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• Researcher Explores the Role of the Victim in Elder Abuse, and Earns Top Conference Paper Mei-Chen Lin, associate professor and graduate coordinator in the School of Communication Studies at Kent State University, recently earned the top paper and will be presenting at this year’s International Communication Association’s 63rd Annual Conference this June in London, England. Lin’s paper, “Problematic family interaction: A communication of elder abuse and neglect was named top paper in the Division of Instructional and Communication Development.
  - Posted May. 14, 2013
• Kent State Holds CARES Open House Kent State University at East Liverpool is partnering with the University of Cincinnati to conduct a research study on children living in East Liverpool, or the surrounding area, since birth. Children between the ages of 7 and 9 years are the target for this study.
  - Posted May. 14, 2013
• Researcher partners with Gerontological Society of America providing solutions to communicating with elderly Mei-Chen Lin, Ph.D. associate professor and graduate coordinator in the School of Communication Studies served as one of five advisory board members to the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) on a major outreach publication. The board includes researchers, policy advisers and physicians.
  - Posted May. 9, 2013
• Kent State Program Makes Paid Internships Available to Freshman and Sophomore Math or Science Majors The Kent State University Robert Noyce Summer Internship Program is available to freshman and sophomore math or science majors. Noyce interns will be paid $450 per week for four weeks in June-July 2013 depending on students’ schedule and site.
  - Posted May. 2, 2013
• Three Kent State professors' research on exercise reversing memory loss featured in local media On April 23, Three Kent State professors' research on exercise reversing memory loss was featured in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article and WCPN newscast.
  - Posted May. 2, 2013
• 8th Annual Environmental Justice Conference Winners Announced A standing room only crowd listened to Assistant Dean Susan Rossi’s welcome at the eighth annual Environmental Justice Earth Day Conference on the Kent State University East Liverpool campus on April 20. More than 200 people attended this year’s conference activities.
  - Posted Apr. 26, 2013
• Spring 2013 Research Incentive Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Academic Year 2013-2014.
  - Posted Apr. 25, 2013
• Communication Studies Graduate Program Ranked Nationally by DegreeDirectory.org DegreeDirectory.org, an online resource for students interested in finding educational programs and degrees, ranked the School of Communication Studies’ graduate program among the three “Top Communication Studies Graduate Programs†nationally. 
  - Posted Apr. 24, 2013
• Kent State Hosts its Inaugural Neuroscience Symposium on April 29 Kent State University hosts its inaugural Neuroscience Symposium “The Neuroscience of Mental Health†on April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus.
  - Posted Apr. 22, 2013
• Writing Commons Participates in Professional Conference - Spring 2013 Seven members of the Writing Commons made presentations on their research at the annual conference of the East Central Writing Centers Association.
  - Posted Apr. 22, 2013
• April 2013: Dr. Jinhui Chen receives prize from APS President at ceremony in Denver  
  - Posted Apr. 21, 2013
• Kent State Salem Observing Earth Week with Campus Activities Kent State University at Salem will observe Earth Week with a full slate of activities, demonstrations and presentations on Thursday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  - Posted Apr. 17, 2013
• Hyde Park Forum Brings Alumni Back to Campus as Contest Judges As a tradition in the School of Communication Studies, the Hyde Park Forum Persuasive Speaking Contest was held on April 10 in the Kent State University Student Center Ballroom. Nine students from a variety of academic majors enrolled in the school’s Introduction to Human Communication course competed against each other to be named winner.
  - Posted Apr. 11, 2013
• Kent State Hosts Its Second Annual Organic Photovoltaics Symposium on April 17 Kent State University hosts its second annual Symposium on Advances in Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) on April 17 from 9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom on the Kent Campus. The symposium is a platform for discussions of OPV research, opportunities and development.
  - Posted Apr. 10, 2013
• Kent State College of Public Health Awarded Grant for Biofilm Research Kent State University’s College of Public Health recently received the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Grant while partnering with Sterionics Inc. for work on advancing and commercializing a wound therapy biotechnology product.
  - Posted Apr. 5, 2013
• Kent State’s College of Public Health Awarded NSF Grant for Biofilm Research Kent State University’s College of Public Health recently received the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Grant while partnering with Sterionics Inc. for work on advancing and commercializing a wound therapy biotechnology product.
