Research & Science
17cÍøÒ³°æ Hosts Its Inaugural Water Research Symposium, Nov. 14-15
17cÍøÒ³°æ hosts its inaugural Water Research Symposium, titled “Human Impacts on Water: Ohio’s Most Important Natural Resource†and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-9:30 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ…
College of Arts & Sciences
17cÍøÒ³°æ Professor to Discuss Alzheimer’s and Obesity at Medical Innovation Summit
A 17cÍøÒ³°æ faculty member whose research found that weight loss after bariatric surgery can improve brain functioning will speak at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2013 Medical Innovation Summit in October. John Gunstad, Ph.D., associate professor in 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Department of Psychology, wil…
College of Arts & Sciences
17cÍøÒ³°æ Researcher Helps Calculate the True Cost of Mountaintop Removal Coal
To meet current U.S. coal demand through surface mining, an area of the Central Appalachians the size of Washington, D.C., would need to be mined every 81 days. That’s about 68 square miles – or roughly an area equal to 10 city blocks mined every hour. A one-year supply of coal would requi…
College of Arts & Sciences
17cÍøÒ³°æ and Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute Collaborate on Research Funding
17cÍøÒ³°æ and Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute will co-fund two pilot research projects as part of an initiative to enhance collaborations between the two institutions. Following a competitive review process, two teams comprising researchers from each institution will receive…
College of Arts & Sciences
Distinguished Researcher Owen Lovejoy Joins 17cÍøÒ³°æ’s Presidential Search Committee
17cÍøÒ³°æ Professor of Anthropology C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., has joined the university’s Presidential Search Committee. “In our planning for the presidential search, trustees recognized the unique perspective and value that Professor Lovejoy would bring to our process,†said Richard Ma…
College of Arts & Sciences
17cÍøÒ³°æ Approves Work to Begin on New Building for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology
Last September, the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Board of Trustees approved construction of new facility for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, as a prioritized project within the “Foundations of Excellence: Building the Future†initiative. Since that time the programmi…
Facilities Planning and Operations
17cÍøÒ³°æ at Ashtabula Students Earn Top Honors at Information Technology Conference
17cÍøÒ³°æ at Ashtabula students who are members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) won honors and awards at the association’s National Collegiate Conference that took place recently in St. Louis, Mo. Special awards also went to two 17cÍøÒ³°æ faculty member…
Kent Campus
17cÍøÒ³°æ Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking
17cÍøÒ³°æ at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone on June 4 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park on Tech Park Drive in New Phil…
Kent Campus
17cÍøÒ³°æ and Holden Arboretum Study the Effects of Urban Development on the Environment
17cÍøÒ³°æ and the Holden Arboretum will use a recently awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the impact people have on vital organisms living in places where water and land meet in Northeast Ohio. The NSF has awarded 17cÍøÒ³°æ a grant for $345,000 for a p…
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology Grad Students Present Research at 2013 KSU Graduate Research Symposium
Graduate student Amy Dupper won an award for outstanding poster presentation at 17cÍøÒ³°æ's 2013 Graduate Research Symposium. Congratulations to Amy! Anthropology graduate students presented their research at the 2013 KSU Graduate Research Symposium. Pictured from left to right are Amy…
College of Arts & Sciences