March 2012 News Archive
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Kent State’s African Community Theatre Presents “Ain’t Nothing But a Thang,” April 13-15 & April 20-22
The African Community Theatre of Kent State University will present its Spring 2012 production of
“Ain’t Nothing But a Thang” by Marlin T. Tazewell and directed by Fran Dorsey, Ph.D.
- Posted Mar. 31, 2012 -
Kent State’s John L. West Named Trustees Research Professor
The Kent State University Board of Trustees recently named John L. West, Ph.D., an internationally respected researcher and the university’s former vice president for research, to a five-year term as Trustees Research Professor, effective July 1.
- Posted Mar. 29, 2012 -
Emerging Adulthood Journal
Dr. van Dulmen is the founding editor of Emerging Adulthood.
- Posted Mar. 28, 2012 -
Department of Sociology: Achievements June 2011 – March 2012
Recent research activity conducted by Department of Sociology faculty members between June 2011 and March 2012 includes seven journal articles, one book chapter and two grants.
- Posted Mar. 27, 2012 -
Department of Psychology: Achievements June 2011 – March 2012
Recent research conducted by Department of Psychology faculty members between June 2011 and March 2012 includes two new grant awards; one book; 16 articles published in high impact journals (1-yr impact factor score > 3.0); two new editorships; and eight invited presentations.
- Posted Mar. 27, 2012 -
Department of Political Science: Achievements June 2011 – March 2012
Recent research conducted by Department of Political Science faculty members between June 2011 and March 2012 includes one book; 2 journal articles; and one grant.
- Posted Mar. 27, 2012 -
Department of Geography: Achievements June 2011 – April 2012
Recent research activity in the social sciences conducted by Department of Geography faculty members between June 2011 and March 2012 includes seven presentations.
- Posted Mar. 27, 2012 -
Department of Anthropology: Achievements June 2011 – April 2012
Recent research activity in the social sciences conducted by Department of Anthropology faculty members between June 2011 and April 2012 includes two journal articles, two invited presentations and several special appearances.
- Posted Mar. 26, 2012 -
Social Sciences Research Activity
Since June 2011, faculty research activities in the social sciences have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have contributed to excellence at KSU. Examples include work by: Amoaba Gooden, David Kaplan, Katherine Rawson, John Dunlosky, Mark Seeman, Joshua Stacher, and Tiffany Taylor.
- Posted Mar. 26, 2012 -
Kent State Recognizes Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients on March 28
Six Kent State University faculty members will be recognized during a ceremony on March 28 as the university honors its Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients.
- Posted Mar. 26, 2012 -
Self-management of Chronic Conditions: Adherence, behavior, and cognition
The collaborative research of Joel Hughes and John Gunstad, both faculty members in the Department of Psychology, addresses issues of how cognitive functioning relates to self-management behaviors such as medication adherence among those with chronic conditions.
- Posted Mar. 16, 2012 -
KSU Foreign Language Academies Receive 2012 Funding from NSA
Dr. Brian Baer and Prof. Theresa Minick awarded grant for 2012 KSU Startalk Foreign Language Academies in Russian, Arabic and Chinese.
- Posted Mar. 14, 2012 -
29th Annual Ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) Studies Conference
March 22-25, Oscar Ritchie Hall, http://www.ascac.org
- Posted Mar. 14, 2012 -
2011 Chapbook Winners Announced
- Posted Mar. 13, 2012 -
CS Colloquium 3/14/2012 "Big Data in Health Care: The Next Frontier in Clinical Research, Study Trial"
- Posted Mar. 12, 2012 -
Notice of CS Course Number Changes
The Department of Computer Science has renumbered a block of courses.
- Posted Mar. 9, 2012 -
Kent State Researcher Announces World Record Find: Oldest Evidence of Lobsters Living Together Discovered in Gas Shale
Discovering direct animal behavior from the fossil record can only be done in exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances exist in the German Posidonia gas shale from the Jurassic period in which organic material from fossils is preserved. A treasure trove of fossils found in the Dotternhausen quarry south of Stuttgart, Germany, has now yielded a world record for fossil lobsters living together, according to Kent State University researcher Adiël Klompmaker.
- Posted Mar. 9, 2012 -
Jury Experts from Kent State Available to Comment on Dimora Trial as Deliberations Continue
Jury deliberations continue in the Jimmy Dimora federal corruption trial, and we continue to wait for a verdict. What does it mean that the jury hasn’t made a decision yet? What can we infer about what’s going on?
- Posted Mar. 8, 2012 -
Children of the Holocaust
Multimedia gallery showing & reception, Sun March 11 2pm, First Energy Auditorium (Franklin Hall)
- Posted Mar. 7, 2012 -
Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Summer Internship Program
Deadline March 29 2012
- Posted Mar. 7, 2012 -
Kent State Students Present “Children of the Holocaust” Exhibition, March 11
Over the past few months, the photographers, writers and designers of the Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication have joined together in a collaborative effort to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors and their families. Thanks to sponsorship by the Jewish Studies Program and Hillel at Kent State, the school will be holding a reception and photo print exhibition on Sunday, March 11, at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the FirstEnergy Auditorium at Franklin Hall to present and celebrate these incredible stories.
- Posted Mar. 7, 2012 -
A public lecture on the universe on March 28
See the full announcement at this link
- Posted Mar. 6, 2012 -
Kent State Receives Research Grant to Investigate Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Posted Mar. 5, 2012 -
Professor Serves as an Inspiration to Students
Professor George Garrison of the Department of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University has inspired and helped many students throughout their college careers and beyond. To honor his accomplishments in teaching, Garrison received one of the three 2011 Distinguished Teaching Awards (DTA).
- Posted Mar. 5, 2012 -
Department of Pan-African Studies Lecture Series Continues with Presentation by College of Wooster History Professor
- Posted Mar. 5, 2012 -
Faculty from DSCI, CS, and MIS Participate in ACM's Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Kent State University was amply represented at this year's ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2012), with representatives from the School of Digital Sciences, the Department of Computer Science, and the Department of Management and Information Systems in attendance. ACM's premier conference on computer science education, SIGCSE 2012 was held in Raleigh NC and attracted almost 1300 attendees.
- Posted Mar. 4, 2012 -
Congrats Prof. Dave Purcell, named one of the "50 Sociology Professors You Should Be Following on Twitter"
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/the-top-50-sociology-professors-on-twitter.html
- Posted Mar. 2, 2012 -
“Hidden History of Women in Science” Author Julie Des Jardins Speaks at Kent State on March 8
Are the fields of science and technology still considered to be predominantly male professions? Julie Des Jardins, Ph.D., will explore the lives of women scientists in relation to their male counterparts at a talk at Kent State University. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Thursday, March 8, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva.
- Posted Mar. 2, 2012
