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YouToo Social Media Conference 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kent State University's Franklin Hall. The conference is co-sponsored by the Akron Area Public Relations Society of America chapter and the Kent...
Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings....
Apr. 2--Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings....
Apr. 3--Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings....
Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank, will speak and sign books at 12 15 p.m. Thursday at the Kent State University Student Center Kiva. A Vienna, Austria, native, Schloss immigrated with her family to Belgium and eventually to Holland in...
Kent State University — Student Center Kiva. 12 15 p.m. Thursday. The Jewish Studies program will present a lecture and book signing by Eva Schloss,...
...20, and expects to add 100 positions to 150 positions the next three years. AlphaMicron of Kent has been using liquid-crystal technology developed at Kent State University in goggles for skiers, visors for motorcyclists and the military, plus in auto-dimming mirrors in cars. Third Frontier grants...
Kent State University will find itself in the spotlight one month from today, when media from throughout the nation -- indeed, the globe -- converge...
...Program, which operates with the federal government as the lender. For students already attending about half of Ohios public institutions, including Kent State University, the loan program reform will have almost no effect because they are already FDLSP schools. Students at Ohios other universities...
The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University will present New Music 2010 Festival on April 8, 10 and 11. Festival events will include six concerts and three pre-concert...
The Vindicator is looking for former Kent State University students who were on campus on May 4, 1970, and who are willing to discuss their recollection of the events of that day and...
...Brehana Vassalluzzo is beginning her college career with big goals She wants to be a nurse. “I just want to be able to help people who are sick,” the Kent State University Stark Campus freshman said Wednesday. “Maybe even save someone's life.” Without financial aid from grants and scholarships,...
Official at Kent State airport 'We are very community conscious' Official at Kent State airport Stow -- It is frustrating and annoying when airplanes...
...in America have been buffeted and constrained by multiple, often contradictory stereotypes, said Neal-Barnett, an associate professor of psychology at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. “Most of all, they are seen—and often see themselves—as the strong black woman who can do everything,” she...
(The Akron Beacon Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings....
...interacts with the time of its construction, perhaps controversially “Abraham and Isaac” was sculpted by a Princeton professor in memory of the 1970 Kent State shootings, in which students protesting the Vietnam War were shot by members of the Ohio National Guard. According to the University Art...
...the next two years.Kent Displays' program collaborators include Akron Polymer Systems, a globally-recognized polymer and materials company, as well as Kent State University, a leading research institution in liquid crystal technology. Sponsored by This project represents a highly concentrated...
...the next two years. Kent Displays' program collaborators include Akron Polymer Systems, a globally-recognized polymer and materials company, as well as Kent State University, a leading research institution in liquid crystal technology. This project represents a highly concentrated and coordinated...
KENT, Ohio, April 2 -- Kent State University issued the following news release The African Community Theatre of Kent State University will present its Spring 2010...
...relate to both labeling and use). In this article, recent moves by the FDA to make acetaminophen safety are discussed," wrote B.B. Turkoski and colleagues, Kent State University. The researchers concluded "Nurses who are able to educate their patients about the safety issues related to acetaminophen...
...relate to both labeling and use). In this article, recent moves by the FDA to make acetaminophen safety are discussed," wrote B.B. Turkoski and colleagues, Kent State University. The researchers concluded "Nurses who are able to educate their patients about the safety issues related to acetaminophen...
...will, propriety, animals and gender. Lacking control over their movements, the individuals are underdeveloped humans," wrote S. Newman and colleagues, Kent State University. The researchers concluded "Accordingly, sufferers' facial expression, bodily movements and unplanned vocalizations render...
News Headline: (PRSSA) 'Job Search Strategies' at Auburn Career Center: Business Calendar |
News Date: 04/04/2010
Outlet Full Name: Cleveland.com (Plain Dealer - Online)
Contact Name: Eileen Zakareckis
News OCR Text: YouToo Social Media Conference: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kent State University's Franklin Hall. The conference is co-sponsored by the Akron Area Public Relations Society of America chapter and the Kent State Public Relations Student Society of America chapter. Keynote speaker is Phil Gomes, senior vice president of Edelman Digital in Chicago and senior adviser to the Society for New Communications Research. Opening speaker is Kyle Lacy, author of "Twitter Marketing for Dummies" and a blogger. $129 for PRSA members of any chapter and Kent State alumni, $149 for nonmembers, $79 for faculty of any university, $35 for PRSSA members of any chapter, $40 for other students. Seating is limited. Go to tinyurl.com/ybuegha or e-mail akronprsa@gmail.com to register.
News Headline: (May 4) KSU launches online site to observe 40th anniversary of shootings (Harvey) |
News Date: 04/02/2010
Outlet Full Name: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The
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News OCR Text: Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings.
The Web site includes photos, commemoration events and university resources related to the killing of four students and wounding of nine by Ohio National Guardsmen during an antiwar rally in 1970.
The Web site also includes current information about the university because officials don't want May 4 to be the only thing the public thinks of when it hears the words ''Kent State,'' said Iris Harvey, vice president for university relations.
''We think May 4 may be the defining moment in Kent State's history, but it is not what totally defines Kent State,'' she said. ''We think it's important that people realize the institution is more than that one moment.''
The university is using what may be an avalanche of May 4 activity to spread the word about its current projects — the possible construction of a hotel and conference center in downtown Kent, the expansion of the KSU esplanade to the hotel center, the pending $250 million remake of the campus and the university's 100th anniversary this year.
May 4 resources include profiles of KSU experts, historical photos and links to resources such as the May 4 collection in the KSU library and the student-run May 4 Task Force, and information about the new walking tour of the shooting site.
Civil-rights leader Julian Bond narrated the documentary that visitors can access with hand-held mobile devices.
The tour exhibit includes interpretive panels with pictures, maps and written descriptions at seven stops on the walk.
In addition, the university is publicizing its campaign to raise money for a May 4 museum in the former Daily Kent Stater newspaper office in Taylor Hall, which overlooks the shooting site. The museum will not be done in time for this year's commemoration.
To visit the online newsroom, go to http://may4newsroom.kent.edu.
News Headline: (May 4) KSU launches online site to observe 40th anniversary of shootings (Harvey) |
News Date: 04/02/2010
Outlet Full Name: Akron Beacon Journal, The
Contact Name: Biliczky, Carol
News OCR Text: Apr. 2--Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings.
The Web site includes photos, commemoration events and university resources related to the killing of four students and wounding of nine by Ohio National Guardsmen during an antiwar rally in 1970.
