Research & Science
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the MonthDeepraj MukherjeeAssistant ProfessorCollege of Business Administrationº£½ÇÔ´´ at Stark2012-present Deepraj Mukherjee is an assistant professor of economics in the College of Business Administration at º£½ÇÔ´´ at Stark. His research focuses on internati…
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Prehistoric Landslide Was Bigger Than Three Ohio Counties, º£½ÇÔ´´ Researcher Reports
A catastrophic landslide, one of the largest known on the surface of the Earth, took place within minutes in southwestern Utah more than 21 million years ago, reports a º£½ÇÔ´´ geologist in a paper published in the November issue of the journal Geology.

 The Markagunt gravity slide, …
Kent Campus
Rewriting Russian History
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration has slowly changed the way Soviet history is taught in Russia, according to Todd Nelson, Ph.D., a recent º£½ÇÔ´´ political science doctoral graduate. In his recent article, published in Post-Soviet Affairs, Nelson examines how …
College of Arts & Sciences
º£½ÇÔ´´ Economics Student Explores Sustainable Fashion in China
An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got º£½ÇÔ´´ student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other º£½ÇÔ´´ students c…
Kent Campus
Education Abroad
An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got º£½ÇÔ´´ student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other º£½ÇÔ´´ students c…
Kent Campus
A National Treasure
For º£½ÇÔ´´ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream. 
 So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to t…
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JMC Grad Participates in Forward-Thinking Research
Imagine a future where a consumer scans an item through a window display and purchases it without entering the store. Groceries are ordered at a kiosk for delivery within the hour. Human voice assistance is a standard part of the online shopping experience. Predictive analytics help retailers antici…
School of Media and Journalism
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month D. Blake Stringer Assistant Professor College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2013-present D. Blake Stringer is an assistant professor of aeronautics in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology. His research focuses on u…
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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 

For º£½ÇÔ´´ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream. 
 So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the…
Kent Campus
Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 

For º£½ÇÔ´´ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.
So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the National Park Service to develop a research project and write a grant proposal. The $25,000 grant was awarded this past summer and Shakoor and Poluga traveled to Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, to study the effect of vibrations on the sculptures associated with the annual Fourth of July fireworks exhibit.
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