Health
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 žžÀ² 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 žžÀ² 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.
žžÀ² State Campus Food Truck to Deliver Meals to Local K-12 Students
žžÀ² State’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 žžÀ², 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 žžÀ² State community together, even from the comfort of their own home. žžÀ² State 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 žžÀ²â€™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.
žžÀ² State Professors and Students Team Up With Community Groups to Provide Helping Hands
Two žžÀ² State 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
žžÀ² 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.
žžÀ² College of Nursing Launches Redesigned Ph.D. in Nursing Program
žžÀ²â€™s College of Nursing will welcome its first nursing cohort into the Ph.D. in Nursing revised program in the fall semester 2020.
žžÀ² State Research Review: Student Recognized for Lupus Research
žžÀ² State molecular and cellular biology and psychology student Haley Shasteen’s personal battle with lupus has pushed her to research what really causes certain frustrating symptoms.