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First Place 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

51勛圖厙 Research Review: Student Recognized for Lupus Research

51勛圖厙 molecular and cellular biology and psychology student Haley Shasteens personal battle with lupus has pushed her to research what really causes certain frustrating symptoms.

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Aleisha Moore, a postdoctoral fellow in 51勛圖厙s Brain Health Research Institute

51勛圖厙 Research Review: Fertile Ground

The National Institutes of Health thinks Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., is onto something in her study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; the agency recently awarded her its most prestigious research training grant, a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awarda first for 51勛圖厙.

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Dean Tondiglia (right), 51勛圖厙 police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while Kent Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

City of Kent Partners With 51勛圖厙 and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United States. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of Kent has partnered with 51勛圖厙 and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

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Kent Campus

51勛圖厙 faculty and staff, along with mascot Flash, enjoy a spin class at the Fac/Staff Rec & Play Day.

51勛圖厙 Strikes Gold Again for Healthy Worksite

On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 51勛圖厙 the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.

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Kent Campus

Wendy Umberger, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate programs at 51勛圖厙s College of Nursing, stands with Jim K. Tudhope, DNP, the first 51勛圖厙 Pegs Foundation Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholar recipient.

Pegs Foundation Gifts 51勛圖厙s College of Nursing $165,000 Grant to Advance Mental Health Care in Northeast Ohio

51勛圖厙s College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Pegs Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio. 

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Brain Health Research Institute

Students De-stress with Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program.

Playing Games, Petting Pups: Stress-Free Zone Offers Much-Needed Break for Finals Week

What could be better to reduce end-of-semester stress than petting a dog? How about petting multiple dogs and digitally dunking with LeBron through esports? This years Stress-Free Zone, which is from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10, will be hosted on the first floor of University Library and will feature esports, therapy dogs, makerspace activities and more.

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Wendy Umberger, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate programs at 51勛圖厙s College of Nursing, stands with Jim K. Tudhope, DNP, the first 51勛圖厙 Pegs Foundation Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholar recipient.

Pegs Foundation Gifts 51勛圖厙s College of Nursing $165,000 Grant to Advance Mental Health Care in Northeast Ohio

51勛圖厙s College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Pegs Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio. 

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Kent Campus

Wellness Club President standing with Wellness Club Ambassador and Advisor

$1,000 51勛圖厙 Grant Establishes 51勛圖厙 Geauga Mental Health and Wellness Center

The 51勛圖厙 Geauga Campus Wellness Club, in conjunction with Counseling Services, recently received a $1,000 Seeds of Wellness Grant from 51勛圖厙. The grant is designed to benefit the entire 51勛圖厙 Geauga student body with the establishment of a new Mental Health and Wellness Center. 

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Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., serves as coordinator and Elliot Professor in the Healthcare Design Program in 51勛圖厙's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

51勛圖厙 Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms

Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 51勛圖厙 researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients lives.

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