Dr. Valerie Cubon-Bell has been named one of three campus-wide recipients of the Outstanding Teaching Award presented by the University Teaching Council. Each year, 51±¬ÁÏ honors full-time, non-tenure-track and part-time faculty members who are nominated by their students and peers for being among the most dedicated, highly effective and motivated professors at the university. Dr. Cubon-Bell, who is an assistant professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at 51±¬ÁÏ at Trumbull, will receive the award at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12 in 51±¬ÁÏ Trumbull’s...
Nursing Instructor Angela Douglass has been announced a finalist for 51±¬ÁÏ's 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award. Three recipients will be awarded this year on Friday, October 21, 2016. ELIGIBILITY A faculty member must have been on a non-tenure-track or part-time contract at the Kent Campus or any Regional Campus of the University for a minimum of five consecutive years (annually, not necessarily every semester), including the current academic year. Returning emeriti are excluded. Those receiving the awards must be on contract during the Fall semester in which the awar...
51±¬ÁÏ Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature? Andrea L. Case, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51±¬ÁÏ, co-authored an article that may provide some answers to these basic questions in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, which was recently published online. In their article, "Selfish evolution of cy...
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Administrative policy regarding patents
- Definitions. As used in this statement of policy, the following terms have the meaning indicated:
- Inventions. All discoveries, methods, uses, products or combinations whether or not patented or patentable at any time under the Federal Patent Act as now existing or hereafter amended or supplemented.
- University personnel.
Policy Effective Date:
Jun 22, 2025
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Administrative policy and procedures regarding allegations and instances of misconduct in research and scholarship
- Purpose. Recognizing a responsibility for the proper and ethical conduct of research and scholarship by all its personnel and students, and further recognizing that allegations or instances of conduct inconsistent with accepted standards may occur, the university is committed to providing maximal opportunity for fairness and due process. Toward this end the procedures stated herein shall be applied when research misconduct is alleged against any university employee.
Policy Effective Date:
Jun 22, 2025
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Administrative policy regarding staff participation in companies commercializing institutional research
- Purpose. Staff are encouraged to develop discoveries and inventions with commercial potential; however, they should do so with due regard to the broader teaching and research mission of the university.
Policy Effective Date:
Jun 22, 2025
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Administrative policy on financial interest in sponsored projects
- Policy statement. In accordance with state and federal regulations, the university is required to manage, reduce or eliminate any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may be presented by a significant financial interest of an investigator. Thus, the university requires that investigators disclose all significant financial interests that may present an actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to a sponsored project, as defined in rule 3342-10-03.1 of the Administrative Code.
Policy Effective Date:
Jun 22, 2025