The Web site also includes current information about the university because officials don't want May 4 to be the only thing the public thinks of when it hears the words "Kent State," said Iris Harvey, vice president for university relations.
"We think May 4 may be the defining moment in Kent State's history, but it is not what totally defines Kent State," she said. "We think it's important that people realize the institution is more than that one moment."
The university is using what may be an avalanche of May 4 activity to spread the word about its current projects -- the possible construction of a hotel and conference center in downtown Kent, the expansion of the KSU esplanade to the hotel center, the pending $250 million remake of the campus and the university's 100th anniversary this year.
May 4 resources include profiles of KSU experts, historical photos and links to resources such as the May 4 collection in the KSU library and the student-run May 4 Task Force, and information about the new walking tour of the shooting site.
Civil-rights leader Julian Bond narrated the documentary that visitors can access with hand-held mobile devices.
The tour exhibit includes interpretive panels with pictures, maps and written descriptions at seven stops on the walk.
In addition, the university is publicizing its campaign to raise money for a May 4 museum in the former Daily Kent Stater newspaper office in Taylor Hall, which overlooks the shooting site. The museum will not be done in time for this year's commemoration.
To visit the online newsroom, go to http //may4newsroom.kent.edu.
Carol Biliczky can be reached at 330-996-3729 or cbiliczky@thebeaconjournal.com.
Copyright © 2010 The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio
News Headline: (May 4) KSU launches online site to observe 40th anniversary of shootings (Harvey) |
News Date: 04/03/2010
Outlet Full Name: Akron Beacon Journal, The
Contact Name: Biliczky, Carol
News OCR Text: Apr. 3--Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings.
The Web site includes photos, commemoration events and university resources related to the killing of four students and wounding of nine by Ohio National Guardsmen during an antiwar rally in 1970.
The Web site also includes current information about the university because officials don't want May 4 to be the only thing the public thinks of when it hears the words "Kent State," said Iris Harvey, vice president for university relations.
"We think May 4 may be the defining moment in Kent State's history, but it is not what totally defines Kent State," she said. "We think it's important that people realize the institution is more than that one moment."
The university is using what may be an avalanche of May 4 activity to spread the word about its current projects -- the possible construction of a hotel and conference center in downtown Kent, the expansion of the KSU esplanade to the hotel center, the pending $250 million remake of the campus and the university's 100th anniversary this year.
May 4 resources include profiles of KSU experts, historical photos and links to resources such as the May 4 collection in the KSU library and the student-run May 4 Task Force, and information about the new walking tour of the shooting site.
Civil-rights leader Julian Bond narrated the documentary that visitors can access with hand-held mobile devices.
The tour exhibit includes interpretive panels with pictures, maps and written descriptions at seven stops on the walk.
In addition, the university is publicizing its campaign to raise money for a May 4 museum in the former Daily Kent Stater newspaper office in Taylor Hall, which overlooks the shooting site. The museum will not be done in time for this year's commemoration.
To visit the online newsroom, go to http //may4newsroom.kent.edu.
Carol Biliczky can be reached at 330-996-3729 or cbiliczky@thebeaconjournal.com.
Copyright © 2010 The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio
News Headline: (Jewish Studies) HOLOCAUST LECTURE |
News Date: 04/02/2010
Outlet Full Name: Akron Beacon Journal, The
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News OCR Text: Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank, will speak and sign books at 12 15 p.m. Thursday at the Kent State University Student Center Kiva.
A Vienna, Austria, native, Schloss immigrated with her family to Belgium and eventually to Holland in 1938, shortly after Adolf Hitler annexed Austria.
After the Germans invaded Holland in 1942, she and her family went into hiding. In May 1944, they were betrayed, captured and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Only Schloss and her mother survived.
After the war, Schloss' mother married Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank. Anne Frank's diary, her account of hiding from the Germans during the occupation of the Netherlands, was first published in 1950. It is now one of the most widely read books in the world.
Since 1985, Schloss has been active in Holocaust education. Her lecture, which is free and open to the public, will include a 30-minute question-and-answer period. Her book signing begins at 1 30 p.m.
For more information, e-mail rsteigma@kent.edu or call 330-672-8924.
Copyright © 2010 Akron Beacon Journal
News Headline: Jewish Studies program presents lecture on Auschwitz |
News Date: 04/03/2010
Outlet Full Name: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The
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News OCR Text: Kent State University — Student Center Kiva. 12:15 p.m. Thursday. The Jewish Studies program will present a lecture and book signing by Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank. Only Schloss and her mother survived after her family was captured and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp in May 1944. There will be a 30-minute question-and-answer session and book signing at 1:30 p.m. Free. 330-672-8924.
News Headline: (LCI) EDITORIAL Yes on Issue 1 |
News Date: 04/04/2010
Outlet Full Name: Akron Beacon Journal, The
Contact Name:
News OCR Text: Apr. 4--Ohio must create jobs, good jobs. The state must do so knowing that its economic troubles didn't begin with the nasty recession. The difficulties date back years, even decades, certainly to 2001, the state failing to recover from the previous downturn.
Look at job growth, Ohio trailing the national average for the past 14 years. Or median household income. Once far above, the state has spent the past 30 years in relative decline, its household income now below the national median.
What can be done?
Any successful economic strategy has multiple parts. The state has improved the way it taxes businesses. It has begun to invest more effectively in higher education. It has advanced its primary and secondary schools. Now Ohio voters have an opportunity to sustain a success story, the Third Frontier project, a collaborative effort between the public and private sectors to accelerate development in high-technology and create jobs.
We strongly recommend voting "yes" on state Issue 1, a proposal to extend the Third Frontier beyond its 2012 expiration date by issuing $700 million in bonds that would keep the program running through 2016.
Note that this bond issue does not include an accompanying tax increase as would be the case in a school-building project.
What is the Third Frontier?
Bob Taft launched the project during his tenure as governor. He noted that the first frontier was agriculture, and the second was industry. He viewed the new program as helping in the role of catalyst, pushing Ohio to make the transition to a new economy, one driven by knowledge, technology and innovation. The Third Frontier project isn't a cure-all, a single answer. It has been successful, and thus deserving the support of Ohio voters -- if they are interested in the state prospering as it once did.
How successful? A study by SRI International found that the Third Frontier created or retained 48,000 jobs through June 2009. The state has awarded $681 million in grants since 2003. That sum has generated $6.6 billion in economic activity and $2.4 billion in employee wages and benefits. In other words, Ohio has realized a return of nearly $10 on each dollar it has invested.
