青年涩导航

School of Health Sciences

Members of Autism Connections Kent, a student organization created by 青年涩导航 students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies, pose for a photo at the Kent Student Center during their first meeting last fall.

青年涩导航 Receives Recognition for Autism Initiatives

Recent rankings have recognized 青年涩导航 for its autism initiatives. 青年涩导航 is ranked No. 5 in the 鈥淏est Colleges for Students With Autism for 2017鈥 from College Choice, No. 10 in the 鈥淭op 20 Best Online Colleges for Students With Autism鈥 from Online College Plan, No. 20 in the 鈥20 鈥

Tags: Autism , Speech Pathology and Audiology , School of Health Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services

Kent Campus

青年涩导航鈥檚 Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., and Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., stand in their research lab. The two exercise science/physiology faculty members will lead a study related to the use of probiotics and physical exercise.

青年涩导航 Exercise Science/Physiology Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Probiotics and Exercise

青年涩导航鈥檚 Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. 青年涩导航 faculty and students are interested in combating heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat st鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , Exercise Physiology , School of Health Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Research

Kent Campus

青年涩导航 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 青年涩导航 Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

青年涩导航 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud鈥

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Office of Student Research

青年涩导航 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

New Podiatric Product Developed by 青年涩导航 Students and Professor Can Be Used by People With Diabetes and Athletes

青年涩导航 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care company that is looking to transform the field of podiatric medicine. Rao, a fourth-year podiatric stud鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , Exercise Physiology , School of Health Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Podiatric Medicine , Success Story

Kent Campus

Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in 青年涩导航鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, 青年涩导航 on the Move

青年涩导航鈥檚 Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 青年涩导航鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi鈥

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Division of Research & Economic Development

Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in 青年涩导航鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, 青年涩导航 on the Move

青年涩导航鈥檚 Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 青年涩导航鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi鈥

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Kent Campus

青年涩导航 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

青年涩导航 Students and Professor Invent Insole for Diabetic Patients

Product also can help athletes recover from blisters and calluses that can impede their performance 青年涩导航 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care com鈥

Tags: Exercise Science , Exercise Physiology , School of Health Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Podiatric Medicine

Kent Campus

青年涩导航 researchers study the effects of cellphone use on walking speed.

Want to Get the Most Cardio Out of Your Walk? Focus on Your Feet, Not Your Phone

We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let鈥檚 face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? 青年涩导航 res鈥

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Kent Campus

青年涩导航 master鈥檚 student Sarah Burns shows off a tomato from the garden behind Nixson Hall.

On-Campus Garden Helps Provide Vegetables to Local Students in Need

Sarah Burns, a second-year master鈥檚 student in the Nutrition and Dietetics program at 青年涩导航, shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of Nutrition and Dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns a鈥

Tags: Nutrition and Dietitics , School of Health Sciences , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Success Story , Student Success

Kent Campus

Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at 青年涩导航 and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson鈥檚 patients.

青年涩导航 Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson鈥檚 Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 青年涩导航 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose鈥

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