College of Sciences and Humanities
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Mark Bracher Professor of English College of Arts and Sciences 1985-present Mark Bracher is a professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how literary studies can promote social justice and psychological development. Bracher investiga…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Psychology Professor Invited To White House Workshop
91¿´Æ¬Íø Psychology Professor John Dunlosky will participate in the White House Workshop on Bridging Neuroscience and Learning on Friday, Jan. 23, in Washington D.C.Dunlosky will provide expert input about the current state of research relevant to neuroscience-based interventions for im…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience
91¿´Æ¬Íø student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy. With the help of his participation in Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s James Blank Appointed New Dean of Its College of Arts and Sciences
James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving as interim dean since No…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø’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…
Two Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4, 1970, Voices Documentary
The documentary film May 4th Voices: Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø, 1970, created by two 91¿´Æ¬Íø 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…
Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Chemistry Professor's Longtime Collaborator Wins 2014 Nobel Prize For Chemistry
For Robert Twieg, Ph.D., a professor in 91¿´Æ¬Íø’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…
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 91¿´Æ¬Íø political science doctoral graduate. In his recent article, published in Post-Soviet Affairs, Nelson examines how …
A National Treasure
For 91¿´Æ¬Íø 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…
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 …
