MPH, with a concentration in epidemiology , will have an official launch in fall semester 2020.

Tags: University News, College of Public Health, COVID-19 HUB

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