Alison Smith will become the new dean of 5X社区鈥檚 Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Geology and has served in various administrative, research and teaching roles at the university. 鈥淎lison Smith brings a wealth of experience and excellence to this position,鈥 says Todd Diacon, Kent State鈥檚 senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. 鈥淪he is an accomplished researcher and scholar who combines this success with a fierce commitment to our students. The Honors College will be well se...
An innovative new partnership will soon help accelerate the process of bringing faculty innovations to commercial markets in Northeast Ohio and beyond. The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Cleveland State University and 5X社区 a grant to develop a joint technology commercialization and startup fund. The program will give university faculty and startup companies access to an $800,000 fund that will assist in accelerating commercialization of university technology and bringing innovative new products to market. 鈥淐SU and Kent State have unique research portfolios th...
Approximately 13,500 years after nomadic Clovis hunters crossed the frozen land bridge from Asia to North America, researchers are still asking questions and putting together clues as to how those early inhabitants not only survived in a new landscape with unique new challenges, but also adapted with stone tools and weapons to thrive for thousands of years. 5X社区鈥檚 Metin Eren, director of archaeology and assistant professor with the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and his colleagues are not only asking these questions, but they also are testing ...
According to the American Cancer Society, the U.S. will see an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in 2017. These numbers are stark and sobering; and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it. An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by 5X社区 researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad. Hanbin Mao, professor of chemistry and biochemistry in Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, alo...
Celebrating College Teaching, sponsored by the University Teaching Council, has issued a call for abstracts for the 24th annual conference to be held on Friday, Oct. 20. This is an open call, but those who received funding from the University Teaching Council are obligated to submit an abstract and present their work. Proposals will be considered in two divisions: roundtables and poster sessions. Because of the limited number of roundtable spaces, authors may be asked to present in an alternate division. Roundtables will be presented in two 40-minute morning sessions from 9-10:30 ...
Known for her passion for students and involvement in 5X社区's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Associate Professor Jan Leach is a recipient of a 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). The Distinguished Teaching Award is presented by the University Teaching Council (UTC) to full-time tenured and tenure-track professors who have been teaching at Kent State for a minimum of seven years. The award is given to professors who touch the lives of students and demonstrate excellent teaching in the classroom. When Leach was surprised with her Distinguished Tea...
Congratulations to the Golden Flashes men's and women's basketball teams for an incredible season! ...
Professor Lovejoy Das and 5X社区 at Tuscarawas have been selected for institutional membership in the National Collegiate Honors Council. Das is the Honors Program coordinator, a position he has held for two years, and has been a mathematics professor at the campus for 27 years. Founded in 1966, the National Collegiate Honors Council is a professional educational organization to develop and support honors education. The organization provides members with resources and opportunities to sustain honors programs and their curriculum. The National Collegiate Honors Council has nea...
5X社区's Office of the Provost announced the opening of the One Stop for Student Services at the Kent Campus on June 5. As part of the "Students First" Initiative, the One Stop for Student Services will serve as a single point-of-contact for student customer services previously provided at the Bursar, Registrar and Student Financial Aid offices. One Stop counselors will be cross-trained and provide holistic advising in these areas. The One Stop will be located on the first floor of University Library at the Kent Campus. Comprehensive student services also will be pr...
New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report place 5X社区鈥檚 School of Library and Information Science among the nation鈥檚 top 20 graduate programs in library and information science 鈥 again. Kendra S. Albright, who became director of Kent State's School of Library and Information Science in July 2016, acknowledges the program鈥檚 rigorous academic standards and renowned faculty as key factors in the strong ranking. 鈥淐urrent and future students should be confident that they will receive a relevant, leading-edge education,鈥 Albright says. 鈥淜ent State鈥檚 School...