The Ohio Business Roundtable looked at the program and delivered similarly rave reviews. So did the Greater Ohio Policy Center and the Brookings Institution, in their recent report, "Restoring Prosperity Transforming Ohio's Communities for the Next Economy," urging Ohioans to continue support for the program. They stressed the experience of other states and regions, including the Research Triangle in North Carolina and Silicon Valley in the Bay area of California, the achievement of critical mass requiring 20 years to 30 years of sustained investment.
The indispensable ingredient of that critical mass is an entrepreneurial spirit, so common that venture capitalists flock to the scene. Ohio once exemplified such a culture, with the likes of Edison, Firestone, Kettering and the Wrights. Those glory days have faded, one analysis ranking Ohio 49th out of 50 states in the number of business startups today.
That is something the Third Frontier has begun to remedy. How? The program adds public investment to accelerate the research and development of new technologies -- with the essential goal of moving from idea to product, from the laboratory to the marketplace, resulting in sales, profits and jobs.
Consider EchoGen in Akron, the recipient of a $4.3 million grant to help in the development of a power generation system that recycles waste heat from industrial processes into energy. The company has a staff of roughly 20, and expects to add 100 positions to 150 positions the next three years.
AlphaMicron of Kent has been using liquid-crystal technology developed at Kent State University in goggles for skiers, visors for motorcyclists and the military, plus in auto-dimming mirrors in cars. Third Frontier grants of $5.35 million have aided the advance in applying the technology to curved surfaces, AlphaMicron now with a payroll of 40 people.
The University of Akron has been leading the way in applying an $8 million grant to bring high-performance polymers into the marketplace via parts for jet engines, the next generation of television sets, high altitude airships and personal electronic devices.
All told, the Third Frontier has been part of 571 startups (through June 2009). This hasn't been a matter of the government somehow picking winners and losers in the market. The grants are driven by merit, proposals competing for the money, a panel of independent experts making choices as any sound business would in weighing its next move forward. The strength of the process has been affirmed by the growth in venture capital, Ohio outpacing the country in recent years by almost 2.5 times.
The Third Frontier has been a winner. Now Ohio voters must say yes to its extension -- to the promise of innovation, prosperity and jobs.
Copyright © 2010 The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio
News Headline: (Esplanade) Portage traffic projects receive millions |
News Date: 04/05/2010
Outlet Full Name: Record-Courier
Contact Name:
News OCR Text: $3 million slated
for S.R. 14/S.R. 59
in Ravenna Twp.
Seven projects in Portage
County will receive federal
funds thanks to the Akron Metropolitan
Area Transportation
Study, including $3 million for
intersection improvements at
S.R. 14 and S.R. 59-Newton
Falls Road, known as Cotton
Corners in Ravenna Township.
The improvements are aimed
at improving traffic safety and
reducing the number of accidents.
The seven were part of a list
of 29 projects totaling $28 million
in the Greater Akron area
selected for funding by AMATS.
The funds are from four separate
streams administered by
AMATS. None of the money
is from the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act stimulus
fund, according to AMATS.
Among the local projects is
$700,000 to connect downtown
Kent and Kent State University
by linking the university's
Esplanade walkway with The
Portage bike trail at S.R. 59
and Lincoln Street in Kent. The
Esplanade is a key part of the
Kent Central Gateway project.
Other local projects approved
were:
• $518,792 for resurfacing
of Sandy Lake Road from
Meloy to Lakewood in Rootstown.
• $276,800 for resurfacing
East Summit Street from east
of Loop Road to west of S.R.
261 in Kent.
• $212,000 for resurfacing
Randolph Road from Cleveland
Avenue to Mogadore's
east corporate line
• $149,600 for resurfacing
Crain Avenue in Kent from
Willow Street to Elmwood
Drive.
“At a time when local governments
are struggling financially,
these federal funds
are more important than ever.
The traveling public can be
assured that these investments
will result in tangible
improvements to the region's
transportation infrastructure,”
said AMATS Director
Jason Segedy.
News Headline: (May 4) OUR VIEW: 40 years after May 4, 1970, KSU strives for context (Lefton) |
News Date: 04/04/2010
Outlet Full Name: Record-Courier - Online
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News OCR Text: Kent State University will find itself in the spotlight one month from today, when media from throughout the nation -- indeed, the globe -- converge on the campus on the 40th anniversary of the events of May 4, 1970.
University officials, to their credit, understand that what occurred at Kent State four decades ago was a moment in American history. The passage of 40 years has left no doubt that the deaths of four students and the wounding of nine others following an anti-war protest marked a turning point in the Vietnam War.
"We respect the past and we learn from it," KSU President Lester Lefton said recently, while noting, however, that the university as an institution has "gone way beyond 1970."
As Kent State marks the 40th anniversary of the events of May 4 in the same year the university celebrates its centennial, it not only is attempting to provide context for history but is sharing other important aspects of Kent State's story.
An online newsroom is providing basic information on May 4, including archival tion, as well as news of more recent developments at Kent State such as the role of researchers whose work has garnered international attention, the university'smulti-billion dollar economic impact on Northeastern Ohio and its involvement in the revival of downtown Kent.
The aim is to provide accurate information about what happened on May 4, 1970 while sharing other facts about the campus, which has changed a great deal in the past 40 years.
Acknowledging what occurred in Kent four decades ago isn't the same as celebrating it; nobody "celebrates" a tragedy. Coming to terms with history is important in being able to put events into perspective. After years of struggling with the legacy of May 4, Kent State is to be commended for embracing history rather than denying it.
The site where Allison Krause, Sandra Scheuer, William Schroeder and Jeffrey Miller lost their lives 40 years ago is now part of the National Register of Historic Places and the events that led to their deaths are in history textbooks. A May 4 Visitors Center, including permanent exhibits dealing with those events, is in the works at Kent State.
Forty years later, there is no question that Kent State has "gone way beyond 1970" in terms of its growth as an educational institution. As the spotlight descends on Kent once again, the university's effort to broaden its context beyond the tragic past is the right approach.
News Headline: (Financial Aid) Changes on the way for for student loan holders (Evans) |
News Date: 04/04/2010
Outlet Full Name: Record-Courier - Online
Contact Name: Matt Fredmonsky
News OCR Text: Reform bill signed by Obama eliminates one federal program
The federal student loan reform signed into law by President Barack Obama last week means changes for students and parents who obtained federally backed loans to pay college tuition.
