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College of Arts and Sciences

Theresa Benyo at her office at NASA Glenn Research Center

Becoming a Rocket Scientist

Theresa Benyo already had an exciting and fulfilling career as a project manager at NASA. With a great job, a house, a husband, two kids, and hobbies like musical theatre what more could you want? Academically speaking, she鈥檇 already earned a dual bachelor鈥檚 degree in physics and computer science fr鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Physics ,

College of Arts & Sciences

海角原创 Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 海角原创鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other indust鈥

Tags: Liquid Crystal Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , Research

Kent Campus

海角原创's Wick Poetry Center to Expand Traveling Stanzas Project With $125,000 in New Funding From Knight Foundation

The Wick Poetry Center at 海角原创 will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akro鈥

Tags: Wick Poetry Center , Traveling Stanzas , Grants , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of English

Kent Campus

Brain Waves of Tibetan Monks Could One Day Help Students in the West

Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibetan monks have practiced analytic meditation - where they memorize a Buddhist text and then attempt to deepen their understanding of this material by joining in debate pits lead by a senior monk, known as the challenger. 鈥淭he challenger is s鈥

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus

海角原创 Board Votes to Establish Unified Student Government Across All 海角原创 Campuses

海角原创 Board of Trustees approved establishing a unified student government across all campuses 鈥 Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Kent, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas 鈥 during its March 9, 2016, board meeting. Each campus鈥 Undergraduate Student Government is recognized as鈥

Tags: Board of Trustees , Undergraduate Student Government , College of Arts and Sciences , Residence Services , Division of Student Life , Enrollment , Dining Services , Intercollegiate Athletics

Kent Campus

Political Science Professor to Discuss Middle East Alliances at Hudson Library on Feb. 17

On Feb. 17, the Hudson (Ohio) Library & Historical Society will host a Great Decisions discussion on Middle East Alliances at 7 p.m. Steven Hook, Ph.D., professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences at 海角原创, will give a presentation and m鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Political Science ,

College of Arts & Sciences

CAS Learning community students attended one of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs speaker series at the Union Club of Cleveland. The speaker of the evening was Ambassador Steven Pifer.

KSU students meet with former U.S. Ambassadors

On February 2, 海角原创 students in the College of Arts and Sciences Learning Community were given a unique opportunity to hear a former United States Ambassador speak on foreign policy issues and U.S.-Russian relations. Steven Pifer, who formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine and i鈥

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College of Arts & Sciences

海角原创 sophomore Liz Schmidt poses in the Student Multicultural Center after taking top honors with her 鈥淐ompassionate Communities鈥 essay.

海角原创 Student Liz Schmidt Writes About Compassion to End Injustice, Takes Top Honors

When you first meet Liz Schmidt, an instant friendship emerges, filled with conversation illuminated with respect and kindness. Her friendly disposition and welcoming nature, coupled with her sense of adventure, reflects the social responsibility she lives by: 鈥渇oster relationships and value people 鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Center for Applied Conflict Management , Department of Political Science , Success Story

Kent Campus

海角原创 sophomore Liz Schmidt poses in the Student Multicultural Center after taking top honors with her 鈥淐ompassionate Communities鈥 essay.

海角原创 Student Liz Schmidt Writes About Compassion to End Injustice, Takes Top Honors

When you first meet Liz Schmidt, an instant friendship emerges, filled with conversation illuminated with respect and kindness. Her friendly disposition and welcoming nature, coupled with her sense of adventure, reflects the social responsibility she lives by: 鈥渇oster relationships and value people 鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Center for Applied Conflict Management , Department of Political Science , Success Story

Kent Campus

海角原创 Professor, Wick Poetry Center Earn University鈥檚 Diversity Awards

Molly Merryman, 海角原创 associate professor of sociology and founding director of the 海角原创 Women鈥檚 Center, has been awarded the university鈥檚 2016 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with 海角原创 who have 鈥

Tags: Awards and Honors , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Wick Poetry Center , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus