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51±¬ÁÏ on Thursdaywill formally launch a two-year, $33.5 million construction project involving renovation and new construction that will bring its visual arts program under one roof for the first time since 1960. The Center for the Visual Arts will be the new home for KSU's School of Art, and it will include the renovation of Van Deusen Hall and the Art Annex, formerly the university's heating plant. Both existing buildings will be linked with new construciton. The new art complex is a series of projects at KSU including a new architecture building.In all, the new visual a...

By Cindy Weiss Over the vast expanse of Lake Erie, sampling the water to test for potentially toxic algal blooms may seem like using a medicine dropper in an ocean. It takes days to collect enough data from enough spots to determine if the algae pose a danger. To cover a larger area more efficiently and better predict future algal blooms, Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor of geology in Kent state University's College of Arts and Sciences, is gathering data from an instrument on board the International Space Station - a hyperspectral imager. From space, it can image the entire lake in...

By Amanda KnauerAs part of the implementation of Kent state University's 2008 Energy Conservation Master Plan, renovations to all residence halls, most academic buildings, auxiliary buildings (Intercollegiate Athletics, Recreational Services, Dining Services) and Regional Campuses have directly resulted in significant environmental and cost-saving developments for the university. A total of 133 buildings underwent renovations under the first three phases with a budget of $51.8 million. From those projects alone, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is the annual equivalent to removin...

As Hayley Matthews, editor-in-chief of DatingAdvice.com, writes, "Judith Gere, Ph.D., is looking to shake things up with her trail-blazing research about how relationships affect our pursuit of life goals. Read the original article on the website, or in the text below: While Dr. Judith Gere may only be in her second year at 51±¬ÁÏ, she has spent the last decade of her life studying relationships, and her work has already made a significant impact on the field. ...

John Johnson, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent Campus  is among the finalists for the distinguished teaching award.  Ten faculty finalists were chosen from a group of more than 250 nominations for this year’s 47th Annual 51±¬ÁÏ Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award. The three recipients of the award will receive a $1,500 cash prize and a crystal apple, and they will be honored at the University Teaching Council Conference luncheon on Friday, Oct 24. Each year, the 51±¬ÁÏ Alumni Association recognizes 51±¬ÁÏ’s outstanding faculty m...

BSCI Information Fair on Tuesday, October 21st, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center rooms 306A-C and 310. Learn about careers in biological sciences, including human and veterinary medicine, environmental and conservation management, research, zoological parks/aquaria and other allied health professions.This event will begin with a panel presentation covering potential majors, graduate programs and careers available to individuals interested in biological sciences. Speakers will share personal experience and advice to empower current undergraduate students to select programs...

51±¬ÁÏ's Field House 463-kilowatt solar array is one of the sites on the 12th Annual Green Energy Ohio Tour on Oct. 3, 4 and 5. The statewide tour, part of the American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour, is free and open to the public. Visitors can park in the Field House parking lot.51±¬ÁÏ staff will be at the Field House to answer questions and to explain the project. On Friday, OcL 3, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Robert Mlsbrener, project manager II in the Office of the University Architect, wlll be on site. Leah Graham, outreach recycllng coordinator in 51±¬ÁÏ's Su...

The groundbreaking ror Kent state University's new Center ror Architecture and Environmental Design will be Oct 3 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and Is free and open to the publlc. The building will serve as the new home of 51±¬ÁÏ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design, bringing all of the programs of the college under one roof. The building will be located between South Lincoln and South WIiow streets,just south of the Lefton Esplanade and across the street from Franklin Hall. Construction on the $47.8 million building, including $3.8 million from donors and Kent state's Colleg...