NOVEMBER 18, 2018 | APPEARED IN VOLUME 96, ISSUE 46 of Chemical and Engineering News Photonic thin films—in which ordered nanostructures interact with light to produce color—can be used to make lightweight and flexible color filters, sensors, display components, and more. But ensuring that the nanocrystals within them align uniformly to produce well-defined color can be difficult and time consuming. Casting such a film in a dish, for example, can take weeks and still result in poorly controlled nanostructures and colors. Now, Georgia Institute of Technology’s Vladimir V. Tsukruk and colleague...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Share by Email The Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI) was excited to be able to offer competitively awarded seed grant funding to research teams in Spring Semester 2018. ESDRI was established in 2017 to support faculty efforts to achieve continued scholarly success in areas of research concerning both natural and built systems. The projects funded demonstrate the broad nature of scholarly activity addressing the environment at Kent State University, including projects re...
Kent State University at Tuscarawas and the Performing Arts Center were both big winners during The Times-Reporter’s annual Best of the Best Awards Gala by earning seven awards. A large crowd was on hand for the event, held at the Performing Arts Center on Tues., Nov. 13. Kent State Tuscarawas received the highest award in the Kids and Education category and first place in College and University. The Performing Arts Center received the highest award for Entertainment, first place awards for Event Venue and Concert Venue, second place in Wedding Venue and honorable mention in Family Entertai...
The following on-site dates remain to get your jump-start on 2019 for your "Know Your Numbers" health screening and/or flu vaccine. Don’t delay. Dates are filling up fast. Follow the "How to Schedule" instructions below as registration is required. Date Location Time Dec. 6 Kent, Student Center Balcony (flu shots only) 7:30-10:30 a.m. Feb. 7* Heer Hall, Wellness Resource Room 7:30-10:30 a.m. Feb. ...
Get added support for the holidays with health coaching from Be Well Solutions. Health Coaching is part of our employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, diabetes management, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. Appointments are available face-to-face or telephonically to suit all schedules and are unlimited. The next onsite health coaching ...
Nearly $300,000 in matching funds available With the launch of its 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, Kent State University has again transformed what was just a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and 21st-century facilities. Giving Tuesday, traditionally the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which occurs on Nov. 27 this year, is the unofficial worldwide beginning to a season of philanthropic giving to nonprofits that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Keeping with her traditi...
As the semester comes to a close, Kent State University is asking faculty and staff to reduce campus energy consumption over winter break (Dec. 23-Jan. 2). As a result of collective efforts over the 2017 holiday break, the university avoided more than $25,000 in energy costs over nine days. The greenhouse gas emissions reduction was equal to taking more than 50 passenger vehicles off the road for one year. Before leaving campus, computers and other electronics – including power strips – should be turned off and unplugged whenever possible. Most electronics still draw energy a...
Two second-year students from the Kent State East Liverpool physical therapist assistant program, Jordyn Midcap and Lacie Graham, presented their research findings at the first-ever East Central District Student Symposium of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association. The event was hosted by OPTA and Youngstown State University’s physical therapy program in early November. Midcap and Graham were the only representatives from Kent State and the only students from a PTA program; the other presenters represented doctoral/graduate programs. The platform of their research was “Does physical therap...
Employers who invest in their employees by promoting a culture of health with comprehensive workplace wellness practices, evidence-based policies and programs and senior leadership support create a genuine value proposition for their employees. This often translates into improved employee engagement and a healthier, more productive workforce. For the third consecutive year, Kent State University is being recognized by the American Heart Association for its work toward achieving that goal. Kim Hauge, director of employee wellness at Kent State, said the American Heart Association 2018 Wor...