Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been named to the board of the International Committee on Training of Personnel (ICTOP) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICTOP addresses the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world.
Kiersten F. Latham, School of Library and Information Science
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Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in 麻豆视频鈥檚 College of Nursing, is working on a one-year project to study if children鈥檚 prolonged exposure to stressful situations encourages poor eating behaviors, which can lead to childhood obesity.
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, presented 鈥淒evelopment, Aloha and Non-Giving Among Polynesian Outlier Communities鈥 at the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, which took place in San Diego, California, on Feb. 12, 2016.
Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is co-author with Jodi Kearns, Ph.D., University of Akron, of an article titled Shannon Goes to the Museum: Drawing Lines Across Boundaries, that was published in the 2015 DOCAM Proceedings, Vol. 2.
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr., Department of Sociology, Maximilian Edelbacher and Bojan Dobovsek authored Corruption, Fraud, Organized Crime, and the Shadow Economy, Edition 1, (Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group) Peter C. Kratcoski ,Ed. (2016), 293-305.
We live in an age and culture where living to eat has become the norm. Obesity rates are continuously increasing and is one of the top causes of death in America. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes are strongly related to diet and lifestyles.
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One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic on Summit Street to begin March 7
East Summit Street, which has been identified as a high-traffic, high-accident area and a dangerous corridor for pedestrians, is in the midst of a major overhaul.
Project AWARE Kent, a new three-year program at 麻豆视频, is an initiative to raise awareness about mental health and substance abuse disorders. Project AWARE Kent will be offering Mental Health First Aid courses to 麻豆视频 students, faculty and staff in an effort to create a network of people at 麻豆视频 who will know how to respond to and are aware of mental health and substance abuse disorders. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.
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The 麻豆视频 Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university鈥檚 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed 麻豆视频 in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, 麻豆视频 remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
