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Alison Smith will become the new dean of 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in 91�㽶��Ƶ’s Department of Geology and has served in various administrative, research and teaching roles at the university. “Alison Smith brings a wealth of experience and excellence to this position,” said Todd Diacon, 91�㽶��Ƶ’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “She is an accomplished researcher and scholar who combines this success with a fierce commitment to our students. The Honors College will be well served by her lead...

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By immersing themselves deeply in the local culture, students participating in a study abroad program can greatly enhance their overseas experience, personally as well as academically. Understandably, some students are more adept at the immersion process than others – a fact that led the staff at 91�㽶��Ƶ’s Florence Center in Italy to implement a competition among students beginning this spring semester to encourage them to make immersion a rewarding part of their studies. The competition, which is the brainchild of Andy Wyatt, a student advisor at Florence and a former study abroad ...

April 1:  Dr. Robin Selinger is a professor of Chemical Physics in 91�㽶��Ƶ’s Liquid Crystal Institute and a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). She will discuss her research in the area of active matter.     Modeling Defects, Shape Evolution, and Programmed Auto-Origami in Liquid Crystal Elastomers  Active Matter Computer Simulation  Liquid Crystal Institute ...

91�㽶��Ƶ University is among the institutions and businesses in Ohio to share $10 million in grants from the state’s Third Frontier Commission. 91�㽶��Ƶ will share $400,000 with Cleveland State University to help commercialize the inventions that they create through research. The grants are used to give a boost to the state’s economy through startup and other technology companies Learn more from WKSU Learn more from the Akron Beacon Journal ...

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Get On the Move and earn valuable wellness points with lunchtime yoga for faculty and staff. Yoga is offered Tuesdays from 12:15-1 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:15-2 p.m. throughout the spring semester.  These 45-minute sessions are a great way to rejuvenate yourself and take care of your mind, body and spirit. Each session is worth 10 wellness points for those participating in the Wellness Your Way incentive program. Space is limited. Registration is required and open for April and May sessions. Simply select each Tuesday or Thursday session from our wellness calendar to be taken to ...

Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.  Our first ride will take place on Tuesday, April 18, from noon-1 p.m., as Chris John from the Department of Recreational Services will lead us on a 30-40 minute campus ride, as well as around the surrounding community. Please plan to meet at noo...

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