According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017. These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it. An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by ӰƵ researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad. Hanbin Mao, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biochemistry in ӰƵ’s College of Arts an...
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As their families watched, Trevor White and Terrance Duncan were sworn in as ӰƵ Police Services’ newest officers on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in a ceremony presided over by Chief of Police Dean Tondiglia in the Stockdale Safety Building. White graduated from ӰƵ with a criminology degree. He gained prior experience in the department as an auxiliary service officer (ASO), a student worker in the police department who helps check campus buildings and fulfills administrative duties. “The chief and assistant chief talked me into applying here,” White says. “I think my generatio...
Joan Meggitt is an assistant professor of dance in ӰƵ’s School of Theater and Dance. Joan is the founder of “Yes I Can (!) Dance” a program for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson's Dance Experience Antaeus Dance The Movement Project ...
I had no idea what human trafficking was until I came to Kent. My freshman year, I was shown the documentary “Nefarious” that completely broke my heart for the people who have fallen into the shadows of society as victims of human trafficking. I found my passion in life and began getting involved on campus to learn more about this topic. I am now vice president of International Justice Mission at Kent. We are focused on raising awareness about and advocating against human trafficking. I have been to Washington, D.C., to visit International Justice Mission, the global nonprofit, a...
A delegation from Xi’An International Studies University (XISU) in China led by President Wang Junzhe recently met with members of the ӰƵ faculty and staff to sign a partnership agreement between the two universities. Xi’An International Studies University, a renowned university located in the historically significant city of Xi’An, provides an important strategic partnership for ӰƵ. Through the partnership, XISU students will be welcomed to ӰƵ, and Xi’An International Studies University will become the newest education-abroad destination for Kent St...
ӰƵ Men’s Basketball Fans Fill the Hub for NCAA Watch Party
ӰƵ fans who could not make it to California for the big dance had their own party with Hoopin’ at the Hub. The watch party at the ӰƵ Student Center Hub on March 17 celebrated ӰƵ men’s basketball team as they took on the UCLA Bruins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Students and ӰƵ community members cheered on the Golden Flashes, champions of the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament. Fans at the watch party were treated to free food, music and giveaways. Though the evening ended with a ...
Transgender Students Find Home, Security and Support at ӰƵ
For Emily Grubb, all it took was looking through a magazine to decide where to go to college. A high school friend shared a copy of Fusion magazine, ӰƵ’s first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) magazine, which led Grubb to the university. Now a sophomore majoring in social geography with a minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) studies, the 20-year-old transgender student from Medina, Ohio, says ӰƵ is home. “There were great articles in there,” says Grubb, who identifies as nonbinary, meaning Grubb’s gender identi...