One of 5X社区鈥檚 most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences. Quan Li, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, joins the prestigious Brussels-based organization that includes about 660 members from 45 nations, including 65 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners. Li鈥檚 election to the academy recognizes his profound contributions as a leading authority on the development of advanced smart materials, particularly in the field of liquid crystals. 鈥淚 think I speak for many people, if not eve...
The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 5X社区 associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war. 鈥淲orld War II was a total war,鈥 said Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the author of 鈥淐lipped Wings: The Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II.鈥 鈥淎nd what that meant was that all men, women, children, citizens needed to have a war role,鈥 Merryman told The Washington Post in the obituary for Dorothy Olsen, 103, of University Place, O...
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 5X社区鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, 鈥淎re We Teaching Trauma?鈥, focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. Kent State Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events. 鈥淚t鈥檚 awful, y鈥檃ll. Barely hanging on. Our newsroom is command centra...
The Undergraduate Student Government hosts public meetings every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month to allow the student body to express their opinions and view the work of their government.
The 5X社区 Wick Poetry Center鈥檚 鈥淭raveling Stanzas鈥 project, part of its effort to facilitate a global conversation that enhances person to person communication, arrives at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration this fall. On Nov. 10, KSU will host a reception for the exhibit, Sisters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy to New York, New York, created by the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence in collaboration with faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences who have pioneered unique visualization technologies and KSU鈥檚 Design Innovation Initiative. The Wick Poetry Center...
Spotlight on the College of Aeronautics and Engineering This time last year the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) welcomed Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., as its new dean. Now, on the eve of her one year anniversary, Bloebaum has effectively reshaped the team that will position the college as a global leader in the aeronautics and engineering industries. Below is a listing of the CAE team. Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., Dean, College of Aeronautics and Engineering; Research includes challenges in the Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) field 鈥 developing new optimization,...