May-August 2012 News Archive
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College Welcomes New Freshmen
The College of Arts and Sciences held a reception for its new students on August 24 during the Week of Welcome.
- Posted Aug. 31, 2012 -
2012 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize Awarded to Michael Mlekoday
- Posted Aug. 28, 2012 -
Kent State University’s Department of Sociology Celebrates 75th Anniversary
- Posted Aug. 27, 2012 -
Wick Juniors’ Writing Club: A Summer Well Spent
- Posted Aug. 24, 2012 -
WHYCCIKENT's Blog on our Trip to Israel
- Posted Aug. 21, 2012 -
Reception for New KSU students in an Arts and Sciences major
Cupcakes with the College, Fri Aug 24 3pm Bowman Hall
- Posted Aug. 21, 2012 -
Kent State Psychology Professor Awarded for Neuropsychological Effects of Obesity and Heart Disease Research
John Gunstad, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University since 2005, recently received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for his work on neuropsychological effects of obesity and heart disease.
- Posted Aug. 13, 2012 -
Dr. Joshua Stacher assists The Carter Center in the Presidential elections in Egypt
Dr. Joshua Stacher, an expert in authoritarian governments, assisted the Carter Center in the Egyptian Presidential elections. He was interviewed by various media outlets on the Egyptian crises and is currently a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
- Posted Aug. 9, 2012 -
Israel Trip 2012 Photo Exhibit
Opening Reception Sept. 12, 2012 at 4pm. 2nd floor Library Wick Poetry Corner. Open through fall semester.
- Posted Aug. 7, 2012 -
Ohio Third Frontier Awards $3 Million to Kent State University
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has approved a $3 million award to Kent State University. The award is part of the more than $21 million in grants recommended by the commission through the Ohio Third Frontier Open Innovation Incentive and the Ohio Third Frontier Innovation Platform Program to support innovation activities in the state.
- Posted Jul. 27, 2012 -
Kent State Students Experience Democracy in Action on Education-Abroad Trip to Germany
Fourteen Kent State University students recently traveled to Germany for a three-week education-abroad program. The students gained cultural, democratic and social experiences while learning a little bit more about themselves in the process.
- Posted Jul. 16, 2012 -
Kent State Biological Sciences Professor Wins Award for Aquatic Ecosystems Research
Laura Leff, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University since 1994, recently received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for her work in microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on bacterial ecology of streams and the responses of microorganisms to their environment.
- Posted Jul. 9, 2012 -
Kent State Faculty, Staff and Alumni Invited to Celebrate Black Studies Programs
- Posted Jul. 9, 2012 -
Department Welcomes New Undergraduate Administrative Secretary
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes our new Undergraduate Administrative Secretary, Ms. Clara Bradford.
- Posted Jul. 5, 2012 -
New Interim Dean Named for Kent State’s Honors College
Kent State University Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Donald Palmer, Ph.D., has been named interim dean of the Honors College. Palmer currently serves as professor in Kent State’s Department of Geology.
- Posted Jun. 29, 2012 -
Sociology Added as Stark's 17th Bachelor Degree Program
Kent State University at Stark, the largest regional campus of Kent State University, now offers 17 baccalaureate degrees in their entirety – with the latest addition of the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.
- Posted Jun. 26, 2012 -
Kent State Sponsoring Crain's Cleveland Breakfast on 21 June: "Bridging Three Generations of Talent"
On Thursday 21 June, Kent State University will be the sponsor of a Crain's Cleveland Breakfast on the topic "Bridging Three Generations of Talent". Dr. Robert A. Walker, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the School of Digital Sciences, will be one of the panelists.
- Posted Jun. 13, 2012 -
2012 Wolf Award Honorees
Four Kent State University students were honored by the Mathematical Sciences Department on April 30. The students were finalists for the Kathleen Wolf Award, an annual award honoring one outstanding Core Mathematics student.
- Posted Jun. 13, 2012 -
500 MHz NMR Upgraded with New Electronics and Software
The 500 MHz NMR spectrometer in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has recently been upgraded with new, digital control console and new software.
- Posted May. 29, 2012 -
Kent State Researchers Examine Emotional Impact of Acting White Accusation
Acting white is an accusation faced by many black adolescents, and it is one of the most negative accusations a black adolescent can receive from another, according to a team of Kent State University researchers.
A recent study published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders highlights the emotional implications of being on the receiving end of the acting white accusation. Kent State researchers who surveyed African-American adolescents in Northeast Ohio found higher levels of anxiety among those who had been accused of acting white.
- Posted May. 17, 2012 -
Askat Dukenbaev selected for Charles & Kathleen Manatt Fellowship
Askat Dukenbaev (PhD candidate) was selected as a fellow of the Charles & Kathleen Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship at IFES in Washington D.C. for the summer of 2012. The fellowship provided Askat an opportunity to conduct research at IFES’ F. Clifton White Applied Research Center for Democracy and Elections (ARC), and have the benefit of mentorship from IFES’ international election and democracy experts. Congratulations to Askat!
- Posted May. 16, 2012 -
Research Incentive Awards
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Spring 2012.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Sciences Research Activity
Since June 2011, faculty research activities in the sciences have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have contributed to the research mission at KSU. Recent sciences research includes work by Maxim Dzero & Carmen Almasan, Songping Huang & Soumitra Basu, Laura Leff, Jonathan Maletic, Marilyn Norconk, and Alison Smith.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Varga selected as 2012 Fellow of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Emeritus Professor Richard Varga (Department of Mathematical Sciences) has been selected as a 2012 Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Department Welcomes New Academic Lab Coordinator
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes our new Academic Laboratory Coordinator, Kristen Camputaro.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Department of Geology: Achievements June 2011 – April 2012
Recent research activity conducted by Department of Geology faculty members between June 2011 and April 2012 includes five new grants, five articles, one book chapter, and one invited presentation.
- Posted May. 8, 2012 -
Department of Computer Science: Achievements June 2011-April 2012
Recent research activity conducted by Department of Computer Science faculty members between June 2011 and April 2012 includes five new grants.
- Posted May. 8, 2012 -
Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland
Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland. The students in the course were briefed by David Beach, the executive director of Green City on a Blue Lake, Chris Ronayne, President of University Circle Incorporate, the directors of Cleveland's Planning Department and Community Development Department, and city planner Marka Fields.
- Posted May. 7, 2012 -
Kent State Selected to Host Fulbright Visiting Scholars This Summer
Kent State University is one of five institutions selected to host the 2012 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq this summer. The prestigious program is sponsored by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
- Posted May. 3, 2012 -
Ohio Third Frontier Approves $200,000 in Commercialization Grants to Kent State Researchers
The Ohio Third Frontier program recently made three separate grants to Kent State University researchers through the newly established Technology Validation and Start-up Fund, which promotes the commercialization of Ohio technologies developed by the state’s institutions of higher education.
- Posted May. 2, 2012
