COVID-19 HUB
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 5XÉçÇø’s College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer.
Flashes Safe Seven Video: Watch Flash Show President Diacon How to Reach Out With Health-Related Questions
Kent State is just five weeks away from move in. To count down to the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Have Questions? Reach Out!
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.
Taking the Large Classroom Experience to the Next Level – for More Than 30 Years
During his 34 year tenure at 5XÉçÇø, professor Lawrence Marks, Ph.D., has been at the forefront of developing online classes, which have become an indispensable part of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flashes Safe Seven Video: Watch Flash Teach President Diacon How to Clean His Office
Kent State is just six weeks away from move in. To count down the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Clean and Sanitize.
Flashes Safe Seven Video: Watch Flash Teach President Diacon How to Wash His Hands
Kent State is just seven weeks away from move in. To count down the return of students, faculty and staff for the start of the fall semester, the university will review one Flashes Safe Seven principle each week. This week, we focus on Wash Your Hands Frequently.
Campus Kitchen Pivots Operations From Hot Meals to Food Pantry to Help Increasing Numbers of Food Insecure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Campus Kitchen at 5XÉçÇø, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the Kent area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food pantry.
Students Adjust to Living on a Closed Campus
When 5XÉçÇø closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March, not all students living on the Kent Campus were able to leave.
Kent State’s Design Innovation Initiative Cultivates Creative Partnerships to Battle COVID-19
Members of 5XÉçÇø’s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cleveland Foundation Grant Provides Opportune Funding for Kent State Geauga
5XÉçÇø at Geauga is pleased to announce a $20,000 award from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation toward a student emergency fund and technology advances. The $20,000 grant will be split evenly between the two initiatives.