College of Arts and Sciences
91ֿ Holds Symposium on “The Neuroscience of the Social Brain” on April 7-8
91ֿ’s fourth annual Neuroscience Symposium will cover the latest research findings on “The Neuroscience of The Social Brain” on April 7-8 at the 91ֿ Hotel and Conference Center located in downtown Kent, Ohio. In a keynote address on April 7 at 7:15 p.m., Jacqueli…
Kent Campus
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’d already earned a dual bachelor’s degree in physics and computer science fr…
College of Arts & Sciences
91ֿ Researchers Publish Breakthrough in Leading Scientific Journal
Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 91ֿ’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, 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…
Kent Campus
91ֿ's Wick Poetry Center to Expand Traveling Stanzas Project With $125,000 in New Funding From Knight Foundation
The Wick Poetry Center at 91ֿ 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…
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. “The challenger is s…
Kent Campus
91ֿ Board Votes to Establish Unified Student Government Across All 91ֿ Campuses
91ֿ Board of Trustees approved establishing a unified student government across all campuses – Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Kent, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas – during its March 9, 2016, board meeting.Each campus’ Undergraduate Student Government is recognized as the…
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 91ֿ, will give a presentation and m…
College of Arts & Sciences
KSU students meet with former U.S. Ambassadors
On February 2, 91ֿ 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…
College of Arts & Sciences
91ֿ Student Liz Schmidt Writes 91ֿ 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: “foster relationships and value people …
Kent Campus
91ֿ Student Liz Schmidt Writes 91ֿ 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: “foster relationships and value people …
Kent Campus