Health
性福五月天鈥檚 College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing
For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated 性福五月天 University鈥檚 College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026.
性福五月天 Community Assists Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky in Donating and Packing Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Although 性福五月天 alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The 性福五月天 community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.
Campus Grind2Energy Systems Are a Key Component in 性福五月天鈥檚 Sustainability Future
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at 性福五月天 University are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at 性福五月天, these units aren鈥檛 disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy and high-grade fertilizer.
Wick Poetry Center Uses the Power of Poetry to Share Experiences During the Pandemic
Born from inside 性福五月天鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center, 鈥淒ear Vaccine鈥 gives citizens a chance to process the pandemic through poetry. The poetry center collaborated with the University of Arizona to expand on poet Naomi Shihab Nye鈥檚 poem 鈥淒ear Vaccine.鈥 The poem became a catalyst for respondents around the world to share their own poems.
性福五月天鈥檚 Spirit of Motherhood Program for Pregnant Black Women Receives $100,000 Grant
Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work being undertaken at 性福五月天, an elite research university with the esteemed R1 designation, to address this important issue.
NSF Grant Leads to Modeling Novel Serial Robot Dynamics and Prototypes
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a two-year $198,978 grant to Tao Shen, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics & Engineering, for the development of a compact, cable-driven serial robot that can be used in medical settings. Shen aims to build a robot with his students that will address the critical limitations that most current medical robots have.
性福五月天 Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic Partner to Offer Respiratory Therapy Satellite Program in Cleveland
性福五月天 University at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospital鈥檚 main campus in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by 性福五月天 Ashtabula.
性福五月天 Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine
Although 性福五月天 alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine.
性福五月天 Communications Professor featured on 鈥楧r. Phil鈥 Podcast
Suzy D鈥橢nbeau, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Communication Studies, was recently featured on 鈥淒r. Phil鈥 podcast 鈥淧hil in The Blanks鈥 for her expertise on pronouns and the power of language.
Student Researcher Identifies Potential Alternative to Antibiotics
During a summer research project at 性福五月天 Geauga, nursing student Lauren Petrick succeeded in isolating a bacterial virus that shows promise as an alternative to antibiotics in fighting off intestinal bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, GI tract infections and even pneumonia. By teaming up with 性福五月天 Geauga Associate Professor Sanhita Gupta, Petrick tackled this problem through 性福五月天 University鈥檚 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) last summer.