  - Posted Mar. 28, 2013
• CS Colloquium 4/17/2013 "Mining Complex Graphs and Networks"
  - Posted Mar. 27, 2013
• Honoring Our 2013 Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients Three Kent State University faculty members were recognized during a ceremony on March 19 as the university honored its Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients. The recipients of the 2013 award are Michael Loderstedt, School of Art; Katherine Rawson, Department of Psychology; and Carrie Schweitzer, Department of Geology, Kent State University at Stark.
  - Posted Mar. 25, 2013
• International LIS Scholars Collaborate on Research A visiting scholar from China is working to build stronger collaborations between his home institution and Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Shengli Deng, Ph.D., is from Wuhan University’s School of Information Management in China, where SLIS professors Yin Zhang, Ph.D., and Marcia Zeng, Ph.D., received their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Click to read more.
  - Posted Mar. 21, 2013
• Registration Opens for Third International Conference on Information and Religion The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) at Kent State University will host its Third Annual International Conference on Information and Religion on June 19-22 in Charlotte, N.C., in conjunction with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) 2013 Annual Conference. CSIR participants will have the opportunity to take full advantage of the ATLA and CSIR sessions and activities at a reduced registration rate of $200. Click to read more.
  - Posted Mar. 20, 2013
• Kent State SLIS advances in U.S. News & World Report rankings; youth services now in top 10 The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University has moved up in the rankings of the nation’s top schools of library and information studies, according to the latest edition (2014) of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.â€
  - Posted Mar. 14, 2013
• Kent State Recognizes Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Recipients on March 19 Three Kent State University faculty members will be recognized during a ceremony on March 19 as the university honors its Outstanding Research and Scholar Award recipients. The recipients of the 2013 award are Michael Loderstedt, School of Art; Katherine Rawson, Department of Psychology; and Carrie Schweitzer, Department of Geology, Kent State University at Stark.
  - Posted Mar. 14, 2013
• 2013 Kent State University Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients Announced Awards Ceremony and Concert to be held March 19
  - Posted Mar. 13, 2013
• Student Essay & Poster Submissions Wanted for Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference Student essay and poster submissions from college and secondary students about the environment and environmental justice issues are invited for the 9th Annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference at Kent State University Campus at East Liverpool.
  - Posted Mar. 13, 2013
• Earth Day 2013 activities announced for Kent Trumbull
  - Posted Mar. 8, 2013
• E-cycleMania at Kent State Offers Opportunity to Recycle Unwanted Electronic Products Kent State University continues its participation in the annual RecycleMania competition, where colleges and universities strive to reduce waste and increase recycling. From now through March 30, Kent State will join in the E-cycleMania phase of the competition, collecting and tracking the amount of unwanted electronics, such as computers, printers, consumer electronics and other e-waste materials. University Facilities Management at Kent State is coordinating this phase of the competition by helping faculty, staff, students and community members get rid of unwanted electronic products.
  - Posted Mar. 7, 2013
• Kent State Program Makes Available $15,000 Scholarships to 10 Science and Math Undergraduates The Kent State University Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program will award 10 scholarships in the amount of $15,000 each to science and math undergraduate students wanting to pursue a one-year master’s degree in teaching (MAT) to become a certified teacher.
  - Posted Feb. 28, 2013
• College to Host First Research Colloquium The first College of Communication and Information (CCI) Research Colloquium will take place on March 8. Faculty and graduate students from the Schools of Communication Studies (COMM), Library and Information Science (SLIS) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) will present their ongoing research from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Rm. 146 Taylor Hall. A brief reception will follow in Rm. 144. All CCI faculty and graduate students are invited to attend.
  - Posted Feb. 28, 2013
• Study Conducted by Kent State Professors Reveals Economic Impact of Akron Marathon Kent State University economics professors Shawn M. Rohlin, Ph.D., and Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley, Ph.D., conducted an economic impact analysis of the 2012 Akron Marathon on the city of Akron, Ohio. Their study reveals that $6 million was generated by the race and more than 60 full-time jobs were created.
  - Posted Feb. 28, 2013
• Kent State and Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center Collaborate to Streamline Research, Encourage Commercialization Kent State University and the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center (www.tbeic.org), a federally funded center aimed at the development and commercialization of early-stage clean technologies, have announced a Master Research Agreement for energy-related research.
