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US Census Survey still receiving participants, deadline extended

Amanda Levine Sports editor April 6, 2020

As U.S. Census Day passed last week, Kent State students were encouraged to fill out the survey that will help the university receive public funding.The census helps determine the amount of money that...

These are the current downtown shops currently serving customers as of April 6, 2020.

Kent businesses progress through the COVID-19 pandemic

Theresa Lovrak Reporter April 6, 2020

 Main Street Kent and downtown local businesses are working to adjust to the needs of the city’s residents with the growing pandemic, COVID-19. While Ohio Governor Mike Dewine issued an order not allowing...

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 02: A BP sign stands over a gas station in Brooklyn on February 2, 2016 in New York City. The oil industry giant reported on Tuesday a $3.3 billion fourth-quarter loss as oil prices continue to fall globally. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

BP is offering a discount on gas for health care workers

Alicia Lee, CNN April 5, 2020

(CNN) -- BP is offering a discount of 50 cents off per gallon for first responders and health care workers the next time they fill up at BP or Amoco gas stations in the US."Thank you for being on the...

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How students are curing boredom while being stuck at home

Shelby Reeves Reporter April 5, 2020

College is a time of freedom, a time of independence, a time where students are out on their own and get to explore life by themselves. That wasn’t the case this year when COVID-19 led to the shutdown...

The Positive Peers app prioritizes keeping users’ information confidential and allowing them to be as public as they want.

New Positive Peers app bridges the gap between in-person and online HIV resources

Holly Liptak Reporter April 4, 2020

What began as an HIV support group evolved into a private Facebook group and has now taken its most recent form as an app that includes success stories, medication reminders and more to help users find...

Peers App

Courtesy of PositivePeers.org April 4, 2020

People aged 13-34 is the demographic this app is meant for. Step said once people with HIV reach 18, they get out on their own and tend to fall out of care.

Shield mask

Courtesy of Kevin Pospichel April 3, 2020

Kevin Pospichel, a senior IT user support analyst at the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, wears a shield mask prototype. Pospichel manages the makerspace in the Architecture Building...

Kevin Pospichel, a senior IT user support analyst at the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, wears a shield mask prototype. Pospichel manages the makerspace in the Architecture Building and has experience with 3D modeling. He helped create the PPE prototypes, alongside Ferdig and Kennedy. 

Kent State faculty aim to help first responders in light of personal protective equipment shortage

When nurse Tracy Dodson interacts with a patient experiencing respiratory issues, she wears goggles, gloves, a mask and a gown. She usually puts the equipment in a trash bin when she leaves the room. But...

KSU donates to hospitals to help during the COVID-19 pandemic

Shelby Reeves Reporter April 3, 2020

During this pandemic, many people are worried about their own safety by keeping safe distances, washing hands and covering sneezes. It is also important to think about the safety of others, especially...

States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government strains to contend with the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday,...

Thousands of ventilators managed by the federal government were unable to be deployed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic because of a lapse in the government contract to keep the machines maintained, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Thousands of ventilators in maintenance as government struggles to meet needs

(CNN) -- The federal government had faulty ventilators. Then the coronavirus hit.Thousands of ventilators managed by the federal government were unable to be deployed in the wake of the novel coronavirus...

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