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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Brain Health Research Institute recently held its annual Neuroscience Symposium 2025, Conference and Research Exchange. The two-day event, which took place at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Hotel & Conference Center, highlighted the research of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ faculty and students.
This year’s speaker for Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Bowman Breakfast was the embodiment of the symbiotic relationship between the university and the city of Kent that is celebrated at the annual event.
Small towns generate a lot of misconceptions. Some believe that growing up in a small town can feel limiting or that the towns are outdated. For Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography, author and cartographer, small towns not only break these stereotypes, but they have also provided a wealth of research.
In July 2016, Jill Cofojohn became the first radiation therapist in Ohio to use proton therapy to treat a cancer patient. Nine years later, Cofojohn – a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Salem graduate – helped introduce this technology in Columbus where she now serves as the lead proton therapist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Delonte Goodman is a graduate student in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He will complete his master's program in mechatronics in December, before moving on to his doctoral program in the spring semester. He is active in multiple student and professional organizations at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ that enhance and complement his studies and also allow him to assist and mentor undergraduate students.