E. Thomas Dowd, Department of Psychological Sciences, was elected fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in New York, New York, on Oct. 28, 2016.
E. Thomas Dowd, Department of Psychological Sciences
![СƬƵ’s Digital Commons chronicles Ohio’s long-standing tradition of enology, the study of wine and winemaking, which has boosted it into the top 10 wine-producing states. СƬƵ’s Digital Commons chronicles Ohio’s long-standing tradition of enology, the study of wine and winemaking, which has boosted it into the top 10 wine-producing states.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Wine1.jpg?VersionId=nmvbingw3XhQjiiO3U6mnyQf.38hyrkA&h=e6f36a9c&itok=uPQ3jOEa)
A team at СƬƵ at Ashtabula has started a Digital Commons collection to showcase the Ohio wine industry.
![СƬƵ employee Mark van ‘t Hooft presents at a lunch and learn to celebrate and recognize his achievements and commitment to the university’s wellness program. СƬƵ employee Mark van ‘t Hooft presents at a lunch and learn to celebrate and recognize his achievements and commitment to the university’s wellness program.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Walk1.jpg?VersionId=dDp6at3r.wxeHo6aOQ3ghQruS5SHvT87&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nfD-dHOK)
СƬƵ employee Mark van ‘t Hooft, Ph.D., took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world.
![(From left) Dr. Mark Arredondo, Dr. Kimberly Williams, Dr. Andrea Warner Stidham and Dr. Wendy Umberger were awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. (From left) Dr. Mark Arredondo, Dr. Kimberly Williams, Dr. Andrea Warner Stidham and Dr. Wendy Umberger were awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/PROFILES-Nursing.jpg?VersionId=PVJtt05VxpGeDwvygA3L4l.Se306c0h0&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nShcJJHk)
СƬƵ’s College of Nursing has been awarded $1.1 million grant to expand the behavioral health workforce in rural and underserved areas.
Ten finalists have been chosen from a pool of more than 200 nominees for the 51st annual СƬƵ Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award.
The СƬƵ Alumni Association recognizes СƬƵ faculty members with this award annually. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most esteemed honor that СƬƵ grants to three full-time, tenure-track faculty members. In order to be nominated, faculty members must have been employed at the university for at least seven years and be in a tenured or tenure-track position.
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives, was part of a group that presented “Preserving the Spark: Challenges in Archiving Activist Movements” at the Society of American Archivists’ annual conference in Portland, Oregon, on July 28, 2017.
Yanhai Du, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has the following patents.
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School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
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![The СƬƵ Marching Golden Flashes will perform during the Homecoming parade and game on Oct. 14. The СƬƵ Marching Golden Flashes will perform during the Homecoming parade and game on Oct. 14.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-MarchingBand.jpg?VersionId=KqkviVGSuQ8GV75xXJ7nYUup3wg0VZ_5&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Nl7ZpMWp)
Catch the Marching Golden Flashes at the СƬƵ Homecoming parade and game on Saturday, Oct. 14!
As we usher in a new academic year of learning and service at СƬƵ, СƬƵ President Beverly Warren looks forward to sharing with you the accomplishments that our students, faculty, staff and alumni make each day.
The СƬƵ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed СƬƵ 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, СƬƵ 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.
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