  - Posted Feb. 27, 2013
• James Blank Reappointed Interim Dean of Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences Kent State University Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced the reappointment of James L. Blank, Ph.D., as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Blank, who has been serving as interim dean since Nov. 1, 2012, will continue to hold the position through June 30, 2015.
  - Posted Feb. 26, 2013
• From Cornfields to Kent State: Researcher Demonstrates Fracking Produces Less Wastewater Than Conventional Drilling For Brian Lutz, Ph.D., a native of Lordstown, Ohio, what started out as a curiosity while working on his family farm has led him to where he is now: asking critical research questions on fracking and shale gas issues that can affect millions of people in his home state. 
  - Posted Feb. 25, 2013
• World-Renowned Scientist Ron Mallett to Keynote College of Nursing's “Driving the Future 2013†Kent State University’s College of Nursing presents “Driving the Future 2013,†an event focused on inspiration and innovation and their roles in the education, science and healthcare of the future. The event will take place on Monday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will feature a series of TED TALK-style presentations. The event will take place at the Kent Student Center with morning sessions at the Kiva. Registration is required by Wednesday, Feb. 27.
  - Posted Feb. 22, 2013
• Kent State Hosts “Explore Kent Chemistry Day†for High School Juniors and Seniors, Feb. 23 High school juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to learn about Kent State University’s chemistry programs at the “Explore Kent Chemistry Day†on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Williams Hall on the Kent Campus.
  - Posted Feb. 20, 2013
• CS Colloquium 3/1/2013 "Bayesian Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning"
  - Posted Feb. 11, 2013
• Kent State Researcher Says Fracking Produces Less Wastewater Than Conventional Drilling For Brian Lutz, Ph.D., a native of Lordstown, Ohio, what started out as a curiosity while working on his family farm has led him to where he is now: asking critical research questions on fracking and shale gas issues that can affect millions of people in his home state.
  - Posted Feb. 7, 2013
• Investigating the Underpinnings of Fear, Trauma, and Depression How does the human brain handle fear? How are our emotions regulated? What role do genes play? Currently, we do not have all the answers to these questions, but neuroscientist Aaron Jasnow, among others, at Kent State University are taking a closer look.
  - Posted Feb. 4, 2013
• KSU Team Maps Recovery to learn how Cities Rebuild from Disaster An Ohio professor is using advanced mapping techniques to examine rebuilding in Joplin for clues that might explain why some neighborhoods recover after a disaster but others don’t.
  - Posted Jan. 29, 2013
• Kent State’s College of Public Health Establishes a New Practice Office and Research Center Kent State University’s College of Public Health has established a new Office of Public Health Practice and a Center for Public Policy and Health, two externally focused college units that offer services to health departments, hospital systems, government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
  - Posted Jan. 25, 2013
• “Fracking: Promise or Peril?†Forum to be held at Kent State University The School of Communication Studies is hosting its first annual Global Communication Issues forum, featuring Pulitzer Center journalist, Dimiter Kenarov.
  - Posted Jan. 24, 2013
• Kent State Signs Agreement with the National Park Service Kent State University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Park Service, providing for enhanced collaboration in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
  - Posted Jan. 24, 2013
• Kent State Research Highlights Biodiversity Hotspot in Fossil Coral Reef Where do many decapod crustaceans such as lobsters, crabs and shrimp live today? One key habitat is coral reefs, even though reefs occupy only a small portion of today’s oceans. A new report based on research conducted at Kent State University indicates that decapod biodiversity was also extremely high in fossilized coral reefs from the Cretaceous period (145 to 66 million years ago).
  - Posted Jan. 23, 2013
• CS Colloquium 2/1/2013 "The Weakening and Delayed Effects of Long Tail Distributions in Big Data Access"
  - Posted Jan. 23, 2013
• All Study Strategies Not Created Equal, According to Kent State Researchers Students everywhere, put down those highlighters and pick up some flash cards! Some of the most popular study strategies – such as highlighting and even rereading – do not show much promise for improving student learning, according to a new report authored in part by two Kent State University researchers.