The reform, which was included in the health care overhaul bill, eliminates one federal lending program in which banks made the loans in favor of the other primary federal lending program that features the government as sole creditor.
The big change is the elimination of the Federal Family Education Loan Program, through which commercial banks lended to either educational institutions or directly to students for tuition expenses. Now, all students who seek federal financing will do so through the existing Federal Direct Loan Servicing Program, which operates with the federal government as the lender.
For students already attending about half of Ohios public institutions, including Kent State University, the loan program reform will have almost no effect because they are already FDLSP schools. Students at Ohios other universities that only used the FFELP, including the University of Akron, Youngstown State University and Cleveland State University, will see several changes regarding their federal student loans. Were going to see a big change, said Michelle Ellis, interim director of student financial aid at the University of Akron. For the student, its going to be fairly painless. Theyll have to do a new promissory note, but they wont see any change to their awards. This change also affects parents who are borrowing the parent loan for undergraduate students, because that type of loan is also under the FFELP. For U of A students and others currently using the FFELP, they will need to sign a new master promissory note an agreement to repay the loan in order to receive their funds from the government. The new promissory note will have to be signed prior to July 1 for students planning to attend summer classes.
New promissory notes can be completed online at the federal Web site for the program, www.StudentLoans.gov.
Another major part of the reform is a funding boost that will increase the amount of Pell Grant dollars available.
Once the reform takes effect, Pell Grant awards will increase annually based on inflation rates in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index. The bill also appropriates $13.5 billion to fund projected shortfalls in Pell Grant appropriation levels through fiscal year 2012, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Mark Evans, the director of student financial aid at KSU, said the maximum Pell Grant award will increase next year by $200 to $5,550. About 27 percent of undergraduate students at KSU rely on Pell Grants to pay some portion of their tuition costs. The Pell Grants increasing is a good thing for all students, Evans said. Another plus for borrowers in the reform is a consolidation program. Students who attended a school, such as YSU or Akron, and have loans under the FFELP will be able to consolidate those loans with the new loans they will take out from the government. In repayment, the borrower will then make one monthly payment instead of several. Its kind of like re-financing, Evans said. To qualify for consolidation, borrowers must not yet have entered repayment on at least one of the loans being consolidated.
The student loan reform does not entirely remove banks from the picture. FFELP contained the majority of the student loan business, but some banks will still work with universities such as KSU for alternative education loan programs.
Such loans, Evans said, come with higher interest rates attached and sometimes require a co-signer. For Kent State, our student loan program, theres no changes, he said.
News Headline: (Music) KSU: New Music 2010 Festival is slated |
News Date: 04/03/2010
Outlet Full Name: Record-Courier - Online
Contact Name:
News OCR Text: The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University will present New Music 2010 Festival on April 8, 10 and 11. Festival events will include six concerts and three pre-concert lectures and discussions. All events will take place in the Carl F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall in the Music and Speech Center. All events will be free and open to the public.
The festival will feature music by Cleveland composer Larry Baker, whose compositions will be performed in several of the concerts. The final concert of the festival will include the world premiere of his composition 'Tracings' for flute quartet. Baker, who will be guest composer for the festival, will also be involved in pre-concert question and answer discussion sessions.
The festival will open with a concert by the Akros Percussion Collective, Guest Artists, which will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday. Their program will feature the music of guest composer Nikolaus Gerszewski, who will be coming from Germany to work with Akros, and Frederic Rzewski.
Guest artist Robert Waters will present a recital of new music for solo violin and violin and piano at 3 p.m. April 10. For the violin and piano works, he will be joined by Jerry Wong of the KSU piano faculty. Waters, who resides in Chicago, is a native of Kent.
There will be three festival concerts, performed by the KSU New Music Ensemble, directed by Frank Wiley assisted by Krystal Young, the KSU Orchestra, directed by Scott Seaton, School of Music faculty and students, and guest artists including several School of Music alumni.
Each concert will include a broad range of music composed since 1970. Some highlights of these concerts will be works by Larry Baker, the premiere of a new work by faculty composer Frank Wiley, music by faculty composers Thomas Janson and Sebastian Birch, and music by alumnus composer Jamie Wilding. These concerts will be held at 8 p.m. April 10 and at 3 and 8 p.m. April 11. Pre-concert lectures and discussions will be presented prior to each of these concerts, starting at 7 p.m.
Trystero New Music will present a program of art songs and chamber jazz works composed by KSU students and alumni at 1 p.m. April 11. Directors of Trystero, a student organization, are David Kulma, Jason Clark and Dorian Wallace.
Frank Wiley is coordinator for the New Music Festival. The festival committee includes Ann Waters and graduate students Krystal Young and Chris Kuhns.
For additional information on all of the events, see the New Music Festival link on the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music home page, http://dept.kent.edu/music.
News Headline: May 4, 1970 Kent State memories sought |
News Date: 04/02/2010
Outlet Full Name: Vindicator - Online
Contact Name:
News OCR Text: The Vindicator is looking for former Kent State University students who were on campus on May 4, 1970, and who are willing to discuss their recollection of the events of that day and its aftermath.
Their stories will be used as part of a package marking the 40th anniversary of the Kent State shootings.
Please contact Harold Gwin at (330) 747-1471 ext. 1259 or gwin@vindy.com.
News Headline: (Financial Aid) New law gives college students a financial lifeline |
News Date: 04/03/2010
Outlet Full Name: Repository - Online, The
Contact Name: Melissa Griffy Seeton
News OCR Text: with Totally Local Yellow Pages
Nineteen-year-old Brehana Vassalluzzo is beginning her college career with big goals:
She wants to be a nurse.
“I just want to be able to help people who are sick,” the Kent State University Stark Campus freshman said Wednesday. “Maybe even save someone's life.”
Without financial aid from grants and scholarships, she'd be unable to pay for the classes she needs to make her dreams become a reality.
But new legislation signed this week by President Barack Obama gives students such as Vassalluzzo the benefits of the largest rewrite of federal college assistance programs in 40 years.
BIG CHANGES
The changes mean a $40 billion boost to Pell Grants, which are targeted toward students from low- to moderate-income families. Beginning in 2013, the maximum Pell Grant award will increase from $5,550 to $5,975.
That's good news for Vassalluzzo. The Timken High School graduate expects still to be working toward her degree when the change takes place.
Gail Pukys, Kent Stark's assistant director of enrollment management for financial aid, said the new legislation furthers changes made by the government this year when the maximum Pell Grant award went up $200.
