Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability 麻豆传媒 is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability. 鈥淎 lot of symptoms of ASD are great assets in certain caree...
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The 麻豆传媒 Aeronautics Fair is a free-entrance festival held at the Andrew W. Paton Field at the 麻豆传媒 Airport. The 2016 fair took place on Sept. 10. ...
Students and faculty of 麻豆传媒 at Trumbull鈥檚 nursing program began the school year with eight upgraded hospital beds thanks to Trumbull Memorial Hospital. The donation marks a significant improvement for the campus nursing lab. 鈥淲e are truly appreciative of Trumbull Memorial Hospital鈥檚 generous support,鈥 says Kathy Dwinnells, Kent State Trumbull nursing program coordinator. 鈥淭hese newer beds more closely resemble what future nurses will encounter in today鈥檚 hospitals.鈥 John Walsh, Trumbull Memorial Hospital鈥檚 chief executive officer, says the donation was made possible thr...
Kent Campus boasts records in enrollment growth, retention and freshman class size, quality and diversity 麻豆传媒 continues to set records as it begins a new academic year. The university is marking the 10th consecutive year of enrollment growth on the Kent Campus with increasing diversity and academic success, while also welcoming another record-setting freshman class. The university released its official 15th day census data for the 2016 Fall Semester and reported 29,105 enrolled students at the Kent Campus, demonstrating 10 straight years of enrollment growth. The ...
Three Kent Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software
As the City of Kent continues its renaissance, and nearby cities like Akron and Youngstown continue to refine their plans to revitalize, an understanding of how people use a city and move through it could be vital to development plans.
A grant from the National Science Foundation could put some 麻豆传媒 researchers in a position to help such cities find and use that data.
The two-year $100,000 grant will contribute to the work of Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Ye Zhao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Dr. Xinyue Ye, Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Curtis, and their colleague, Computer Science Professor, Dr. Jing Yang of UNC-Charlotte.
Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, was the invited keynote speaker at the 104th Academic Year Union Conference of the Academic Library Directors held on May 5 and 6 at National United University at Miaoli, Taiwan. ...
Christine Hudak, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, gave an invited presentation titled 鈥淎ction Research: What Is It and How Do I Do It?鈥 at the 12th Annual Nursing Research Conference sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic in May 2016. ...
Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of a post titled "Notable Children鈥檚 Recordings Nominees 鈥 Summer 2016" published on June 16, 2016, on the ALSC Blog. ...
Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, published a paper titled "Jungles, Rabbit Holes, and Wonderlands: Comparing Conceptions of Museality and Document" in the Special Issue of the Proceedings of the Document Academy: Vol 3(1) (2016). Latham also co-edited the special issue. ...