Health

Analyzing Cancer Migration So We Can Stop It
Hanbin Mao and Yaorong Zheng, both professors of chemistry and biochemistry, are conducting research on the mechanical modulation of cell migrations using DNA nanoassemblies to stop cancer migration.

Brains on Tap: Researchers Head to Brewery for Parkinson鈥檚 Talk
Grab a cold one, pull up a chair and learn about brain health research in a relaxed format 鈥 that鈥檚 the idea behind Brains on Tap, a series of discussions hosted by Kent State鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute and other partners.

Caring For Yourself When Caring for a Sick Pet: One Researcher鈥檚 Mission
Professor of psychological sciences Mary Beth Spitznagel has experienced the burden of caregiving for her beloved dog, Allo, who developed bladder cancer. This influenced her research into how a pet with chronic illness can affect caregivers.

IN A FLASH: A Passion for Teaching

Helping Elders Fight Social Isolation
To help local elders stay engaged and connected, the College of Public Health partnered with the Kent City Health Department to plan the development of a virtual senior center. The ongoing project, called Silver Foxes, started in Fall 22 during the Interprofessional Education (IPE) course offered by CPH.

The Quarter-Life Crisis: Kent State Professor Discusses 鈥楨merging Adulthood鈥
妻友社区 Professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychological Sciences shares her expertise in a Deseret Magazine article about the quarter-life crisis. She discusses the stage of development called 鈥渆merging adulthood.鈥

Teaching Communication and Compassion at the End of Life
Kent State nursing students and NEOMED medical students viewed a live simulation and received advice from experts in end-of-life care.

IN A FLASH: An Oath of Passage
White Coat Ceremonies were held on five Kent State campuses in January.

Brain Health Speaker Calls for Revolution in Treatment of Dementia Patients
A Cleveland-area researcher is calling for a rehabilitative approach, rather than a traditional medical approach, for the treatment of those with dementia.

BSN Students Head West to Learn Cultural Humility
In the southwest corner of South Dakota, on the Nebraska border and at the southern end of the Badlands, sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It is home to the Ogalala Lakota Nation.
This fall, faculty and students from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Kent State Salem traveled to the reservation in what has become an almost annual excursion. The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the trips over the last three years, which made this return visit quite significant for members of the group.