For local students, that's a big deal. At Kent Stark, for example, students can pay their entire tuition with Pell Grants.
The increase in Pell Grants comes from another measure in the legislation: Private banks no longer will collect fees for processing federal student loans.
“The Pell Grants desperately needed infused, and this comes as a result of eliminating bank subsidies,” said Cindy Bailey, a senior policy analyst with the College Board, a not-for-profit higher education association. “Pell Grants have been underfunded for a long time relative to higher education costs going up.”
By July 1, all colleges and universities must switch to the direct lending program.
“Students will not notice a difference, often they don't know who they borrowed from,” Bailey said. “The only difference is some schools will have to re-engineer how their programs work.”
While many large colleges and universities, such as Kent State, Ohio State University and Ohio University, already were direct lending schools, the University of Akron participated in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, which is being eliminated.
Michelle Ellis, the University of Akron's interim director of financial aid, said college officials have been watching the legislation closely in recent months.
“For students, it should be fairly painless,” she said. “For (the college), we have to change our systems and who we deal with. Now, we will be dealing strictly with the federal government.”
Students did receive some benefits from private banks servicing their student loans, Ellis said. Those included: Lowered interest and not charging fees for students making timely payments.
But many banks already were bailing out of the government-backed student-loan business.
Dan Davis, KeyBank's public relations manager for the Great Lakes Region, said the bank exited the FFEL Program last year.
“Students are a mobile group,” he said. “We wanted to focus on relationship and small-business banking.”
OTHER INITIATIVES
Current and past loans recipients were not cut out of the new legislation.
One initiative erases student debt entirely after 20 years for students who make their loan payments on time. And, if students work for government and various nonprofit organizations, their debt is erased after 10 years. This does not apply to private loans, a smaller but crucial portion of student debt.
The new law also caps student loan repayment at 10 percent of a graduate's income when it takes effect in 2014.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Financial aid changes
Current college students receiving government-backed loans through private lenders must sign a new Master Promissory Note (MPN) with the U.S. Department of Education Loan servicer. Locally, this includes University of Akron and Stark State College of Technology students. Parents receiving PLUS loans also must sign a new Master Promissory Note. You can do so at: www.StudentLoans.gov
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News Headline: (KSU Airport) Planes flying too far out of flight pattern, too close to houses, Stow residents claim |
News Date: 04/04/2010
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Contact Name: Mike Lesko
News OCR Text: Official at Kent State airport: 'We are very community conscious' Official at Kent State airport
Stow -- It is frustrating and annoying when airplanes from the Kent State University Airport fly directly over his house in Stow, Tom Radcliffe said.
"You're out there trying to have a barbecue or talk on the phone, and it totally disrupts the peace," he said.
Radcliffe says it's especially annoying because he said the airport's published flight pattern is supposed to extend approximately from the airport on Kent Road north to just past Graham Road.
Radcliffe said his house on Maribend Drive is about 2,000 feet north of the cutoff point.
"The planes have been coming over my house quite a bit," Radcliffe said. "We look straight up at them. We should not have to endure hearing the very disturbing and disruptive noise caused by the sound of airplane engines."
Dave Poluga, an operations coordinator at the airport, 4020 Kent Road, Stow, said the airport works to be a good neighbor.
"We are very community conscious," Poluga said. "The airport is here for the community."
He said the airport has a noise abatement program, and people who have a complaint can call the airport at 330-672-2640.
"We will record the complaint, and if we can identify a particular pilot, we can reinforce it with that pilot and with the flight training program," Poluga said. "We can record their concerns.
"It is important that we listen to everybody and hear their opinions," Poluga said. "If people call the line, we can verify their concerns."
Radcliffe brought his concerns to Council March 25. He stressed he is not against the airport.
"It seems like the airport is working with us," Radcliffe said. "So far, I have noticed an improvement recently. I've seen proof that the students and teachers do care about this issue because we've seen more flights staying where they need to stay in order to maintain the peace.," Radcliffe said.
"I'd like to continue that process. It can really improve the relationship between the community and the airport," Radcliffe said. "I'd like to see them have an appreciation for each other rather than people complaining all the time."
Stow resident Alan Narvy, who lives on Hickory Trail, is farther north of the flight pattern than Radcliffe. Narvy also attended the March 25 meeting to complain about the planes.
"Planes circle above my house," Narvy said. "On some days, they have shaken my house."
Narvy quoted an FAA regulation in which planes are not allowed to be lower than 1,000 feet above the highest object in a 2,000-foot radius.
"There are times when planes are so low, it has actually made people flinch," Radcliffe said. "If the planes are flying where they're supposed to be, there is no way on earth I should be able to read the numbers on the side of the plane, but I can."
Narvy also believes the planes are flying too low.
"I have no scientific proof as to the height of the planes, but believe me, they are very low," Narvy said.
Poluga said there are regulations for safe altitudes, "but if the plane is landing or taking off, those regulations may not apply."
Besides being a public airport, it is used in the KSU College of Technology's aeronautics program which provides flight training to students.
The airport has been in existence since 1917.
Stow Councilman John Pribonic, who has met with residents and KSU airport officials, said one of the keys is finding out from the airport exactly where the flight pattern is.
"They said there is a flight pattern and a flight manual, but (city officials) have not established where that flight pattern is," Pribonic said. "We are in the process of getting that manual so we can tell the citizens, 'This is where it's at.'
"The residents think the flight pattern is getting larger," Pribonic said. "Maybe (the pilots) are doing things that are incorrect, maybe they're not.
"The airport officials have been open to meeting with us," Pribonic said. "We don't want this to become a caustic issue. We just want to work together."
Council President Janet D'Antonio said there is not much Council can do about the situation, though, because the airport is controlled by the Federal Aviation Administration
"That has always been the case," D'Antonio said. "The FAA has the final say."
Poluga said he did not know the number of complaints the airport has received about the planes' paths.
"In nicer weather, we have more air traffic -- and more complaints," Poluga said. "People notice the planes more when they're outside."
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News Headline: (Athletics) Geno Ford gets 2-year extension at Kent State (Kennedy) |
News Date: 04/05/2010
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News OCR Text: KENT, Ohio (AP) -Kent State basketball coach Geno Ford has agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with the school.
Ford's new deal runs through 2014-15 and will pay him a base salary of $300,000 per year, athletic director Laing Kennedy said Friday.
