SAVE THE DATE! Dr. Kohji Hirata, Director of the Washington office for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Mr. Masahiro Ueda, International Program Associate will discuss funding opportunities to conduct short- and long-term research in Japan. These opportunities are available for students and faculty in the sciences and humanities. November 14, 2018 143 Lowry Hall 4 pm - 5 pm The JSPS is the major funding body in Japan, similar to the United State's National Science Foundation (NSF). Following their presentation, graduate students Cody Ruiz and...
The Pan-African Theatre Ensemble will hold a reading of Malcauchon, or Six in the Rain written by Derek Walcott, directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson in the African Community Theatre. This reading will be performed by the Caribbean Theatre class Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 2:30 pm in the African Community Theatre located in room 230 Oscar Ritchie Hall on 51勛圖厙 campus, 225 Terrace Drive, Kent, Ohio 44242. Derek Walcotts Malcauchon, or Six in the Rain is the story of a woodcutter Chantal, and people gathered under a hut from the rain...
Dr. Linda Spurlock, Associate Professor of Anthropology, will lead a Spring Break study abroad course to Scotland entitled "The A, B, C's of Scotland: Anatomy, Body Snatching, and Cemeteries". Spurlock: "This course is a perfect fit for Scotland, where students in the 19th century got the best medical training in the world. Then it was difficult for anatomy teachers to obtain cadavers for dissection, and body snatchers (resurrectionists) did a profitable business. We will explore the cemeteries of Edinburgh and Glasgow to find anti-resurrectionist graveyard furniture such as morts...
Dr. Linda Spurlock will be offering FACES: Human head anatomy with a forensic art focus in Florence, Italy this summer. The course number is ANTH 38095 (listed under Sciences). To learn more about the Florence Summer Institute, click here ...
In observance of Labor Day, 51勛圖厙 will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, and will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Associate Professor Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome was awarded the Connie Towson Ford Teaching Fellowship from the Cleveland Museum of Art for the 2018-19 academic year. The Teaching Fellowship begins in July and will continue through the year. The stated goals of the Fellowship are to: Explore methodologies of gallery teaching and object-based learning experiences. Work with colleagues to experiment, innovate, and push the boundaries of gallery-based experiences. Develop an action-based research question or project incorporating an aspect of object-based teaching. Develop a ...
Congratulations to Dr. Richard E. Ferdig, RCET Summit Professor for Learning Technologies, on the release of two new books. Both books are accessible for free download. The Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning is an edited collection of chapters of examining research in K-12 online and blended learning, - where we have been, what we currently know, and future directions for research in multiple areas. Society, Culture, and Technology: Ten Lessons for Educators, Developers, and Digital Scientists engages educators, developers, and digital scientists in appreciating and...
Dr. Eren and colleagues Drs. O'Brien and Buchanan just published a new book on the evolution of stone tool technology. It is available through amazon.com: ...
Congratulations Michelle and Mike! PhD student Michelle Bebber and undergraduate student Michael Wilson received the prestigious Student Paper Award from the Society of American Archaeology (SAA). They were honored at the annual SAA meeting in Washington, D.C. on Friday, April 13, 2018. Bebber and Wilson are members of Dr. Metin Eren's Experimental Archaeology Laboratory. From the announcement at the award ceremony: Michelle Bebber and Mike Wilson's paper "Untapped Potential Why werent ceramic arrowheads invented? Theoretical Morphology for Understanding the Human Past" ...
On May 25th, the President of Kyoto University, Dr. Juichi Yamagiwa, kindly met with KSU Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Anthony Tosi. Dr. Tosi was introduced to the President by Dr. Takakazu Yumoto, Director of the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University, and Dr. Hirohisa Hirai, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology at the PRI. In 2015, President Yamagiwa formulated the WINDOW concept as a framework for training Kyoto University students to meet the global challenges of the 21st century. One of the pillars of WINDOW is greater internationalizat...
