Study may reveal positive brain health effects of probiotics Â鶹´«Ã½, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health (a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products) to examine whether taking a probiotic dietary supplement, commonly sold over the counter, can improve the mood and memory of middle-aged and older adults. John Gunstad, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State, is leading a team of researchers on the yearlong project, whi...
December 15, 2016 Â鶹´«Ã½'s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Diacon today announced the search for the next dean of the Honors College. Details on the search, including information on how to apply, are available at www.kent.edu/provost/search-dean-honors-college. ...
Kevin J. Spence, a Â鶹´«Ã½ higher education administration doctoral student, visited Cienfuegos, Cuba, to help bridge Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services’ past to the present. In October, Spence discussed the Visiting Scholar program at the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education during the second Workshop of Strategic Alliances for the Internationalization of Higher Education at the University of Cienfuegos. “The College of Education, Health and Human Services has had ties with Cuba that dates back 68 years with Dr. Gerald R...
Division of University Communications and Marketing
Good morning, Drupalites, The count down to the launch of our new www.kent.edu and your departmental website is underway! The Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 launch is nearly here. As the semester winds down, the redesign team is reminding you one last time: Wrap up your website revisions to your interior website pages by midnight on Sunday, Dec. 18. No home page updates should be occurring since you provided review and approval of your website. The content freeze begins, Monday, Dec. 19, to allow for performance testing. Keep a log of revisions you need to make between now and the ...
Beyond Kent
Northeast Ohio is home to a concentration of world-class attractions and activities that few other areas in the country can offer. World-class museums, modern sporting venues, an extensive theatre complex, parks, fairs, festivals, shopping and an international selection of dining options offer compelling answers to that most persistent of questions, “What do you want to do today?â€
Ohio's Rising College Town
There’s plenty to see and do within easy walking distance of the Kent Campus. Follow the Lefton Esplanade to experience a city renaissance of new restaurants and specialty shops that have brought a renewed energy to Kent’s already vibrant downtown.