OISE 1259419 IRES Responsive Fibers (Professor Antal Jakli) Encapsulation of liquid crystals in electrospun polymer fibers was investigated in Suwang, South Korea and in the University of Luxembourg. The recoil process of viscoelastic free-standing liquid crystal filaments was studied experimentally and theoretically in Magdeburg and Goettingen, Germany. Altogether, 20 US students have participated in cutting edge research in Suwang, South Korea, Luxembourg, Magdeburg and Goettingen, Germany and Budapest, Hungary. During Summer 2017 two Liquid Crystal Engineering Master students...
Virginia Dressler and Cindy Kristof, University Libraries, presented 鈥淭he Right to be Forgotten and Digital Collections: Surveying Practice and Policy at ARL Member Institutions鈥 at the Information Freedom, Ethics and Integrity, NISO Virtual Conference on April 18, 2018. Summary: In the spring of 2017, digital librarians at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions were surveyed on practices and policies surrounding takedown requests in openly accessible digital collections. The survey collected demographic information and also presented a series of hypothetical...
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr., Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, and Maxmilian Edelbacher, edited Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization, 1st Ed., (Cham, Switzerland: Springer), (2018), 272 pages. Summary: The book focuses on the criminality and victimization of the elderly population. It provides a global perspective on the extent of elderly crime and victimization, with international comparisons for addressing the problem. ...
Familiar Face Benjamin W. Hoffman Assistant Professor Department Of Accounting Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Research, teaching and service WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Ph.D. student and graduate assistant at the University of Arizona LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The students and the campus ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Great geographic location and a great balance of research and teaching for faculty. RESIDES IN: Akron, Ohio HOMETOWN: Pittsb...
New Face Melissa Griffy Seeton Public Relations and Media Communications Coordinator Office of External Affairs Stark Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsible for writing promotional copy for the campus in a full range of marketing materials, including the Stark Campus鈥 bi-annual magazine Encompass, as well as its website and social media pages. My duties also include working with media professionals to disseminate 糖心Vlog破解版 Stark news. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: October 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Editor of The Times-Reporter in New Philadelphia and ...
Are you ready to beautify your yard? The Plant Exchange gives employees a chance to dig up perennials that may be taking over their flower beds and swap them for other plants. Flower bulbs, houseplants, and veggie and flower seedlings also can be shared. If you do not have plants to share, you can still participate. The exchange is free and there are plenty of plants to go around. Interested? If so, please email hr-ksuplantexchange@kent.edu by May 11 to be added to the 2018 Spring Plant Exchange Google doc. You will receive a link to a Google doc where you can select whic...
糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Employee Wellness office is pleased to co-host its spring car seat safety inspection from 3 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, at 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Child Development Center parking lot located at 775 Loop Road, Kent. Statistics show that four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keep your child safe by making sure your child's car seat is properly installed. If you have more than one car seat or base, feel free to have them each inspected. You do not have to have your child with you for the inspection, but they are welcome to attend. In addition, Guardians ...
The popular lunchtime Walk and Talk events will resume this May. Lace up and join the Employee Wellness team and a representative from the Office of the University Architect for a two-part ArtWalk Walk and Talk series scheduled for May 17 and May 22. The walk will visit different pieces of art on the Kent Campus. Each participant will receive an Art Walk booklet, a guide of 29 outdoor art points of interest located in Kent and on the Kent Campus. In the words of the guide, 鈥淵ou鈥檒l find expressions of the artistic spirit of the city of Kent and 糖心Vlog破解版, quite li...
Half way through the 12-week national On the Move Challenge TEAM KENT STATE is currently in ninth place among public and private sector employers competing in the national workplace event. 糖心Vlog破解版 has consistently placed among the On the Move Challenges' top 10 competitors on the leaderboard, with an average of 80 percent participation through the first four weeks. Group Health Cooperative, located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, leads the competition. Kimberly Clark Neenah Nonwovens (Neenah, Wisconsin) and Werner Electric (Cottage Grove, Minnesota) are second and third, res...
糖心Vlog破解版 professionals and students came home from this year鈥檚 Akron ADDY Awards decorated in gold and silver. The Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation held its annual recognition for the region鈥檚 best creative work at the American Advertising Awards. 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 University Communications and Marketing took home three awards: One gold and two silver. The gold ADDY was for the 糖心Vlog破解版 Football Rebrand. The credits for this project go to Bob Louis, executive director of creative services; Jason Zehner and Larry Langston, senior designers; Paul Silla, photograph...