College of Arts and Sciences
Kent State Chemistry Professor's Longtime Collaborator Wins 2014 Nobel Prize For Chemistry
For Robert Twieg, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University鈥檚 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 鈥渉e鈥檚 deserved it for a whil鈥
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Rewriting Russian History
Russian President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 administration has slowly changed the way Soviet history is taught in Russia, according to Todd Nelson, Ph.D., a recent Kent State University political science doctoral graduate. In his recent article, published in Post-Soviet Affairs, Nelson examines how 鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
A National Treasure
For Kent State University 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. 鈥 So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to t鈥
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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 鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Kent State鈥檚 SOLE Center to Host Summit on Learning and Education
Kent State University鈥檚 Science of Learning and Education (SOLE) Center will host 鈥淚mproving Student Achievement: A Summit on Learning and Education鈥 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio, on Oct. 9-10. Researchers from across the country (and one from Australia) in 鈥
Kent Campus
Kent State鈥檚 SOLE Center to Host Summit on Learning and Education
Kent State University鈥檚 Science of Learning and Education (SOLE) Center will host 鈥淚mproving Student Achievement: A Summit on Learning and Education鈥 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio, on Oct. 9-10. Researchers from across the country (and one from Australia) in 鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 鈥
For Kent State University 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. 鈥 So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the鈥
Kent Campus
Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 鈥
For Kent State University 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 the National Park Service to develop a research project and write a grant proposal. The $25,000 grant was awarded this past summer and Shakoor and Poluga traveled to Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, to study the effect of vibrations on the sculptures associated with the annual Fourth of July fireworks exhibit.
College of Arts & Sciences
Speaker to Discuss the Holocaust in Poland
The Kent State University Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a presentation by Annamaria Orla-Bukowska, Ph.D., a social anthropologist at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Cohn Jewish Student Center on the Kent Campus. 鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? Kent State Researchers Study the Stability of National Monument
For Kent State University 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 the 鈥
Kent Campus