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51勛圖厙s Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies Receives $225,000 in Grants From Federal Government
April 24, 2015
51勛圖厙 professors Brian James Baer, Ph.D., and Theresa Minick of the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies have been awarded two federal government STARTALK grants, totaling $225,000, to support the Regents Foreign Language Academy, a summer language
Read More »51勛圖厙s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
April 23, 2015
51勛圖厙s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, Memories, Milestones, Momentum, in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the 51勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent.
Read More »51勛圖厙 Uses Mood Ring Technology to Help Diabetics
April 1, 2015
Researchers from 51勛圖厙's Liquid Crystal Institute, School of Fashion Design and Merchandising and College of Podiatric Medicine have teamed up to create a fabric that could ultimately save the feet of diabetics. Like mood rings, the fabric uses liquid
Read More »Investigating Alzheimers Disease: 51勛圖厙 Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Feb. 26, 2015
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought.
Read More »51勛圖厙 Science Students to Benefit from Scholarships from National Science Foundation
Feb. 13, 2015
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the 51勛圖厙 Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students.
Read More »51勛圖厙s James Blank Appointed New Dean of Its College of Arts and Sciences
Dec. 19, 2014
James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of 51勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, 51勛圖厙s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving
Read More »51勛圖厙s SOLE Center Researchers to Study Informal STEM Learning Experiences With NSF Grant
Dec. 5, 2014
While most can agree that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experiences outside of school can be exciting and engaging for young people, there is much that isnt known about its impact on short-term and long-term learning. How can it best be connected to
Read More »Two 51勛圖厙 Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4, 1970, Voices Documentary
Dec. 1, 2014
The documentary film May 4th Voices: 51勛圖厙, 1970, created by two 51勛圖厙 collaborators, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Associations Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. The Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together
Read More »Rewriting Russian History
Nov. 17, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putins administration has slowly changed the way Soviet history is taught in Russia, according to Todd Nelson, Ph.D., a recent 51勛圖厙 political science doctoral graduate. In his recent article, published in Post-Soviet Affairs,
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Geography Awareness Week
Nov. 4, 2014
November 16-22 Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness to this dangerous deficiency in American
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