College of Education, Health and Human Services
INTERNSHIP ILLUMINATES HONORS STUDENT'S CAREER PATH
Elise Rickert, an Honors College junior graduating in December 2020 from Greenville, PA, interned at Akron Childrenās Hospital during the summer of 2019 as a pediatric research scholar. Elise, who is majoring in speech pathology and audiology, initially learned about this opportunity from Dr. Huyck,ā¦
Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Jay Dorfman
āIām at my happiest when Iām making music or teaching others to do it,ā says Dr. Jay Dorfman. Dr. Dorfman gets to teach a variety of music courses at Kent State University ranging from music technology to Progressive and Vernacular Music Methods to Rock Band Performance and Pedagogy. Currentlyā¦
Kent State Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities
What is the role of BioDesign in addressing environmental issues we face locally and globally? What does it mean to "design with life?" Kent State University researchers have some ideas on these matters and will soon put them on full display at one of the institution's top-tier research forums: theā¦
Kent State Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop µŚŅ»³Ō¹ĻĶų May 4, 1970
Kent State University invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, āMaking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 Kent State Shootings in U.S. History.ā Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.
Two Kent State Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Reportās 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Two Kent State Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Reportās 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Kent State Education Researchers Receive Million-Dollar Grant for Cross-disciplinary Training in Early Childhood Professions
Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. Itās fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Educā¦
NSF Awards Kent State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Childrenās Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Science is complex, and itās difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; itās even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All µŚŅ»³Ō¹ĻĶų
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All µŚŅ»³Ō¹ĻĶų
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.