College of Arts and Sciences
17cҳ’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at 17cҳ hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w…
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The Liquid Crystal Institute
Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, 17cҳ's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.
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17cҳ’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at 17cҳ will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebra…
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17cҳ Prof Keeps his Promise to the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
A decade ago this week, Andrew Curtis, Ph.D., geography professor in 17cҳ’s College of Arts and Sciences, promised the people of New Orleans that he would continue to return and document the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. After the hurricane, Curtis used specialized cameras, eq…
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17cҳ Researchers Identify Clusters of Akron Neighborhoods With High Lead Levels
17cҳ Geography Professor Andrew Curtis and his doctoral student Laura Schuch, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have developed mapping approaches that can help predict neighborhood lead exposure in children, which continues to be a health concern in older neighborhoods including s…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month David Hacker Associate Professor of Geology College of Arts and Sciences 17cҳ at Trumbull 2000-present David Hacker is associate professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 17cҳ at Trumbull. His research in structural geo…
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Political Science Alum Sees No Shortage of Opportunities at 17cҳ
When Michael Guastella was selected to participate in 17cҳ’s Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues, he was excited and honored to be a part of the exclusive internship program. He never expected that the experience he gained would lead to a full-time position as a const…
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17cҳ Graduate Student Crowned Miss Ohio 2015
Sarah Hider, a 17cҳ graduate student from Wooster, Ohio, has been crowned Miss Ohio 2015 after competing at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio, on June 20. Hider is the second 17cҳ student in the past two years to win the title. Heather Wells, a 17cҳ broadcast jo…
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17cҳ to Host International Conference on the Humanities
17cҳ’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a four-day international conference on the humanities at the 17cҳ Hotel and Conference Center at 215 S. Depeyster St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. The conference, “Why the Humanities: Answers from the Cognitive and Neurosciences,” will…
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17cҳ Lecturer Discusses Defining Race and Identity on Ideastream
17cҳ’s Christina McVay, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, joins a panel of guest speakers to talk about racial identity. The discussion centers around Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP leader in Spokane, Wash., who resigned after cl…
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