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Epidemiology Professor Tara Smith Says Be Ready for the Long Haul with Social Distancing

As the country adjusts to the new normal of working from home, schooling from home and living lives of social isolation, 91�㽶��Ƶ University professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., said people need to realize this new normal may need to continue for a long time.

“It really would not surprise me if this lasted for at least eight weeks or longer,” Smith said.

91�㽶��Ƶ Professors and Students Team Up With Community Groups to Provide Helping Hands

Two 91�㽶��Ƶ 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

91�㽶��Ƶ 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.

University Libraries Awarded Grant to Completely Digitize Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection

On Ohio Statehood Day, February 26, 91�㽶��Ƶ University Libraries was awarded a $13,646 grant from the Ohio History Fund to partially cover the digitization costs of their Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection. The grant will provide funding to create free, online access to high-resolution, digitized copies of these sought-after resources. Aside from the United States Library of Congress, 91�㽶��Ƶ is the holding institution for the largest and most complete set of Ohio Sanborn maps.

Alumni Life

91�㽶��Ƶ Men’s Soccer Alumni Reunion Recap

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Helping 91�㽶��Ƶ Keep On Working

On March 10, 91�㽶��Ƶ University officials ceased face-to-face classes and has allowed for flexible work arrangements through April 12

KENT STATE HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS HELP THE HOMELESS

On February 21, Jackie Searfoss, a representative of the Streetsboro United Methodist Church (SUMC), visited 91�㽶��Ƶ University to int

Campus Executive Chef wins NACUFS Culinary Challenge

Campus Executive Chef, Billy Edmondson, won first place at the 2020 NACUFS Midwest Culinary Challenge.

Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Jay Dorfman

“I’m at my happiest when I’m making music or teaching others to do it,” says Dr. Jay Dorfman.

91�㽶��Ƶ Panel Discussion Brings Together Leaders Who Were Impacted by Campus Violence

On Thursday, March 12, 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services will host “Leading Through Tragedy,” an event that brings together a panel of leaders who were impacted by campus violence from institutions such as Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois University and Chardon High School in Ohio.