  Kent State’s John Dunlosky, professor of psychology, and Katherine Rawson, associate professor of psychology, and a team of distinguished psychological scientists review the scientific evidence for 10 learning techniques commonly used by students. Their findings are published in the published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
  
  - Posted Jan. 10, 2013
• New Resources Offered to Scholars of Information and Religion The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) at Kent State University announces the release of two new resources for researchers in the area of information and religion: the Sermon Texts Posting Sites Index and the Sermon Content Review. Both resources were developed by CSIR primary researcher Dan Roland, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the university’s School of Library and Information Science. Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 8, 2013
• SLIS Welcomes Copyright Law Scholar-Educator as New Director The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University welcomes Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., as its new director. In his announcement of the appointment, Stanley T. Wearden, Ph.D., dean of the College of Communication and Information, said, “Dr. Lipinski's prominence in the field will help to elevate the reputation of an already highly regarded school." Click to read more.
  - Posted Jan. 7, 2013
• Nominate a Kent State Faculty Member for the 2013 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award by Feb.10 You are invited to nominate a Kent State University faculty member for the 2013 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, formerly known as the Distinguished Scholar Award. Sponsored by the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs and the University Research Council, this award is intended to honor Kent State’s finest outstanding researchers and scholars. The awardees will be selected based on the quality of research and scholarship and the impact on society.
  - Posted Dec. 18, 2012
• Ohio Third Frontier Funding Could Lead to New Kent State Spin-Off Technology Companies The State of Ohio’s Third Frontier Program announced on Dec. 13 that Kent State University was awarded three of the nine Phase I awards given through its Technology Validation and Start-Up Fund (TVSF). The goal of the TVSF is to create greater economic growth in Ohio-based start-up companies that commercialize technologies developed by Ohio institutions of higher education and other Ohio not-for-profit research institutions.
  - Posted Dec. 17, 2012
• Kent State to Receive State Funding to Support Student Intern Programs Kent State University was selected to receive $724,553 of state funding to support workforce development strategies and enhance student success through internship and co-op programs linked to key industries targeted for growth in Ohio. The funding will support up to 200 student interns and improve the intern tracking system to discover new opportunities and to develop a strong feedback loop between the university and area companies, contingent upon Controlling Board approval in January.
  - Posted Dec. 14, 2012
• Kent State Undergraduate Contributes to Particle Physics Research Effort This summer Kent State undergraduate Ben Stickel helped improve analysis software that reconstructs events occurring within proton-antiproton collisions, like those being studied at the Collider Detector at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois.
  - Posted Dec. 6, 2012
• Peter Tandy's Research Program Receives over 30 Years of Continuous NSF Support Since joining the faculty at Kent State University in 1979, Professor Peter Tandy (Department of Physics) has maintained a research program that has merited continuous funding from the National Science Foundation through Division of Physics programs in Nuclear Theory and Theoretical Physics. Over the past 33 years, Tandy has received 15 grants from NSF.
  - Posted Dec. 5, 2012
• A&S Requests Proposals for 2013 Research Incentives The College of Arts & Sciences invites interested faculty to submit proposals for three Research Incentive programs which are designed to encourage research proposal development, and ultimately increased research expenditures, within the College. Applicants are required to submit preliminary information and an initial budget by January 16, 2013. The final submission deadline is February 6, 2013.
  - Posted Dec. 5, 2012
• A&S Launches Research Directory The College of Arts & Sciences has recently launched a web-based Research Directory which lists information about external funding activity over the last several years including name of sponsor, principal investigator, proposal title, and award amount. The listing may be sorted by any field and some entries link to abstracts.
  - Posted Dec. 5, 2012
• Kent State and NEOMED Researchers Collaborating on Therapy for Tissue Regeneration A team of scientists from Kent State University and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has begun collaboration on the development of a macrophage targeted mesenchymal stem cell therapy for tissue regeneration and wound healing, a fast-growing research area and major medical challenge.
  - Posted Dec. 5, 2012
• CS Colloquium 12/05/2012 "Tire Modeling at Goodyear"
  - Posted Dec. 3, 2012
• GHH Lab Research Team Surveys Waldo Canyon Wildfire Burn Area in Colorado Springs, CO Research Assistants Adam B Cinderich and Andrea Blanka Szell traveled to Colorado Springs, CO to conduct a recovery survey of the area impacted by the Waldo Canyon Wildfire using spatial video units. This preliminary data collection was part of a new project, recently funded by the Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Grant Program of the University of Colorado - Boulder under Principal Investigator Dr. Jacqueline (Mills) Curtis.
  - Posted Dec. 3, 2012
• Communication Studies NCA Presentations Include Top Paper Honors The School of Communication Studies at Kent State University participated in the National Communication Association's (NCA) 98th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida from November 15-18, 2012.
