Health
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’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. 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University’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 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University’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 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University 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 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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.
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Campus Food Truck to Deliver Meals to Local K-12 Students
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’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 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ community together, even from the comfort of their own home. 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University’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.
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Professors and Students Team Up With Community Groups to Provide Helping Hands
Two 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ professors partnered with the Summit County Juvenile Court and Hands of Gratitude over the summer to teach juveniles how to assemble prosthetic hands for children in Central America and were featured in the Akron Beacon Journal.
Epidemiology Professor Featured on Mindscape Podcast
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University College of Public Health professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., was featured on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast to talk about the novel coronavirus (and its associated disease, COVID-19) pandemic. Smith gives insight on what measures are useful and which are probably not.