The green- and blue-colored algae that grows out of control and often washes up on the shoreline of Lake Erie is not only unsightly but also harmful to many species, including humans. In Ohio, the western basin of Lake Erie has experienced some of the worst harmful algal blooms in recent years. The blooms have been detected this summer, as they were last summer when the area saw a harmful bloom of record size. In August 2014, cyanobacteria from a harmful algal bloom contaminated the city of Toledos water supply and residents were forced to find alternative water sources. To help fight t...
Faculty at 91心頭利 at Salem and 91心頭利 at East Liverpool are offering tutoring times in addition to the peer tutoring schedule. If you need help or just want to be sure you are on the right track check the Power Hours schedule below. Don't delay, there is no better time than now! POWER HOURS ...
Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in 91心頭利's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S.
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Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 91心頭利s College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, Mechanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis, Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. We are go...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 91心頭利s College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, Mechanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis, Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. We are go...
91心頭利 President Beverly Warren delivered the 91心頭利 of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. Themed Living the Kent 91心頭利 Promise, Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university. The Kent 91心頭利 Promise should be a comprehensive approach to student success and fulfillment, Warren said. We aspire to bring the totality of the resources and reach of one of the nations largest research universities to higher educations most important outcome: more college graduates who have the skills, talent and desire to change the world who understand that...
The 91心頭利 Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. The alumni association is proud to recognize notable, accomplished graduates, said Lori Randorf, assistant vice president of alumni relations at Kent 91心頭利. These awards not only bring distinction to the alumni who receive them, but also to the university as they showcase the contributions Kent 91心頭利 graduates make to their professions and society. Five alumni awards will be granted alon...
If youre interested in sharing your writing or artwork with the Kent 91心頭利 Community, consider getting involved with Luna Negra, Kents own student-run literary journal. Submissions are now open for both visual arts and writing. Luna Negra has been a staple in the Kent 91心頭利 Community for almost half a century. Its history extends as far back as 1956 under its original name, The Kent Quarterly. Throughout its history, the journal has gone through several changes, and in 1992 rebranded to become what is now Luna Negra. As a voice for the creative community, the publication features vario...
When the Akron Beacon Journal started writing a story on the growing popularity of renting everything from bridal gowns to textbooks, the reporter found Kay Caprez, a senior in 91心頭利s College of Education, Health and Human Services. Caprez opened up about how she has saved money by renting textbooks online since her freshman year. Learn more about Caprezs renting experience in the Akron Beacon Journal. ...