  - Posted Dec. 3, 2012
• Kent State and NEOMED Researchers Collaborating on Therapy for Tissue Regeneration A team of scientists from Kent State University and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has begun collaboration on the development of a macrophage targeted mesenchymal stem cell therapy for tissue regeneration and wound healing, a fast-growing research area and major medical challenge. 
  - Posted Nov. 28, 2012
• Inaugural Internal Postdoctoral Seed Program to support 14 postdoctoral research fellows The Division of Research and Sponsored Programs would like to congratulate the recipients of the inaugural Internal Post-doctoral Seed Program. In this initial round, 12 proposals were selected which resulted in awards for the support of 14 post-doctoral associates for one year. In addition, each of these awards was augmented by the investigators’ departments and/or colleges to provide a total of two years of post-doctoral support.  
  - Posted Nov. 28, 2012
• Kent State at Salem Conference Features Student Research Kent State University at Salem is pleased to announce its eighth annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Thursday afternoon, November 29th The conference will feature oral presentations and poster sessions by students about research they completed in for-credit classes at the Salem Campus during the 2012 calendar year.
  - Posted Nov. 28, 2012
• Apply Now to Present at the Undergraduate Student Research Conference The 8th Annual Undergraduate Student Research Conference will be held at Kent State University at Salem Thursday, November 29th, 2012
  
  - Posted Nov. 16, 2012
• Research From Old Dominion, Kent State and USC Scientists Provides Better Understanding of Climate Changes A team of scientists from Old Dominion University, Kent State University and the University of Southern California has identified for the first time a clear 1,500-year cycle in the Arctic Oscillation (AO), the surface atmosphere pressure pattern in the far north that greatly influences weather in the Northern Hemisphere.
  - Posted Nov. 14, 2012
• Kent State Researchers Awarded National Science Foundation Grant Researchers from Kent State University’s Department of Geology have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study diversity, evolution and extinction in crabs, lobsters, and shrimps. The $100,000, two-year grant will fund the study of this economically important, diverse group of animals whose geologic history extends back 400 million years.
  - Posted Oct. 23, 2012
• Slow-motion Technological Disaster Research Builds Toward a Response Model Research led by principal investigator Professor Rebecca Cline, Ph.D. on community members’ psychosocial responses during a slow-motion technological disaster can serve as a model for understanding and responding to future disasters of this nature.
  - Posted Oct. 18, 2012
• Dr. Haynes Presents Pilot Study Results at Kent State East Liverpool Dr. Erin Haynes, Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati recently visited Kent State University at East Liverpool to present the results of a pilot study held last year.
  - Posted Oct. 11, 2012
• Communication Studies Doctoral Candidate earns Outstanding Doctoral Student Award and University Fellowship Jenny Rosenberg, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Communication and Information (CCI) earned the Outstanding Doctoral Student award from the School of Communication Studies and the University Fellowship from the Division of Graduate Studies.
  - Posted Oct. 11, 2012
• Online Tools can Lessen Depression in Stroke Victims and Caregivers, Research Finds A recent research study on stroke victims and their caregivers suggests that a web-based intervention, using video conferencing and educational tools, can help caregivers better understand the emotional needs of stroke victims, and potentially alleviate both parties’ risk of depression. Nichole Egbert, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Communication Studies was a member of the interdisciplinary team that developed the intervention.
  - Posted Oct. 5, 2012
• World-Renowned Harvard Chemistry Professor to Speak at Kent State, Oct. 9 On Oct. 9, Kent State University will host a seminar by Harvard Chemistry Professor George M. Whitesides at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The seminar, “Simplicity as a Component of Invention,†will begin at 3:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
  - Posted Oct. 2, 2012
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Rebecca Meehan Joins Kent State SLIS Faculty Rebecca A. Meehan, Ph.D., has joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. Meehan will be an assistant professor of Health Informatics in the school’s Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program. Click to read more.
  - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
• Christine Hudak Joins Kent State SLIS Faculty Christine A. Hudak, Ph.D., RN-BC, CPHIMS, of Cleveland, Ohio, has joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. Hudak will be a professor of Health Informatics in the school’s Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program.
  - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
• Marianne Martens Joins Kent State SLIS Faculty Marianne Martens has joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University. As an assistant professor, Martens will teach and conduct research in youth services librarianship, an area for which SLIS at Kent State is ranked 13th in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. Read more ...
