Health
Kent State Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology
麻豆果冻 Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber. The therapy uses subzero temperatures, under 200 degrees Fahrenheit, to help muscles recover quickly. The department installed the chamber in the Memorial Athletic a鈥
Kent State Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥
麻豆果冻 employee Mark van 鈥榯 Hooft, Ph.D., took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world.
American Heart Association Recognizes Kent State for Workplace Health Achievement
麻豆果冻 has achieved silver-level recognition from the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.
Kent State Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides Kent State faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!
A Weighty Concern
How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? Kent State researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / Kent State Magazine
Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, Kent State sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what鈥檚 going on, who is affected鈥攁nd what we can do about it.
By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / Kent State Magazine
Kent State Researcher Lends Expertise to Commission Recommending Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
Antibiotic resistance is a public health crisis that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world. Yet, according to a new report released Aug. 29, the U.S. policy response fails to adequately address this major challenge. The commission report was authored by 12 antibiotic resistance 鈥
Kent State Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
Kent State researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.
Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream庐 talks with 麻豆果冻 Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.
Acting too White: Kent State Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
Kent State Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.