September 2010 News Archive
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Dr. Jonahan Maletic Awarded $250,073 in $2M NSF MRI Consortium Grant
Dr. Jonathan I. Maletic, Professor and Interim Chair, was part of a research team granted a $2M National Science Foundation Award. The project is entitled "MRI-R2 Consortium: Development of a Software Traceability Instrument to Facilitate and Empower Traceability Research and Technology Transfer, CNS 09-59924", and is described further below. The work is a consortium between DePaul University in Chicago, The College of William & Mary, and Kent State University. Dr. Jane Cleland-Huang is the lead PI from DePaul and Dr. Denys Poshyvanyk is the co-PI from William & Mary. Prof. Maletic received $250,073 of the $2M total.
- Posted Sep. 2, 2010 -
IAL Student and Faculty Member Awarded NEA fellowships
Spanish Translation Professor Kelly Washbourne awarded NEA fellowship for translation of "Legends of Guatamala," and Russian translation graduate student Deborah Hoffman awarded NEA fellowship for translation of the prison memoirs of Efrosiniia Kersnovskaia.
- Posted Sep. 14, 2010 -
Mira Rosenthal Wins the 2010 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize
We are pleased to announce that Mira Rosenthal, a PhD candidate at Indiana University, has won the 2010 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize for her poetry collection titled The Local World. Mira will receive $2,000, and her volume of poetry will be published by the Kent State University Press. She will also perform a reading with Maggie Anderson, judge of the competition.
- Posted Sep. 6, 2010 -
Wick Accepting Entries for 2010 Chapbook Competitions
The Wick Poetry Center is now accepting entries for the 2010 Open Competition and the 2010 Student Competition. Poets residing in Ohio are eligible to enter one of the competitions. Deadline for entries is Oct. 30, 2010. The winning poets will perform a reading on campus next spring and have their manuscripts published by the Kent State University Press.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2010 -
2011 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize
This prize is offered annually to a poet who has not previously published a full-length collection of poems. The winner will receive $2,000, and the winning volume will be published by Kent State University Press. The winner will also perform a reading with poet Edward Hirsch, judge of the competition.
- Posted Sep. 9, 2010 -
Paper with important implications for Dark Energy co-authored by Prof. Peter Tandy
"Void that is truly empty solves dark energy puzzle" is the tantalizing title of an article by the science journalist Rachel Courtland in the periodical New Scientist. Courtland's article is based on a refereed paper authored by Kent State's Prof. Peter Tandy and three other scientists. The work has a connection to the Cosmological Constant. The Cosmological Constant was first introduced by Einstein, but was later abandoned by him; he described it as his "biggest blunder".
- Posted Sep. 27, 2010 -
Former Apollo Flight Controller Sy Liebergot to Visit Kent State Oct. 4
As the lead flight controller for all the Apollo space missions, Sy Liebergot was a key player in the U.S. space program. Liebergot was at the focal point of the Apollo 13 crisis and played a prominent role in bringing the crew back to Earth safely.
On Monday, Oct. 4, Kent State University will host three public events with Liebergot. He will offer insight into decision making in the U.S. space program, discuss his role in the aborted Apollo 13 moon mission and sign copies of his autobiography “Apollo EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime."
- Posted Sep. 29, 2010 -
U.S. SBA Funding Supports Kent State-based Flexible Electronics Cluster
Northeast Ohio’s emerging flexible electronics industry recently received a boost in the form of a $499,514 contract from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Innovative Economies initiative. The funding was awarded to NorTech, a regional nonprofit economic development organization, leading efforts to develop regional innovation clusters in Northeast Ohio. NorTech will use the funds to focus on small business growth and job creation in the region’s flexible electronics industry.
- Posted Sep. 21, 2010 -
History Faculty Research Colloquium
Prof. Matthew Crawford will be featured in this year’s first Faculty Research colloquium on Friday October 15 11-12:30 in a location TBA, entitled “A Cure for Empire and a “Reasoned Proposal” against “Vain Science.”’
- Posted Sep. 23, 2010 -
Kent State at East Liverpool Welcomes Dr. Haiyan Zhu
Assistant Professor Dr. Haiyan Zhu is the newest Biology faculty member to join Kent State University at East Liverpool.
- Posted Sep. 29, 2010 -
Kent State Salem Welcomes Caralisa Breidenbaugh
Caralisa Breidenbaugh was recently hired as Kent State University at Salem’s newest Biological Sciences faculty.
- Posted Sep. 13, 2010 -
Department Mourns Loss of Former Staff Member
Carl Knauss, a former member of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a large scholarship provider, passed away on September 9.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2010 -
Margaret Haas is finalist for Outstanding Teaching Award
Margaret (Peg) Haas, Lecturer in Spanish, has been chosen as a finalist for the 2010 Outstanding Teaching Awards sponsored by the University Teaching Council.
- Posted Sep. 7, 2010 -
Opening (and open) meeting for the Kent African Student Association (KASA)
Opening (and open) meeting for the Kent African Student Association (KASA). Come out and learn about the cultural diversity in this organization and the great programs it has! Multi-purpose Room, ORH, 7 pm
- Posted Sep. 30, 2010 -
Eugen Wüster Prize 2010 Awarded to Sue Ellen Wright
Sue Ellen Wright, professor of translation studies was awarded the Eugen Wüster Prize 2010 by Infoterm for her contributions to terminology studies.
- Posted Sep. 14, 2010 -
Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Fall Production
The African Community Theatre at Kent State University will be holding auditions for its Fall 2010 production of “Stagolee: A Black Folktale.”
- Posted Sep. 24, 2010 -
CS Colloquium 9/15/2010 "Data-driven Approaches in Biomedical Ontology Research"
Time: Wednesday, September 15 2010, 3:45 - 5:00 PM
Place: MSB 228
Speaker: Dejing Dou, University of Oregon
- Posted Sep. 13, 2010
