Health
University Dining Services Manager Saves Life of University Employee
51±¬ÁÏ Nursing Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million, Three-Year Grant to Advance Nurse Education Within Integrated Care Settings
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to 51±¬ÁÏ College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.
51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Public Health Hosts Virtual Public Health Academy for High School Students
We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. 51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.
Public Health Students Have Boots on the Ground in COVID-19 Fight
When the Ohio Department of Health sought help this summer for work on the COVID-19 pandemic response, more than 110 students from 51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer.
Free COVID-19 Testing This Week in Portage County Offered at NEOMED
There will be free COVID-19 testing this week open to all at Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown.
Respiratory Therapy Program Earns Distinguished Credentialing Award for Third Straight Year
The 51±¬ÁÏ at Ashtabula Respiratory Therapy program is among elite company as it was recently awarded the Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credentialing Success Award by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) for the third straight year.
10 Questions With Gokarna Sharma 51±¬ÁÏ the Contact Tracing App
Apple and Google partnered in early April to create a new smartphone app that uses Bluetooth to track coronavirus cases. Using a technology called contact tracing, the app alerts a user when they come in contact with someone who has been positively diagnosed with COVID-19. Gokarna Sharma, assistant professor in Computer Science, recently answered 10 questions about the new app based on his professional opinion. Sharma is experienced in algorithms, blockchain and smart technologies such as this.
51±¬ÁÏ Campus Food Truck to Deliver Meals to Local K-12 Students
51±¬ÁÏ’s famous food truck, known for its mouth-watering pulled pork sandwiches and fresh-cut french fries, is now becoming known for giving back to its community. The university is loaning its campus food truck to Aramark to provide meals to students from Kent, Elyria and Lorain City School Districts who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flashes Take Care of Flashes Through Online Meditation Classes
Meditative practices are bringing the 51±¬ÁÏ community together, even from the comfort of their own home. 51±¬ÁÏ of Wellness has moved its Meditation Across Campus sessions online, in an effort to continue the sessions despite the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Brain Health Research Institute Director Reflects on His First Year
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., was named the inaugural director of 51±¬ÁÏ’s Brain Health Research Institute in January 2019. We asked him to share his thoughts after a year on campus and much activity within the institute.