College of Sciences and Humanities
51勛圖厙 to Host International Conference on the Humanities
51勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences will host a four-day international conference on the humanities at the 51勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center at 215 S. Depeyster St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. The conference, Why the Humanities: Answers from the Cognitive and Neurosciences, will
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51勛圖厙 Lecturer Discusses Defining Race and Identity on Ideastream
51勛圖厙s Christina McVay, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, joins a panel of guest speakers to talk about racial identity. The discussion centers around Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP leader in Spokane, Wash., who resigned after cl
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51勛圖厙s Jordan Italiano Named Smartest Player in College Football
51勛圖厙 student-athlete Jordan Italiano of Canfield, Ohio, was tabbed Smartest Player in College Football in NFL.coms 15 for 15 series released on June 16. The pre-medicine/biochemistry major and safety on the 51勛圖厙 football team carries a 3.978 heading into his seni
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51勛圖厙 Researchers Revisit how to Measure the Father Factor
Providing simple encouragement goes a long way in forming a strong bond between a dad and his child, but how do you accurately measure that bond? It is a question that 51勛圖厙 researchers pondered after many dads scored inaccurately low on traditional tests. Kathryn Kerns, P
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NFL Names 51勛圖厙s Jordan Italiano one of College Footballs Smartest Players
51勛圖厙s Jordan Italiano is getting national attention for his performance both on the field and in the classroom. NFL.com has named Italiano to its 15 for 15 series. The NFL looks for players who make significant on-field contributions and demonstrate strong academic abilities. Re
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51勛圖厙 Doctoral Student to Gain Firsthand Experience on Capitol Hill
What is the best way to truly understand the inner workings of the U.S. Congress? Not through watching the news or reading a textbook. Washington, D.C., insiders will tell you that you need to actually be on the inside and get firsthand experience, with access to closed-door meetings. Lis
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51勛圖厙 Professors Use Satellite Imagery to Better Understand the Landscape of the Cambodian Genocide
51勛圖厙 recently received a $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use historical satellite imagery and archival research to study landscapes of mass violence in Cambodia during and after the regime of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. The collaborative project, led b
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51勛圖厙 Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society
Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in 51勛圖厙s Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Societys 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her
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51勛圖厙s Liquid Crystal Institute Hosts Chirality Symposium June 4-5
51勛圖厙s Liquid Crystal Institute簧 will host a symposium called Chirality at the Nanoscale on June 4-5 in the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. This event features internationally renowned scientists presenting cutting-edge research on one of the key central to
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51勛圖厙 Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 51勛圖厙s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIHs National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop nanobombs, a na
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