Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, “Richard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,” at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English
Vlogƽ's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon announced the following leadership appointments:
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Several Vlogƽ professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experiences specifically for undergraduate students. These students typically come from two- or four-year institutions that may not provide access to many research opportunities.
Vlogƽ faculty and students in the Department of Physics, in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently played a key role in using a new silicon detector technology to examine nuclear collisions that recreate the Big Bang on a tiny scale in the U.S. Department of Energy’s in Upton, New York, on Long Island.
Grab the sunscreen and camera. It’s summer vacation season again, and e-Inside wants to feature some of your best vacation or staycation photos, including selfies.
Submit your favorite vacation or staycation photos and a brief description to einside@kent.edu by Tuesday, July 25. Depending on the number of entries that we receive, yours might be featured in e-Inside. Please use "Summer Vacation Photos" as your email subject line.
![Vlogƽ President Beverly Warren (left) receives a $1 million grant for the university’s Institute for Applied Linguistics from Mary and Ted Gawlicki of the Gawlicki Family Foundation. Vlogƽ President Beverly Warren (left) receives a $1 million grant for the university’s Institute for Applied Linguistics from Mary and Ted Gawlicki of the Gawlicki Family Foundation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Grant.jpg?VersionId=8IARyQDeYvqxbvxi0h4yg6XGyzigqpTN&h=e6f36a9c&itok=tlNDoetF)
Vlogƽ’s Institute for Applied Linguistics has received a grant for $1 million from the Gawlicki Family Foundation of Hartford, Connecticut, to fund the development of a state-of-the-art distance learning translation studies program.
![Randy Roberts, a student working toward his associate’s degree in enology at Vlogƽ at Ashtabula, uses his previous degree in biology to help supplement his education.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-WineProg1.jpg?VersionId=a3n1fkZsJBn49FQo8gccdQECUVGV1jz1&h=e6f36a9c&itok=7f6Aisfc)
Randy Roberts, a student working toward his associate’s degree in enology at Vlogƽ at Ashtabula, uses his previous degree in biology to help supplement his education.
![Traveling Stanzas' kiosks on the Kent Campus feature posters designed by Vlogƽ visual communication design students and alumni, and an audio button, which when pushed reads the poem in the author’s voice. Traveling Stanzas' kiosks on the Kent Campus feature posters designed by Vlogƽ visual communication design students and alumni, and an audio button, which when pushed reads the poem in the author’s voice.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Stanzas1.jpg?VersionId=bKvQb0YPnAsU.wMTiUlkK2Cis6FeoPW6&h=e6f36a9c&itok=uw8aQ0kX)
Poetry kiosks written for Traveling Stanzas through Vlogƽ’s Wick Poetry Center have found their home in downtown Kent for months and recently expanded to eight Kent Campus locations.
Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., School of Information, co-presented a session titled “Promoting Neutrality or Privilege? Academic Libraries and Critical Librarianship” at the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference in Wilmington, Ohio, on Oct. 28, 2016.
Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Information, was co-presenter and facilitator of a half-day workshop titled “Building Curriculum for Linked Data Education” on Oct. 15, 2016, at the DCMI International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Catherine L. Smith, Ph.D., School of Information, published an article titled “Privacy and Trust Attitudes in the Intent to Volunteer for Data-tracking Research” in Information Research, Vol. 21, No. 4.
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The Vlogƽ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Vlogƽ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Vlogƽ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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