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College of Arts and Sciences

51爆料 Holds Symposium on 鈥淭he Neuroscience of the Social Brain鈥 on April 7-8

51爆料鈥檚 fourth annual Neuroscience Symposium will cover the latest research findings on 鈥淭he Neuroscience of The Social Brain鈥 on April 7-8 at the 51爆料 Hotel and Conference Center located in downtown Kent, Ohio. In a keynote address on April 7 at 7:15 p.m., Jacqueli鈥

Tags: Neuroscience , College of Arts and Sciences , Research

Kent Campus

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 , NASA , Theresa Benyo , Year of Science

College of Arts & Sciences

51爆料 Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 51爆料鈥檚 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

51爆料's Wick Poetry Center to Expand Traveling Stanzas Project With $125,000 in New Funding From Knight Foundation

The Wick Poetry Center at 51爆料 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

51爆料 Board Votes to Establish Unified Student Government Across All 51爆料 Campuses

51爆料 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 51爆料, will give a presentation and m鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Political Science , Foreign Policy , Middle East

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, 51爆料 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

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Learning Community

College of Arts & Sciences

51爆料 sophomore Liz Schmidt poses in the Student Multicultural Center after taking top honors with her 鈥淐ompassionate Communities鈥 essay.

51爆料 Student Liz Schmidt Writes 51爆料 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

51爆料 sophomore Liz Schmidt poses in the Student Multicultural Center after taking top honors with her 鈥淐ompassionate Communities鈥 essay.

51爆料 Student Liz Schmidt Writes 51爆料 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