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91ֿ’s James Blank Appointed New Dean of Its College of Arts and Sciences

James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of 91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, 91ֿ’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving as interim dean since No…

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91ֿ’s SOLE Center Researchers to Study Informal STEM Learning Experiences With NSF Grant

While most can agree that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) experiences outside of school can be exciting and engaging for young people, there is much that isn’t known about its impact on short-term and long-term learning. How can it best be connected to what students are learn…

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Two 91ֿ Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4, 1970, Voices Documentary

The documentary film May 4th Voices: 91ֿ, 1970, created by two 91ֿ collaborators, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Association’s Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. The Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together all people interested…

Tags: Department of History , Wick Poetry Center , College of Sciences and Humanities , Awards and Honors , May 4

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91ֿ Chemistry Professor's Longtime Collaborator Wins 2014 Nobel Prize For Chemistry

For Robert Twieg, Ph.D., a professor in 91ֿ’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the recent news of his longtime collaborator William E. Moerner winning the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was actually no surprise at all. In fact, he believes that “he’s deserved it for a whil…

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Rewriting Russian History

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration has slowly changed the way Soviet history is taught in Russia, according to Todd Nelson, Ph.D., a recent 91ֿ political science doctoral graduate.  In his recent article, published in Post-Soviet Affairs, Nelson examines how …

Tags: Department of Political Science , College of Sciences and Humanities , History , Research & Science

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A National Treasure

For 91ֿ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream.  
  So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to t…

Tags: College of Sciences and Humanities , Department of Earth Sciences , Success Story , Research & Science

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Geography Awareness Week

November 16-22 Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness to this dangerous deficiency in American education and excite …

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Five College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Honored

On October 24, six 91ֿ educators (five from the College of Arts and Sciences) were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 21st annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference. Three faculty members received the 91ֿ Alumni Association's Distinguished Tea…

Tags: Outstanding Teaching Award , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Geography , Awards and Honors , Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities

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91ֿ’s SOLE Center to Host Summit on Learning and Education

91ֿ’s Science of Learning and Education (SOLE) Center will host “Improving Student Achievement: A Summit on Learning and Education” at the 91ֿ Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio, on Oct. 9-10. Researchers from across the country (and one from Australia) in …

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91ֿ’s SOLE Center to Host Summit on Learning and Education

91ֿ’s Science of Learning and Education (SOLE) Center will host “Improving Student Achievement: A Summit on Learning and Education” at the 91ֿ Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio, on Oct. 9-10. Researchers from across the country (and one from Australia) in …

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