/news/elevations Bringing new perspective to science, technology, education and the arts. en-US Copyright Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:04:00 GMT /news/2021-12-25/creating-holiday-magic-on-stage Holly Barkdoll, along with her husband, has been creating Holiday magic on stage for 29 years for Magical Theatre Company. Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:04:00 GMT /news/2021-12-25/creating-holiday-magic-on-stage Mark Satola /news/2021-12-18/after-the-bars-music-for-improv-and-tv-shows David Schmoll thought he was leaving music behind years ago when he came to study at Kent, but improv hooked him and it's taken his life to interesting places. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 12:01:00 GMT /news/2021-12-18/after-the-bars-music-for-improv-and-tv-shows Mark Satola /news/2021-12-11/kent-states-college-of-public-health-receives-federal-grant-to-expand-opioid-treatment-services-in-summit-county Kent State University recently received a five-year, $2.6 million federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for their proposal to expand and enhance services for opioid use disorder treatment in Summit County. Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:07:00 GMT /news/2021-12-11/kent-states-college-of-public-health-receives-federal-grant-to-expand-opioid-treatment-services-in-summit-county /news/2021-11-29/flashes-fighting-hunger-works-to-reduce-food-waste-and-promote-food-security On Today's show, we speak with Dr. Eboni Pringle. Pringle is the Dean of University College at Kent State and oversees the Flashes Fighting Hunger program, previously called Campus Kitchen. The organization is run by students and reaches out to the food insecure in the community. Sat, 27 Nov 2021 12:15:46 GMT /news/2021-11-29/flashes-fighting-hunger-works-to-reduce-food-waste-and-promote-food-security Mark Satola /news/2021-11-20/kent-alum-and-m-i-t-brain-researcher-debunks-the-myth-of-multi-tasking Dr. Earl Miller of the Picower Institute of Learning and Memory at M.I.T. talks about how humans are incapable of actual multi-tasking. Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:01:00 GMT /news/2021-11-20/kent-alum-and-m-i-t-brain-researcher-debunks-the-myth-of-multi-tasking Mark Satola /news/2021-11-13/ksu-alum-sheds-light-on-the-mysteries-of-the-brain In this episode, Earl Miller Ph.D. sheds light on how the brain works and what inner processes happen to allow our mind to function correctly. He is a pioneering researcher into the brain's neural basis of executive control which includes working memory, attention, decision making, and learning. Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT /news/2021-11-13/ksu-alum-sheds-light-on-the-mysteries-of-the-brain Mark Satola /news/podcast/elevations/2021-11-06/kent-state-research-collaborations-explore-the-intersection-of-poetry-and-mental-health Today we have three guests that will talk about a collaboration between the Brain Health Research Institute, The Healthy Communities Research Institute, and the Wick Poetry Center all at Kent State University. They are researching the intersection of poetry and mental health. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:04:00 GMT /news/podcast/elevations/2021-11-06/kent-state-research-collaborations-explore-the-intersection-of-poetry-and-mental-health /news/2021-11-06/kent-state-research-collaborations-explore-the-intersection-of-poetry-and-mental-health Today we have three guests that will talk about a collaboration between the Brain Health Research Institute, The Healthy Communities Research Institute, and the Wick Poetry Center all at Kent State University. They are researching the intersection of poetry and mental health. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:04:00 GMT /news/2021-11-06/kent-state-research-collaborations-explore-the-intersection-of-poetry-and-mental-health /news/podcast/elevations/2021-11-06/the-brain-health-research-institute-opens-co-laboratories Dr. Michael Lehman talks about new facilities opening for the Brain Health Research Institute created by Kent State University, Akron Children's Hospital, NEOMED and Cleveland Clinic. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 04:01:00 GMT /news/podcast/elevations/2021-11-06/the-brain-health-research-institute-opens-co-laboratories Mark Satola /news/2021-10-30/the-brain-health-research-institute-opens-co-laboratories Dr. Michael Lehman talks about new facilities opening for the Brain Health Research Institute created by Kent State University, Akron Children's Hospital, NEOMED and Cleveland Clinic. Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:01:00 GMT /news/2021-10-30/the-brain-health-research-institute-opens-co-laboratories Mark Satola