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51���� has a broad range of faculty, resources, and opportunities that come together to make it a leader in environmental science and water resources. The Center for Ecology and Natural Resources Sustainability (CENRS) was established in 2011 to showcase the strength of environmental sciences at 51����, establish collaborative opportunities with local institutions, and help coordinate activities within the natural properties owned by 51����. Continuing the university's commitment to this area, Dr. Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Assistant Professor of Biological...

So, you moved. Maybe you changed offices. Maybe your department moved buildings. It happens, and it’s always a busy time. Maybe you just got a new cellphone number. Whatever your changes were, did you remember to update your information in the online directory? You should; here’s why. The online directory serves as a portal to find services, departments and people. In order to keep all information current on the online directory, employees can – and are encouraged to – manually change their information through FlashLine. If you want to know what your directory information looks like curr...

Looking for healthy holiday recipes? Look no further than your IMPACT Solutions portal at myimpactsolution.com. Our employee assistance program, IMPACT Solutions, provides a comprehensive work/life website, free for all 51���� employees. To locate healthy and nutritionist recipes simply go to: myimpactsolution.com Click Member Login (top right) For username, enter "kent" Once logged in, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the red "Recipes" block. There, you will find more than 200 dietitian-reviewed, easy and delicious recipes.&nb...

Anyone who has taken an anatomy and physiology course understands how challenging all of the required memorization can be. However, according to Daniela Popescu, M.D., Ph.D., “I always encourage my students to be enthusiastic about learning new things, to understand the rationale behind various complex physiological mechanisms, and to find the beauty in the complexity of the anatomy and physiology of the human body.” With an M.D. degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Bucharest, Romania), and a Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology from Vanderbilt University, Dr. Popescu appli...

Not long ago, multitasking was considered a virtue among productive members of this connected society. If you could simultaneously juggle incoming texts, emails, social media posts, home life, work life and university life, you were a success. Now, evidence shows that a lifestyle characterized by such a frenetic pace of fragmented attention leads to mounting stress, anxiety, forgetfulness, distraction, and lackluster productivity.   Enter Mindfulness, a meditation-based approach to life and education, defined by Ludmila Leontieva, Ph.D., KSU-Geauga assistant professor in economics, as ...

“The Respiratory Therapy program at 51���� Ashtabula was impressive and prepared me extremely well for the job in the real world." - Jake Lines '15 The Respiratory Therapy program at 51���� at Ashtabula is hard to beat. While many students are graduating from colleges across the country only to discover the painful reality that there are no jobs for them, 51���� Ashtabula has a better story tell: 100% of RT students in the Fall 2018 class have jobs waiting for them after they graduate. They are excited about their future and say the program at 51���� Ashtabul...

With military flanking the Kiva building entryway and flags lining the Risman Plaza lawn, the community gathered in the Kiva auditorium for 51����’s annual Veteran’s Day Commemoration on Nov. 8, 2018. The event, which began at 11:11 a.m. in honor of Veteran’s Day month and date, featured 51����’s ROTC members with the presentation of the colors, and Momentum student acapella group singing the national anthem as the audience stood at attention. Renee Romine, director for training and organizational development, introduced the event. Ms. Romine is a veteran herself, previous...