September 2012 News Archive
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NIH Grant Awarded for Multiple Sclerosis Research
Professors Jennifer McDonough (PI) and Ernie Freeman (PI) (Department of Biological Sciences) together with Professor Roger Gregory (co-PI) (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) have been awarded a two-year, $398,682 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support their project "Neuronal Expression of Hemoglobin in Multiple Sclerosis Cortex."
- Posted Sep. 29, 2012 -
Drs. Carduner & Chism nominated for Distinguished Teaching Award
The Kent State Alumni Association has announced the nominees for the 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award. MCLS professors Dr. Jessie Carduner and Dr. Rebecca Chism have been nominated.
- Posted Sep. 28, 2012 -
Frédéric Brenner- Encounters with a World-Renowned Photographer
Mon Oct 29 7:00pm at KIVA
- Posted Sep. 26, 2012 -
Geology to host Dr. Mimi Katz, 2012 Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Lecturer
McGilvrey Hall, Science talk- Sept. 24 2:00pm rm.234, General talk- Sept. 25 11:00am rm.339
- Posted Sep. 24, 2012 -
Whitesides Seminar Scheduled for Oct. 9
Kent State University will host a seminar by Harvard Chemistry Professor George M. Whitesides at the Kent Student Center, Kiva on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. The seminar, "Simplicity as a Component of Invention" is free and open to all faculty members, staff, students, and the public.
- Posted Sep. 24, 2012 -
Jinhui Chen Awarded the 2012 George E. Valley, Jr. Prize by APS
- Posted Sep. 21, 2012 -
Dr. Joshua Stacher's Speech on Egyptian Politics, Thu Oct 4, Washington DC
- Posted Sep. 21, 2012 -
May 4 Visitors Center, Speech by Tom Hayden, Tue Oct 30, 7:00-9:00 pm
- Posted Sep. 20, 2012 -
May 4 Visitors Center Open House, Sat Oct 20, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Posted Sep. 20, 2012 -
Political Discussion on "Black Squirrel Radio
- Posted Sep. 19, 2012 -
Dr. Julie Mazzei and Dr. Jennifer Maxwell among the top ten finalists for Distinguished Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Mazzei and Dr. Jennifer Maxwell for being selected among the top ten finalists for the 45th Annual Kent State University Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA), the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching.
- Posted Sep. 19, 2012 -
Young Poet Shines at Ohio Theatre
- Posted Sep. 19, 2012 -
Peace Corps @KSU - Wed Sept. 19, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Posted Sep. 18, 2012 -
Professor Seed Named a Finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Alexander Seed was named a finalist for the 2012 Kent State University Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award.
- Posted Sep. 18, 2012 -
Kent State Student Enlists “Fifty Shades” Author, Writers to Raise $70,000 for Japan’s Tsunami Victims
After the tsunami hit Japan in 2011, like most young people her age, Kent State senior English major Alexandria Rhodes of Tallmadge, Ohio, turned to Twitter for updates about the disaster. But rather than just monitor events from across the pond, she was moved by the plight of the victims and went a step further by getting involved.
- Posted Sep. 18, 2012 -
Kent State’s Symposium on Flexible Liquid Crystal Devices to Showcase Digital Research, Sept. 26-27
Kent State University will host a two-day symposium on Sept. 26-27 to showcase cutting-edge university research and industry innovations in flexible liquid crystal devices such as displays, e-writers, eyewear, photovoltaics, sensors and biomedical devices.
- Posted Sep. 18, 2012 -
A Reading with F. Daniel Rzicznek and Matt McBride on September 25, 2012
- Posted Sep. 18, 2012 -
An Evening with Marlee Matlin
KSC Ballroom, Oct 9 7:00pm
- Posted Sep. 17, 2012 -
History Professor Wins Outstanding Research and Scholar Award
Kenneth Bindas, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of History at Kent State University, was recently recognized for his impressive and extensive research.
- Posted Sep. 17, 2012 -
Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop, Thu Sept. 20 @ Franklin Hall
- Posted Sep. 16, 2012 -
Informal Analysis Seminar - November 16-18, 2012
Lecture Series in Analysis
- Posted Sep. 12, 2012 -
Informal Analysis Seminar - October 18-19, 2012
Lecture Series in Analysis
- Posted Sep. 12, 2012 -
CS Colloquium 10/12/2012 "Efficiently Analyzing Large-Scale Molecular Simulation Data with Performance Guarantees"
- Posted Sep. 11, 2012 -
Join us for the Departmental Picnic!
It's time for the Departmental Picnic once again! This year, the picnic will be held on Saturday, September 22nd at Pavilion #1 in Plum Creek Park (Kent).
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012 -
Welcome New Faculty
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes three new faculty members this Fall.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012 -
Kent State Geography welcomes three new faculty
The Department of Geography welcomes Andrew Curtis, Jacqueline Mills and Jennifer Mapes.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012 -
Dr. Mark Cassell takes students to Germany on Study Abroad Program
Dr. Mark Cassell takes a group of KSU students to Germany for a three-week education abroad program in Summer. The trip offered the students the opportunity to learn about German politics, history and gain valuable cultural, democratic and social experiences.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012 -
Kent State Students Embark on Education-Abroad Trip to Ghana
Kent State Associate Professor Francis Dorsey, Ph.D., led a team of students this summer for the university’s first education-abroad trip to Ghana.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012 -
Faculty position available in urban geography
The Department of Geography at Kent State University seeks an Urban Geographer with interests in urban sustainability and/or urban planning. A specialization in statistical modeling, GIS and/or remote sensing related to urban geography is desirable (Qualifications: Ph.D. in Geography or a related field). The position will begin in August 2013.
- Posted Sep. 7, 2012 -
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Banks on his newly released book!
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Banks, constitutional scholar and Associate Professor on his newly released book “The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism From the Rehnquist to the Roberts Court.”
- Posted Sep. 5, 2012 -
Ph.D. Graduates Receive Faculty Appointments
Dr. Russell Mills (2011 PhD) has accepted a position in the Department of Political Science at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Bridgett King (2012 PhD) has recently accepted a Researcher position at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.
- Posted Sep. 4, 2012 -
The Métis of Senegal: Race, Class, and Urban Life in Colonial West Africa
Lecture by Assistant Professor Hilary Jones, Oct 25 7pm ORH
- Posted Sep. 4, 2012 -
Encroachment of the World Market in Remote Pacific Communities
Lecture by Professor Richard Feinberg
- Posted Sep. 4, 2012 -
Laura Bartolo named member of the National Academies of Sciences BRDI
Laura Bartolo, Professor and Director of the Center for Materials Informatics at Kent State University, was recently named by the National Research Council to be a member of the National Academies of Sciences Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI).
- Posted Sep. 4, 2012 -
Wick Poetry Center Presents Celebrating Our Own on Sept. 11
- Posted Sep. 3, 2012
