Biology staff and students take ALS ice-bucket challenge

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Assistant Professor Jordan Renna and students take the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge

By Michelle DeShon, Writer September 17, 2014 Filed under News, Showcase

Over 100 liters of ice-cold water plummeted onto students and faculty of the Department of Biology who took the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge.

Assistant Professor of Biology, Jordan M. Renna and students in the Neuroscience in Health and Disease class also donated $730 to raise awareness for ALS.

Renna was nominated to do the challenge, but he thought he could make a bigger splash if more people joined him. He let students vote anonymously to see if they would like to take part in the challenge.

Renna told the students that doing the challenge was not for a grade and not for extra credit. The vast majority of the class voted yes. The professor emphasized that the students were the ones who pushed participation in the challenge. He said that it would not have been possible without their generosity. The students raised $365, which the Department of Biology staff matched, resulting in $730.

The professor nominated Kent State Universitys Department of Biological Sciences and all neuroscience classes in the country to complete the challenge. Kent State University has accepted the challenge. According to Renna, they completed the challenge and raised $80.

Renna is proud to say that with their contribution of over $800 has been donated to the ALS Association.

The ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge that gained popularity over the summer has spiked the number of donations to the ALS Association. According to the ALS Association, the widespread participation resulted in $113.3 million in donations as of Monday, Sept. 15.

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