eInside - Week of April 17, 2017
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Biologist Gemma Casadesus Smith has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to study Alzheimer's in women. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Biologist Gemma Casadesus Smith has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to study Alzheimer's in women.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/file/PHOTOLEAD-Alzheimers%20research%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=tFpvNWwfdufqXBl4vuRVy8uife5DyJE4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=EV_FeMK2)
Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biological sciences in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.
News Briefs
![The design team of Ann Marie Elaban (left) and Kassidy Brillhart (right) are announced as winners of this year’s Rock the Runway fashion show. The design team of Ann Marie Elaban (left) and Kassidy Brillhart (right) are announced as winners of this year’s Rock the Runway fashion show.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/file/PROFILE-Rock%20the%20Runway_MAIN.jpg?VersionId=Hd0ZtiXfmRyItGPM3o4a4wfmeCptnwab&h=e6f36a9c&itok=DRgw010M)
Kent Student Center Programming, part of the Center for Student Involvement, hosted the 13th annual Rock the Runway.
![Amari Thomas, a fashion merchandising major at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, studies in Rockwell Hall. Amari Thomas, a fashion merchandising major at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, studies in Rockwell Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video_2.jpg?VersionId=ULDaToOYIq83FC6nIgD2E0fMEHaRjmPb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=_WJjXqgx)
Two academic scholarships are helping Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University fashion merchandising major Amari Thomas succeed inside and outside the classroom.
![The work of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark researchers has implications for the environment as well as life-threatening illnesses. The work of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark researchers has implications for the environment as well as life-threatening illnesses.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/file/REGIONAL-Stark%20Research.jpg?VersionId=IYm8LO0VkQ3oihVQ3tZZTS2rAsw3gj6o&h=e6f36a9c&itok=g27epEZ-)
Could the way flies and butterflies drink nectar and other fluids be imitated for use in medicine, potentially to deliver life-saving drugs to the human body?
![The Jenkins Student-Athlete Academic Center is the latest advancement in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Intercollegiate Athletics' initiative to improve student-athlete welfare. The Jenkins Student-Athlete Academic Center is the latest advancement in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Intercollegiate Athletics' initiative to improve student-athlete welfare.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECFEATURE-Jenkins%20Center%20for%20Student%20Athletes%20MAIN%202.jpg?VersionId=AgNmBC4axDPUgRxDhkY9s7w2nXXHuuz1&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Ppt7wPoI)
The Jenkins Student-Athlete Academic Centeris the latest advancement in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Intercollegiate Athletics' initiative to improve student-athlete welfare.
New Face
Leighann tomaswick
Innovation Learning Design Specialist
Center for Teaching and Learning
Kent Campus
Familiar Face
Kevin Wolfgang
Outreach Program Manager
TechStyleLAB at the Fashion School
Kent Campus
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