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Meet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major in the Department of Sociology and Criminology with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who’s making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.Snyder recently began her fall semester as part of the �鶹���� Columbus Program in State Issues, a study-away program that allows students to study policy, explore politics and meet Ohio representatives.“The Columbus program has just begun, but I have already learned so much about policy and the politics behind it all,” Snyder told Kent Sta...

Cortisol, DHEAS, and the cortisol/DHEAS ratio as predictors of epigenetic age accelerationRafaela S. C. Takeshita, Amber T. Nguyen, Anthony P. Auger & Wilson C. J. Chung Cortisol has been widely used as biomarker of stress and aging, but confounding effects and disruption of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis can lead to misinterpretation of results based on a single measurement. A possible alternative is the co-measurement of cortisol and the adrenal hormone dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS), a glucocorticoid antagonist that modulates the stress response. Using data from 96...

At the �鶹���� College of Nursing, we learn what it means to advocate for our patients in every setting – from right at the bedside to the boardrooms of hospitals. As nursing students, we are trained to make decisions that are backed by evidence-based practice, empathy and most importantly, our personal and professional ethics. Our recent experience at the Ohio Statehouse reminded us that some of the most important decisions about health care are not made inside of hospitals—they are made in legislative chambers and congressional hearings. ...