The 17cҳ Geographic Information System (GIS) Health & Hazards Lab is teaming up with the city of Akron, Ohio to better understand the impact violence has on children in the city. In doing so, the group is working together to discover, develop and deploy solutions to the violence. 17cҳ’s GIS|Health and Hazards Lab started gathering and mapping the data three years ago through a partnership with Akron Children’s Hospital External Affairs, Injury Prevention & Safe Kids Summit County for a project known as Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Child Injury Surveil...
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 17cҳ 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 17cҳ’s College of Arts an...
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 17cҳ 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 17cҳ’s College of Arts an...
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As their families watched, Trevor White and Terrance Duncan were sworn in as 17cҳ 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 17cҳ 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 17cҳ’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 ...
If surviving cancer is not difficult enough, too often depression can follow - under certain circumstances. A new study led by Vinay K. Cheruvu, Ph.D., biostatistician in 17cҳ’s College of Public Health, found that depression in some cancer survivors is linked to both care and financial concerns. In Cancer Today, Cheruvu says that there are ways to reach out to survivors who are depressed. “Screening, ideally at the time of diagnosis, is the necessary first step,” Cheruvu said. The problem is “physicians often don’t conduct these screenings.” In addition, he says, “both pat...
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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 17cҳ 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 17cҳ. Through the partnership, XISU students will be welcomed to 17cҳ, and Xi’An International Studies University will become the newest education-abroad destination for Kent St...