  - Posted Sep. 10, 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
• Writing Commons Creates Five High School Writing Centers - Fall 2012 The Writing Commons will participate in a funded research project designed to help area high school students transition to university-level writing. 
  - Posted Sep. 3, 2012
• Sojourners’ Jim Wallis to Speak at Kent State on Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in 2012 Presidential Campaign Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners, a national nonpartisan Christian organization, will discuss “The Politically Engaged Believer: Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in the 2012 Election†at Kent State University on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Kiva (Student Center, Risman Drive). The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow his talk. Read more.
  - Posted Aug. 31, 2012
• Symposium on Flexible Liquid Crystal Devices to be held Sept. 26-27
  - Posted Aug. 13, 2012
• Students Experience London Through Eyes of Ad, PR Professionals Twenty-four students from Kent State’s College of Communication and Information traveled to London May 10-27 for a life-changing study abroad experience where they engaged with different cultures to grow both personally and professionally.
  - Posted Aug. 9, 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 Professor Receives $390,090 Grant to Continue Groundbreaking Parkinson’s Research Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an assistant professor in exercise science/physiology at Kent State, recently received a two-year, $390,900 grant from the National Institutes of Health for research on Parkinson's disease.
  - Posted Jul. 23, 2012
• Kent State Hosts Aviation Camp for Female High School Students and Their Mothers, July 19-21 Area female high school students and their mothers will be spending time together while also learning about aviation and science-related fields at a special overnight aviation camp held at Kent State University. The university’s aeronautics program hosts its fourth Nikki Kukwa Memorial Aviation Camp on Thursday, July 19, through Saturday, July 21.
  - Posted Jul. 17, 2012
• Writing Commons Participates in Regional Writing Center Conference - Fall 2012 The 6th annual conference of the Northeast Ohio Writing Centers Association will include most of the staff of the KSU Writing Commons.
  - Posted Jul. 14, 2012
• The Effect of Housing Wealth on College Choice Examined by Kent State Researcher
  - Posted Jul. 9, 2012
• Call for Papers: Third Annual Conference on Information and Religion The Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) will host its Third Annual International Conference on Information and Religion in June 2013. This call for papers and posters seeks original contributions in a variety of areas in which scholars are exploring the intersections of religion and information. Deadline for abstract submission is Oct. 1, 2012.
  - Posted Jul. 3, 2012
• Liquid Crystal Research Earns Kent State Professor Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Antal Jakli, Ph.D., Kent State faculty member in the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program since 2004 and a member of the Liquid Crystal Institute® staff since 1999, recently received an Outstanding Research and Scholar Award for his work in electro-optical, electro-mechanical and rheological properties of ferroelectric liquid crystals.
  - Posted Jun. 11, 2012
• Ohio Third Frontier Approves $200,000 in Commercialization Grants to Kent State Researchers
  - Posted Jun. 11, 2012
• Kent State University Invests in Flexible Electronics Research to Bolster Regional Economic Development
  - Posted May. 30, 2012
• The Effect of Housing Wealth on College Choice Examined by Kent State Researcher The housing boom that some areas of the country experienced in the late 1990s and early 2000s resulted in dramatic increases in housing values for many households. A new study by researchers at Kent State University and Cornell University found that this growth resulted in changes in college choices by students in those households.
  - Posted May. 30, 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
• 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
• Elementary Students Learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with LEGO® WeDoâ„¢ Robotics at Kent State Knowing that young children are natural engineers, fascinated with how things work and with building and taking things apart, led the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) staff at Kent State University to adopt the LEGO® WeDoâ„¢ Robotics system to help promote elementary content standards for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.
  - Posted May. 11, 2012
• Kent State Professor Receives $390,090 Grant to Continue Groundbreaking Parkinson’s Research Parkinson’s disease affects about 1.5 million Americans, and it often leads to decreased independence and increased reliance on caregivers and the healthcare system for individuals living with it. But research conducted by Kent State University’s Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., shows reduced symptoms of the disease with the use of exercise using motorized bicycles.
  Ridgel, an assistant professor in exercise science/physiology at Kent State, recently received a two-year, $390,900 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work to design and test “smart†motorized bicycles, which could access individual effort, performance, skill level and therapeutic value in order to maximize the benefit.
  - Posted May. 9, 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
• 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