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Student Getting a Vaccine

Assistant professor Jennifer Taber, Ph.D., was featured in both The Atlantic and Vice for her research on the COVID-19 vaccine and her understanding of people's different perspectives on disease risk and health behavior.

Project Shield banner, woman and baby reading

A research team from 麻豆精选's School of Information working in partnership with Kent State鈥檚 College of Nursing received a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) for $99,982. The funds will support the first stages of what investigators have named Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development).

The City of Pittsburgh

COVID-19 vaccines are becoming more available across the country, but many are still struggling to obtain a vaccine or are unsure about getting the vaccine. One Golden Flash has made it her mission to get Pittsburgh vaccinated. And with more than 40,000 members of her Facebook group, she鈥檚 on her way. 麻豆精选alumna Leighann Bacher created a Facebook group to share COVID-19 vaccine information and tips with Pittsburgh citizens after attempting to secure vaccines for her family members.

Andrew Snyder, research program coordinator for 麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Public Health, is leading the first comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ specific Community Needs Assessment.

麻豆精选 has partnered with Greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment focus on producing a better-informed public health system and improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community members.

Medical professionals assist with vaccinations at the 麻豆精选Field House

More than 2,000 area residents, including some 麻豆精选 employees, received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine March 23, during a mass vaccination event at the 麻豆精选Field House. 

Nursing students in skills lab

You may have heard it said, 鈥渨hen hard times come, notice those who remain, and the ones who disappear.鈥 Nursing instructors are in a position to see this scenario playing out in the lives of their students at 麻豆精选 at Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center.

麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine is one of nine accredited podiatry colleges in the United States, and is a four-year, graduate-level medical college, granting the degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.

Windy Cole, adjunct instructor for the College of Podiatric Medicine at Kent State, penned an article for Podiatry Today called 鈥淐an Remote Patient Monitoring Have An Impact For Patients With Diabetes?鈥 which covers the phenomenon of remote patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Henderson Hall

麻豆精选鈥檚 College of Nursing and Cleveland Clinic Akron General are joining forces to offer an adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) certificate program beginning this fall. This collaborative one-year program was created to address the regional and national shortage of SANE-certified registered nurses, especially in rural areas. 

Hillside donation

The Auxiliary at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital recently donated $25,000 to 麻豆精选 at Trumbull鈥檚 Nursing program. The gift will establish a new scholarship endowment that will provide support to nursing students from Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. The volunteer organization was established in 2017. It supports health and wellness initiatives within the local community. Proceeds from The Gift Shop at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital made the donation possible.