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![Rui Liu, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, leads a discussion in a classroom on the third floor of Taylor Hall. Liu has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month. Rui Liu, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, leads a discussion in a classroom on the third floor of Taylor Hall. Liu has been selected as Kent State’s Scholar of the Month.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/ScholarLIU-1500x800.jpg?VersionId=0onZm4ec.RehTd9C7yufV4A2IA1jX6pv)
Scholar of the Month
Rui Liu
Assistant Professor
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
2013-present
Rui Liu is an assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His research primarily focuses on resilient infrastructure, especially in…
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![Kent State student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy. Kent State student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Wyatt-photo-1---1500x800---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=T5AbLfU5ae_DBLDRLlcnEbhvQhTJ9wXU)
Kent State University student Andrew Wyatt’s research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy.
President Barack Obama’s recent decision to chart a new course in our country’s relationship with Cuba focuses on creating a new ally while empowering the Cuban people. Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana…
James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, Kent State’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving…
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![Kent State is closed from December 24th to January 1st for Holiday Break](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/closed.jpg?VersionId=z0oQwOgZr3zB5bV_GhYfcrAIZsSCA3jY)
Kent State University's non-essential offices will be closed Dec. 24 - Jan. 1.
Faculty and staff, the Division of Human Resources has prepared a helpful resource page about the holiday schedule.
Everyone…
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![The members of the Kent Clarks, a Kent State student organization, hold an evening practice session in the Center for the Performing Arts to prepare for a performance at the White House. The members of the Kent Clarks, a Kent State student organization, hold an evening practice session in the Center for the Performing Arts to prepare for a performance at the White House.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Clarks1press---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE.jpg?VersionId=PGOV7IIWU72td902.06IpNhk.7KdEIJ5)
A Kent State University student a cappella singing group spent part of their holiday break traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. The Kent Clarks, an organization made up of students pursuing all types of majors who…
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) inducted Kent State University’s Michele Ewing, APR, into its College of Fellows at the 2014 International Conference in Washington, D.C. Ewing is a public relations associate professor in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass…