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COMM Assistant Professor Jennifer L. McCullough, Ph.D., co-authored “How Do You Like Your Forgiveness? Communication Style Preferences and Effects” in Communication Studies Vol. 68, No. 5, 2017, 568-587.  Her co-writers included: Andy J. Merolla, Ph.D., an assistant professor of interpersonal communication at the University of California - Santa Barbara; Shuangyue Zhang, Ph.D., an associate professor of communication studies at Sam Houston State University in Texas; and Shaojing Sun, Ph.D., a professor of journalism at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.  According to th...

Todd Diacon, Ph.D., 51�Թ��� provost and senior vice president, has appointed COMM Associate Professor Suzy D’Enbeau, Ph.D., to the university-level Promotion Advisory Board (PAB) for AY 2017-18.  According to Sue N. Averill, Ph.D., associate provost for Faculty Affairs, the PAB is made up of two panels, each of which deals with approximately one-half of the total number of Kent Campus promotion candidacies. It is the faculty advisory body which reviews and makes recommendations to the provost with regard to candidacies for promotion in rank that have been favorably recommen...

The Devin C.G. Moore Memorial Scholarship has been established in honor of 51�Թ��� student Devin Christian Gregory Moore. A senior broadcast journalism student, Devin died suddenly on Dec. 6, 2017, while playing basketball with friends. His parents, Christa Poole and Darryl Moore, established the scholarship in Devin’s honor, and it will be awarded to an underrepresented/minority student pursuing a degree in journalism, with an interest in broadcast journalism. Devin hosted a radio show on Black Squirrel Radio and was an entertainment reporter for 51�Թ��� Student Media’s TV2. ...

Recent research has uncovered that up to 5 percent of the DNA of many modern humans originated from ancient interbreeding with Neanderthal populations. This raises the broader question of whether a species’ genetic makeup includes genes brought together through occasional episodes of hybridization. Are we an amalgamation of DNA from a variety of interbreeding species? Did such hybridization happen throughout the 7 million years of human evolution? “Occasionally,” said Anthony J. Tosi, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51�Թ���. To a...

Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to be recognized by the Cleveland Critics' Circle for achievements during its 2017 Season. The annual Cleveland Critics Circle Theater Awards, released on December 18, 2017, awarded Porthouse Theatre's production of "Newsies" honors in the categories of Best Musical, Best Director of a Musical, Best Music Direction, and Best Choreography. Porthouse was also recognized for Superior Achievement in several other categories. Porthouse Theatre's production of Disney's "Newsies," an area premiere, was recognized as 2017's Best Musical productio...

Anne Heller’s face was getting red as she pedaled the stationary bike. The 59-year-old Cuyahoga Falls resident had agreed to take part in experiments at 51�Թ��� using a bike developed by researcher Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., in 51�Թ���'s College of Education, Health and Human Services, to help ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. While Ms. Heller was doing her best to maintain the pedaling speed, it was actually the bike that was setting the pace. The automated Dynamic Cycle was trying to force Heller to keep up. While the workout was a bit grueling at times, Ms. Heller sai...