In just his second season, Ford was honored as the Mid-American Conference's coach of the year after leading the Golden Flashes to a 24-10 record and appearance in the NIT. Ford went 13-3 and won the MAC's East division.
Ford is 43-25 in two seasons at Kent State, one of 11 schools to win at least 20 games in 11 of the past 12 years.
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News Headline: (Psychology) African-American Women Respond to Novel Therapeutic Approach (Neal-Barnett) |
News Date: 04/02/2010
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News OCR Text: Keep on keepin' on may be a good motto, but if carried to extremes, it can prevent black professional women from addressing the anxiety in their lives.
Life is tough enough, but it's hard to be a minority within a minority, which is why Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., studies African-American professional women.
Neal-Barnett reported on her ongoing NIMH-funded study of anxiety and fear among African-American women at the annual conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America in Baltimore in March.
Black women in America have been buffeted and constrained by multiple, often contradictory stereotypes, said Neal-Barnett, an associate professor of psychology at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
“Most of all, they are seen—and often see themselves—as the strong black woman who can do everything,” she said. She cited several cinematic examples of black characters who function as the white leading lady's best friend or caretaker.
In other words, they are supposed to “keep on keepin' on, to tend, mend, befriend, and take it.”
Trying to live up to or overcome those stereotypes can lead to plenty of stress and anxiety, she said.
“Anxiety disorders are among the most highly prevalent mental disorders affecting millions of Americans, and women of African descent, including professional women, are not exempt,” agreed Annelle Primm, M.D., M.P.H., APA's deputy medical director and director of the Office of Minority and National Affairs, in an interview. “In fact, researchers have pointed out that anxiety disorders are undiagnosed among African Americans to a greater extent than is depression.”
Living up to the stereotypic ideal can cause anxiety that can't be expressed easily because it would violate the ideal.
“They feel that they are the only ones experiencing this,” said Neal-Barnett.
To overcome that feeling, she has been testing “Sister Circles,” discussion groups that fall somewhere between group therapy and encounters in social settings familiar to the black community.
Such semiformal groups can at least partially compensate for the paucity of black mental health professionals, provide an option for people who are not at the threshold of mental illness, or help those who avoid care because of stigma or the feeling that they are “not sick enough.”
The research covers four circles of five to 10 women who meet for five sessions, 60 to 90 minutes long, in community settings like churches or public libraries. Neal-Barnett has run other circles as a consultant.
When the women were invited to join one of these circles, they often didn't think they were anxious. They might report somaticized complaints but needed some psychoeducation to know about anxiety and put it into words. The circles provided them with a language and a setting to express the issues that they felt.
At the start, they wouldn't say “worry” or “anxious,” but they spoke of “nerves” or said their children were “driving them crazy,” said fellow researcher Masheena Martin, M.A., a graduate student at Kent State.
The group discussions first serve an educational function and then edge into a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). That creates another challenge.
According to Neal-Barnett, CBT is often confused by many African Americans with behavior modification and thus seen as part of a system used in jails and schools to control blacks. “Experts” in the black community or on television don't talk much about CBT either, she said.
“Others incorporate principles of CBT in their approaches but call it something else,” she said. “So you have to present it in ways that mesh with their own background and lives.”
Looking for a culturally relevant CBT exercise for the women, Neal-Barnett asked them to pick a favorite popular or gospel song, then rewrite the lyrics to articulate their worries and encourage themselves in moments of stress.
“The music speaks to them,” she said. “Use a song to push out negative thoughts, and you've begun to teach them cognitive restructuring.”
The Sister Circles may work to prevent anxiety as well as to treat it, said Neal-Barnett. She expects to publish her final results next summer.
“Dr. Neal-Barnett's work in health services research is to be applauded,” said Primm. “Through the use of the social support inherent in Sister Circles and creative adaptations of CBT, she has found a promising, culturally acceptable way to prevent and ameliorate anxiety in African-American women. We need more research of this nature, which translates science into customized approaches for specific population groups.”
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News Headline: (May 4) KSU launches online site to observe 40th anniversary of shootings (Harvey) |
News Date: 04/03/2010
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News OCR Text: (The Akron Beacon Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Kent State University has launched an online newsroom to help the public find information about the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings. The Web site includes photos, commemoration events and university resources related to the killing of four students and wounding of nine by Ohio National Guardsmen during an antiwar rally in 1970. The Web site also includes current information about the university because officials don't want May 4 to be the only thing the public thinks of when it hears the words 'Kent State,' said Iris Harvey, vice president for university relations. 'We think May 4 may be the defining moment in Kent State's history, but it is not what totally defines Kent State,' she said. 'We think it's important that people realize the institution is more than that one moment.' The university is using what may be an avalanche of May 4 activity to spread the word about its current projects -- the possible construction of a hotel and conference center in downtown Kent, the expansion of the KSU esplanade to the hotel center, the pending $250 million remake of the campus and the university's 100th anniversary this year. May 4 resources include profiles of KSU experts, historical photos and links to resources such as the May 4 collection in the KSU library and the student-run May 4 Task Force, and information about the new walking tour of the shooting site. Civil-rights leader Julian Bond narrated the documentary that visitors can access with hand-held mobile devices. The tour exhibit includes interpretive panels with pictures, maps and written descriptions at seven stops on the walk. In addition, the university is publicizing its campaign to raise money for a May 4 museum in the former Daily Kent Stater newspaper office in Taylor Hall, which overlooks the shooting site. The museum will not be done in time for this year's commemoration. To visit the online newsroom, go to http://may4newsroom.kent.edu.
News Headline: (May 4) Princeton as a sculpture garden |
News Date: 04/04/2010
Outlet Full Name: Daily Princetonian, The
Contact Name: Monica Greco
News OCR Text: The buildings on campus are eclectic, to say the least — they were constructed at different times and in a wide variety of styles. From the sinuous design of Woolworth Hall's interior to the Ionic columns of Whig and Clio halls, the architecture spans many genres. Some of our more modern buildings adequately reflect the times. Others, namely Whitman College and the University Chapel, are modern mockeries of old-fashioned architecture. Though beautiful, our chapel is at best a distant, many-times-removed and disowned cousin of European gothic churches. I am admittedly not well equipped to take on the proponents of out-dated, antiquated architecture, however. Instead, I'd like to point out that our contemporary sculptures effectively modernize campus, balancing the architecture that surrounds them. With the arrival of spring, I'd encourage students to take time to appreciate these works.
