Community & Society
Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one 抖M女仆 office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by 抖M女仆鈥檚 Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.
We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.
Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at 抖M女仆. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions.
When the Ohio Department of Health sought help this summer for work on the COVID-19 pandemic response, more than 110 students from 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Public Health raised their hands to volunteer.
The 抖M女仆 Police Department is scheduled for a virtual assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.
抖M女仆 Associate Professor Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor has authored a perspective piece on racial equality that is featured in the July 15 Washington Post column, 鈥淢ade by History.鈥
The Campus Kitchen at 抖M女仆, 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.
Members of 抖M女仆鈥檚 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.
A 抖M女仆 student is gaining recognition for a photo she took that captures an African American Cleveland police officer shedding a tear as he came face to face with demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis Police custody.
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United States would benefit from a public banking system, says Mark K. Cassell, 抖M女仆 professor of political science.