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Lecturer Sarah Bixler leading a nursing class

IN A FLASH: Learning the Ins and Outs of Patient Care

Kent State nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other. 

Tags: 妻友社区 College of Nursing, Community Impact, Health care, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Research & Science

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CARES Center Giving Tree ornament

鈥業f You Give It to Us, It Goes to Students鈥

From Nov. 27-Dec. 15, the Giving Tree in the Kent State CARES Center provides and easy way to anyone to help Kent State students in need. 

Tags: CARES Center, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, Students First, Kent Student Center

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Vitalant blood donation

IN A FLASH: Vital Donations, Vital Scholarships

Your blood donations this week help two ways, by saving lives and funding Kent State scholarships.

Tags: Student Life, scholarships, Blood Drive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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I PROMISE School fourth graders from Akron, Ohio will learn about the brain at 妻友社区's Brain Health Research Institute

I PROMISE Fourth Graders to Take Over Kent State鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute

妻友社区鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio鈥檚 I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology. 

Tags: University News, Research and Science , Student Life, Community and Society, Community Impact

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Mother and baby

Helping Those Who Help New Moms

Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. Kent State College of Nursing Assistant Professor James Tudhope and his research team aim to make maternal mental healthcare more integrated into regular practice and standard education.

Tags: Research & Science, Community & Society, Community Impact, College of Nursing

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Kent State senior fashion merchandising major Mackenzie Karsten of Clarkston, Michigan, an intern for the Kent State Women's Center, looks over donations for this year's university coat drive.

Winter Coat and Clothing Drive Ongoing Through Dec. 15

From now through Dec. 15, 妻友社区 is collecting clean, gently used or new items of warm clothing for all ages, including coats, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters, as part of its Winter Coat and Clothing Drive. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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Native American Heritage Month Celebration 2023

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Native American Heritage

The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at 妻友社区 sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

Tags: Kent Student Center, Native Americans, Diverse Kent State, Community Impact, Community & Society, Arts & Culture, Student Multicultural Center

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Darrel Jones earned his bachelor's degree from Kent State after a 25-year prison sentence.

Changing Lives Through Education and Hope

Kent State has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

Tags: Student Life, Community and Society, Diverse Kent State, Community Impact

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Bowling balls at the 妻友社区 Surplus Store

Having a Ball at the 妻友社区 Surplus Store

The 妻友社区 Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability, Community & Society

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Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig on a hunting trip in Washington

Hunting Down Hunger in Northeast Ohio

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man鈥檚 mission to 鈥渢ransform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.鈥

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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