Many Princeton students fail to realize that these sculptures are the works of prominent artists like Alexander Calder and Richard Serra, who epitomize contemporary sculpture of the mid-20th century. The preeminence of these works is perhaps most evident in the sculpture that is mistakenly deemed a Picasso. It is a cast of a smaller Picasso sculpture, but the fruit of the labor of Norwegian-born Carl Nesjar. (Though it is titled “Head of Women,” it looks more like an angry bird.) Though this statue is unsightly to some, it, too, embodies the direction of art at the time of its construction, much like the architecture of nearby Spelman Halls.
The plaza in front of Firestone Library is littered with contemporary statues amid the antiquated architecture of the buildings around them. Though I maintain that the chapel's architecture is excessive, it is complemented by the more modern statues like Jacques Lipchitz's “Song of the Vowels.” This sculpture, along with the “Picasso,” is part of a collection of sculptures that were donated in memory of John Putnam Jr. '45, a Princeton student who was killed during World War II. (The majority of sculptures on campus are from the Putnam collection.) All of the Putnam scultpures are by well-known contemporary sculptors.
Other sculptures interact with the times more actively. If you're looking for it, you'll find “Abraham and Isaac” in a nook behind the chapel on your way to Washington Road. It has two expressive figures: Abraham, standing above the bound and kneeling Isaac, ready to sacrifice him with a knife. A placard with the Bible story is attached to the chapel wall. Even as a biblical depiction, this sculpture indeed interacts with the time of its construction, perhaps controversially: “Abraham and Isaac” was sculpted by a Princeton professor in memory of the 1970 Kent State shootings, in which students protesting the Vietnam War were shot by members of the Ohio National Guard. According to the University Art Museum's guide, Kent State University refused to accept the sculpture on the grounds that it was “a politically volatile depiction of a murder of a younger man by an older one.” As a result, the sculpture sought refuge on its maker's home campus.
Some students believe that this statue was relegated to the periphery of campus for a good reason. When approaching this statue from McCosh, Isaac's kneeling and Abraham's knife convey a rather unseemly act. As the art museum's guide suggests, it “offers a powerful comment on the darker dimensions of patriarchal authority.” Regardless of this statue's controversy, it is a true reflection of its time, at least in respect to what it was intended to memorialize.
The sculptures themselves are modern with hints of the past, very much like the campus is old-fashioned in architecture with modern touches of sculpture. For example, the large mild steel sculpture in front of Prospect House is inspired by Michelangelo's “Moses.” The two protrusions on top are representative of the horns on Moses's head in Michelangelo's statue.
Though we mostly pass by the sculptures without notice, they contribute greatly to our campus environment. The “Public Table” outside East Pyne Hall is a common spot for precepts and groups of kids to hang out. Other sculptures serve as playgrounds for all the children (and squirrels) on campus. More importantly, however, they function to modernize campus — I would even go so far as to say they apologize for the architecture of the chapel. In this way, modernity is not confined to the part of campus east of Washington Road, but is very much a part of Princeton life as a whole.
Monica Greco is a freshman from Brooklyn, N.Y. She can be reached at mgreco@princeton.edu.
News Headline: (LCI) Kent Displays Awarded Ohio Third Frontier Funding to Develop Materials for Flexible LCDs |
News Date: 04/04/2010
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News OCR Text: KENT, Ohio, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kent Displays announced today a $1 Million award from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission's Advanced Materials Program. The award will be used to develop and advance display materials for flexible liquid crystal films. The advancements of these materials will result in improved performance across the Reflex flexible LCD product line. The program will be managed and executed at the company's headquarters in Kent over the next two years.Kent Displays' program collaborators include Akron Polymer Systems, a globally-recognized polymer and materials company, as well as Kent State University, a leading research institution in liquid crystal technology.
Sponsored by: This project represents a highly concentrated and coordinated effort to develop materials specifically engineered for the four Reflex flexible LCD product lines: writing tablets (including the Boogie Board LCD writing tablet), electronics skins, eCard displays, and eMedia. The benefits of highly engineered materials specifically developed for Reflex flexible LCDs include lower drive voltages and improved temperature/color performance, brightness, contrast and color gamut. These enhancements will significantly impact the marketability and sustainability of the four product lines.
Kent Displays CEO Dr. Albert Green stated, 'Funding from Ohio Third Frontier has helped Kent Displays make significant advances in flexible LCD performance and manufacturing. Ohio Third Frontier has also been instrumental in creating a critical mass of technical talent to facilitate creation of a new and solid foundation for Ohio's economic future and put Kent Displays, the state, and even the United States on the global map in this large and growing flexible LCD industry.' About Kent Displays
Founded in 1993, Kent Displays, Inc. is a world leader in the research, development and manufacture of Reflex No Power LCDs for unique, sustainable applications. In 2010, Kent Displays formed Improv Electronics, a new business unit focused on development and sales of consumer electronic products featuring Reflex technology.
For more information about Kent Displays or Improv Electronics, go to www.kentdisplays.com or contact us at info@kentdisplays.com. For more information about Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablets, go to www.myboogieboard.com
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News Headline: (LCI) Kent Displays Awarded Ohio Third Frontier Funding to Develop Materials for Flexible LCDs |
News Date: 04/02/2010
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News OCR Text: KENT, Ohio, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kent Displays announced today a $1 Million award from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission's Advanced Materials Program. The award will be used to develop and advance display materials for flexible liquid crystal films. The advancements of these materials will result in improved performance across the Reflex(TM) flexible LCD product line. The program will be managed and executed at the company's headquarters in Kent over the next two years. Kent Displays' program collaborators include Akron Polymer Systems, a globally-recognized polymer and materials company, as well as Kent State University, a leading research institution in liquid crystal technology. This project represents a highly concentrated and coordinated effort to develop materials specifically engineered for the four Reflex flexible LCD product lines: writing tablets (including the Boogie Board(TM) LCD writing tablet), electronics skins, eCard displays, and eMedia. The benefits of highly engineered materials specifically developed for Reflex flexible LCDs include lower drive voltages and improved temperature/color performance, brightness, contrast and color gamut. These enhancements will significantly impact the marketability and sustainability of the four product lines. Kent Displays CEO Dr. Albert Green stated, 'Funding from Ohio Third Frontier has helped Kent Displays make significant advances in flexible LCD performance and manufacturing. Ohio Third Frontier has also been instrumental in creating a critical mass of technical talent to facilitate creation of a new and solid foundation for Ohio's economic future and put Kent Displays, the state, and even the United States on the global map in this large and growing flexible LCD industry.' About Kent Displays Founded in 1993, Kent Displays, Inc. is a world leader in the research, development and manufacture of Reflex No Power LCDs for unique, sustainable applications. In 2010, Kent Displays formed Improv Electronics, a new business unit focused on development and sales of consumer electronic products featuring Reflex technology. For more information about Kent Displays or Improv Electronics, go to www.kentdisplays.com or contact us at info@kentdisplays.com . For more information about Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablets, go to www.myboogieboard.com Become a Boogie Board fan on
News Headline: KENT STATE'S AFRICAN COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS 'THE SIRENS' (Dorsey) |
News Date: 04/03/2010
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News OCR Text: KENT, Ohio, April 2 -- Kent State University issued the following news release
The African Community Theatre of Kent State University will present its Spring 2010 production of "The Sirens" by Richard Wesley and directed by Dr. Fran Dorsey. The theatre is located at 225 Terrace Drive in Oscar Ritchie Hall on the Kent State campus in Kent, Ohio.
