October 2010 News Archive
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Vietnamese Dignitaries to Visit Kent State on Nov. 1
On Monday, Nov. 1, Kent State University will host three visiting dignitaries from Vietnam in conjunction with an international collaborative art project that debuted in Kent in September.
- Posted Oct. 28, 2010 -
Group Endows LGBT Studies Scholarship at Kent State
A local support, advocacy and education group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals has given $30,000 to endow a scholarship for students in Kent State University’s LGBT Studies minor.
- Posted Oct. 27, 2010 -
Congratulations Dr. Joe Drew and OEOC for Grants Awarded
Congratulations to MPA Director Dr. Joe Drew on his receipt of a $145,000 grant from the Ohio Board of Regents and the Rehabilitation Services Commission for the Kent Vets Online program. Congratulations also to the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) on receiving a $75,000 grant from the Heron Foundation and a $225,000 grant from the U.S. Dairy Association for the development of cooperatives in Ohio.
- Posted Oct. 26, 2010 -
Fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 26, for Scholarship Honoring the late KSU Prof. Kimberly Todd-White
Students, colleagues, family and friends will gather at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Room 250 of Oscar Ritchie Hall on the main Kent State University campus to commemorate the life of Kimberly Todd-White.
- Posted Oct. 22, 2010 -
Kent State Hosts Girl Scouts for College Preview Day on Nov. 6
Kent State University is calling all Girl Scouts as the university hosts a college preview day on Saturday, Nov. 6.
- Posted Oct. 22, 2010 -
Researchers Discover New Phenomenon Involving Liquid Crystals
A team of researchers at Kent State University have discovered a new version of a widely used scientific technique. The technique is electrophoresis — in which an applied electric field is used to move particles dispersed in a fluid — and the new idea is to use a liquid crystal as the carrier fluid. The result is increased versatility, which may lead to new uses in display technologies, microfluidic devices and other applications.
Oleg Lavrentovich, director of Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute, collaborated with Kent State graduate student Israel Lazo and Oleg Pishnyak, a former Kent State graduate student who is now a senior scientist at Kent Displays, Inc. Their findings are published in the Oct. 21 edition of Nature, an international weekly journal of science.
- Posted Oct. 20, 2010 -
Upcoming colloquium presented by Akron section of ACS
Join us on Thursday, October 21st in the main lobby of Williams Hall at 3:45pm for pizza and beverages. Afterwards, the Akron section of the American Chemical Society will present a seminar in room 110 Williams Hall.
- Posted Oct. 19, 2010 -
Joint reception for two PAS authors, professors Babacar Mbaye and Mwatabu Okantah
Joint reception for two PAS authors, professors Babacar Mbaye and Mwatabu Okantah. BOOK PARTY celebrating their publications of 2009. ALL ARE WELCOME. Uumbaji Gallery, also on October 14, 2010 starting at 5:30 pm
- Posted Oct. 14, 2010 -
Opening Reception for Exhibit on Frederick Loudin
Opening Reception for Exhibit on Frederick Loudin, nineteenth century world-renowned African American musician who took the Fisk Jubilee Singers, from Fisk University, on a worldwide tour. Loudin was from Ravenna and settled down there after his world tours. In collaboration with the Portage County Historical Society. Uumbaji Gallery, first floor, ORH Opening 5:30 – 7:30
- Posted Oct. 14, 2010 -
Researchers from Kent State Say Practice Tests Improve Memory
Although most people assume that tests are a way to evaluate learning, a wealth of research has shown that testing can actually improve learning, according to two researchers from Kent State University. Dr. Katherine Rawson, associate professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychology, and former Kent State graduate student Mary Pyc publish their research findings in the Oct. 15, 2010, issue of the journal Science.
- Posted Oct. 14, 2010 -
PAS study abroad/Ghana: Come learn more about it!
PAS study abroad/Ghana: Come learn more about it! Lecture Hall, 5:30 pm
- Posted Oct. 13, 2010 -
West African Research Society Symposium at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)
WARA will organize a symposium at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland, Ohio during the month of January 2011. This program responds to CAORC’s call for raising its visibility, promoting greater understanding of Muslim cultures, reaching out to smaller colleges and undergraduate programs, and increasing international contacts for such institutions. We also plan to invite the public to participate in this symposium and hope that by so doing we will be able to raise awareness of Africa’s place in the wider Islamic world and of the diversity within that world.
Dr. Wendy Wilson Fall, Director of the Pan African Studies Department of Kent State University, former director of the West African Research Center in Dakar, and a current WARA board member, will introduce the symposium with a presentation on CAORC and its many research centers. She will provide an introduction to WARA, its history, programs and resources, and the many opportunities it presents—through fellowship and internship programs—to students wishing to pursue the study of Africa. Dr. Wilson Fall will also provide a brief overview of Islamic West Africa, and of its historic presence in the US, dating back over 400 years. Given this long historical relationship, understanding of the cultures and religious practices of this part of the world can help us as Americans better understand our own society.
- Posted Oct. 13, 2010 -
West African Muslim Societies and their Contributions to US Culture
West African Research Association (WARA) will organize a symposium at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland, Ohio during the month of January 2011. This program responds to CAORC’s call for raising its visibility, promoting greater understanding of Muslim cultures, reaching out to smaller colleges and undergraduate programs, and increasing international contacts for such institutions. We also plan to invite the public to participate in this symposium and hope that by so doing we will be able to raise awareness of Africa’s place in the wider Islamic world and of the diversity within that world.
- Posted Oct. 11, 2010 -
Kent State at Salem Welcomes Dr. Andrew Pfrenger
Dr. Andrew Pfrenger is the newest member of Kent State Salem’s English faculty.
- Posted Oct. 11, 2010 -
Kent State Receives $1 Million Grant from Department of Energy
Three Kent State University professors recently received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a molecular analysis of carbon consumption. The three-year grant, awarded by the DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research, will provide funding of $1,075,638 for the project.
- Posted Oct. 7, 2010 -
Kent State at Salem Welcomes Dr. Sarah Smiley
Dr. Sarah Smiley was recently named Kent State University at Salem’s newest Assistant Professor of Geography.
- Posted Oct. 6, 2010 -
Environmental Club is Sponsoring a Movie Night October 11th
Kent State University at East Liverpool’s Environmental Club will sponsor a movie night on Monday, Oct. 11th in Room 115 of the main building at 6 p.m.
- Posted Oct. 6, 2010 -
Chaya Kessler Named Director of Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program
The Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University is under new leadership this fall. Chaya Kessler has assumed the position as director of the program in addition to teaching courses in elementary and intermediate Hebrew as well as introduction to Jewish Studies.
- Posted Oct. 4, 2010 -
Liquid Crystal Day 2010 Takes Place Oct. 8
Kent State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program invite you to attend Liquid Crystal Day 2010, “Liquid Crystals With Biological Relevance” on Friday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Posted Oct. 4, 2010
