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In July 2016, Jill Cofojohn became the first radiation therapist in Ohio to use proton therapy to treat a cancer patient. This noteworthy event took place at University Hospital’s Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, where she worked as the advanced lead radiation therapist. Nine years later, Cofojohn – a �鶹��ѡSalem graduate – helped introduce this technology in Columbus, where she now serves as the lead proton therapist at The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center. There are only three such sites in Ohio and 46 throughout the United States.Proton therapy is an advanced f...

What do you do at Kent State’s College of Public Health?I am the academic recruitment and retention coordinator. My job is to support students both in the application process and then once again as they begin their academic career. I do all of our admissions processes and more holistic and administrative support for current students.Why do you like working at �鶹��ѡ(and in CPH)?I have enjoyed learning about a new university structure and culture. It has been an eye-opening experience coming from a very similar Ohio university. The CPH team has been a great way to spend my first job post-g...

  A group of student and faculty researchers from �鶹��ѡ's Department of Biological Sciences ventured into the wetlands near �鶹��ѡ's Kent Campus to install nesting boxes for the native wood ducks.   The group was led by Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., a �鶹��ѡassociate professor who studies wetlands and how the animals that live there interact with their environment.    Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a futur...

 Jason Lorenzon, J.D., assistant professor of aeronautics at �鶹��ѡ, was recently featured on 93.5 WAKR’s Ray Horner Morning Show and detailed the new changes coming to the �鶹��ѡairport.  In June 2023, the �鶹��ѡBoard of Trustees a number of approved resolutions for the aeronautics program. Since then, the program continues to make changes to improve the airport and curriculum. �鶹��ѡreceived a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve its taxiway and compass calibration. The university has the largest public university fleet ...