Year of Science
91ֿ College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
Mindy Farmer Selected as the New Director of 91ֿ’s May 4 Visitors Center
Sept. 3, 2014
Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been selected as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91ֿ. She started her new position on July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in 91ֿ’s Department of History as an…
Read More »91ֿ to host Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference
Aug. 29, 2014
The Jewish Studies Program, in 91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences, will host the 26th Annual Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference on Sept. 14 – 15 at the 91ֿ Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent. Approximately 30 scholars and…
Read More »91ֿ Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School
Aug. 28, 2014
91ֿ will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and…
Read More »“Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings” to be Topic of Co-Lecture at 91ֿ on Sept. 27
Aug. 28, 2014
91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host a co-lecture, “The Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings,” to be given by two of Northeast Ohio’s experts in Middle East politics and political…
Read More »91ֿ Research Finds Meditation Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure
Aug. 28, 2014
Two researchers at 91ֿ Universities have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can reduce high blood pressure, which affects nearly 60 million adults in the United States. MBSR, which involves the practice of meditation, body awareness and some gentle yoga…
Read More »Covering the Egyptian Uprising: Award-Winning Independent Journalist to Speak at 91ֿ
Aug. 28, 2014
91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences will co-host a lecture, “Covering the Egyptian Uprising,” by Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. Visitor parking is available in the Kent Student Center visitor lot…
Read More »New Director Announced for 91ֿ’s May 4 Visitors Center
Aug. 25, 2014
Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been appointed new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91ֿ, effective July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in the Department of History as an assistant professor starting in…
Read More »Rare Sixteenth-Century British Travel Writing Featured in Library Showcase on May 9
Aug. 25, 2014
A showcase of rare books from 91ֿ's Special Collections Library titled "The Printed World: European Travel Writing in an Age of Global Encounters (1500-1850)" will take place on Friday, May 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the 91ֿ…
Read More »91ֿ Honors College Graduate Named 2014 Portz Scholar
Aug. 22, 2014
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at 91ֿ, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor’s degree…
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