The play runs from Friday, April 16, through Sunday, April 18, and from Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25. Friday and Saturday showings begin at 8 p.m., and the Sunday matinees start at 3 p.m.
"The Sirens" is a penetrating study of character and the destructive cycle which so often characterizes life in many large impoverished urban areas. Through a series of vignettes made up of street encounters, dialogues and monologues and enticing women of the night, the playwright counterpoints the lives of two young prostitutes; the man who earlier deserted one of them; and a high school-aged couple whose future is surely shadowed in the present existence of the others.
"The play mixes humor and sadness, yet it captures at times the feel of the streets and of the nature of life in which people are so scarred, scared and trapped by their limited experiences that hope and self-confidence are stunted and betrayed in the bitter search for simple dignity, happiness and individual fulfillment," said Dorsey, the African Community Theatre's resident director.
The play features the following student and community performers Braheem Wahid of Kent; Romando Sparks of Cleveland; Nicole Haugabrook of Macedonia; Javonte Jackson of Akron; Linus Undiandeye of Shaker Heights; Christian Moore of Bedford Heights; Danea Rhodes of Akron; Aungelique Scott of Akron; and Renina Black of Cleveland.
This play is for mature audiences only and not recommended for children under 15 years old. Tickets are $7 for students and senior citizens and $10 for general admission. For more information, call 330-672-2300 or 330-672-0151. For more information about USfednews please contact Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, email - htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
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News Headline: (Nursing) Research reports on acetaminophen therapy from Kent State University provide new insights (Turkoski) |
News Date: 04/05/2010
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News OCR Text: "Acetaminophen is an old and comfortable friend. In its over-the-counter forms (of which there are almost 100), it is used by millions of people for relief of pain and to treat mild fevers," researchers in the United States report (see also ).
"When combined with an opioid as a prescription drug, it is often effective for more severe pain. Generally, for most people, when taken as directed, acetaminophen has proved to be not only effective but also safe with very few adverse effects. However, the relationship between acetaminophen use and acute liver damage is not as well known (despite Federal Drug Administration [FDA] recommendations for changes that relate to both labeling and use). In this article, recent moves by the FDA to make acetaminophen safety are discussed," wrote B.B. Turkoski and colleagues, Kent State University.
The researchers concluded "Nurses who are able to educate their patients about the safety issues related to acetaminophen will be very important in reducing the incidence of overdose-related liver failure."
Turkoski and colleagues published their study in Orthopaedic Nursing (Acetaminophen Old Friend-New Rules. Orthopaedic Nursing, 2010;29(1) 41-45).
For additional information, contact B.B. Turkoski, Kent State University, Coll Nursing, Grad Fac Adv Practice Nursing, Kent, OH 44242, USA.
Publisher contact information for the journal Orthopaedic Nursing is Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 530 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621, USA.
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News Headline: (Nursing) Research reports on acetaminophen therapy from Kent State University provide new insights (Turkoski) |
News Date: 04/05/2010
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News OCR Text: "Acetaminophen is an old and comfortable friend. In its over-the-counter forms (of which there are almost 100), it is used by millions of people for relief of pain and to treat mild fevers," researchers in the United States report (see also ).
"When combined with an opioid as a prescription drug, it is often effective for more severe pain. Generally, for most people, when taken as directed, acetaminophen has proved to be not only effective but also safe with very few adverse effects. However, the relationship between acetaminophen use and acute liver damage is not as well known (despite Federal Drug Administration [FDA] recommendations for changes that relate to both labeling and use). In this article, recent moves by the FDA to make acetaminophen safety are discussed," wrote B.B. Turkoski and colleagues, Kent State University.
The researchers concluded "Nurses who are able to educate their patients about the safety issues related to acetaminophen will be very important in reducing the incidence of overdose-related liver failure."
Turkoski and colleagues published their study in Orthopaedic Nursing (Acetaminophen Old Friend-New Rules. Orthopaedic Nursing, 2010;29(1) 41-45).
For additional information, contact B.B. Turkoski, Kent State University, Coll Nursing, Grad Fac Adv Practice Nursing, Kent, OH 44242, USA.
Publisher contact information for the journal Orthopaedic Nursing is Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 530 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3621, USA.
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News Headline: (English) Investigators at Kent State University release new data on Tourette syndrome (Newman) |
News Date: 04/05/2010
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News OCR Text: "Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard's 1825 of several involuntary functions of the apparatus of movement, gripping, and voice' discusses 10 individuals with uncontrolled movements but no other significant impairments. Thus, otherwise normal people move in inappropriate ways against their better judgement," scientists in the United States report (see also ).
"Although the study contains the first clinical description of Tourette Syndrome, it has received little attention beyond that notice. Examined in its entirety and in its cultural context, Itard's study characterizes patients' movements in terms of the will, propriety, animals and gender. Lacking control over their movements, the individuals are underdeveloped humans," wrote S. Newman and colleagues, Kent State University.
The researchers concluded "Accordingly, sufferers' facial expression, bodily movements and unplanned vocalizations render them more animal than human and more deviant than normal, although they are neither insane nor evil."
Newman and colleagues published their study in History of Psychiatry (J.-M. G. Itard's 1825 study movement and the science of the human mind. History of Psychiatry, 2010;21(1) 67-78).
For more information, contact S. Newman, English Kent State University, POB 5190, Kent, OH 44242, USA.
Publisher contact information for the journal History of Psychiatry is Sage Publications Ltd., 1 Olivers Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP, England.
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