College of Communication & Information
The School of Communication Studies and the School of Digital Sciences are pleased to announce the joint hiring of two new faculty whose interdisciplinary research and academic work will provide students with greater cross-curricular opportunities in the twenty first century. Mina Choi, Ph.D., and David E. Silva, Ph.D., join the College of Communication and Information as assistant professors in both Communication Studies and Digital Sciences. Dr. Choi's research centers on the uses and effects of new communication technologies (i.e., social media, mobile media, telepresence robot, etc.)...
Grand Vision; The Prospects for Radical Change
The two decades of the 60s and 70s were emblematic of political and societal transformations. With the events of May 1968, anti-war protests and womenʼs liberation movement, this climate of unrest marked the emergence of the radical or ʻcounter-designʼ movement which questioned the rationalism and functionalism of
modernity by proposing utopian ideas and manifestos that could reinvent cities and create a revolution in architecture Prospects for Radical Change exhibit offers the chance to explore the projects of fifteen individuals and collectives from this period, half a century after their existence.
Cavs Legion Gaming Club (GC), the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has teamed up with Kent State University Esports in a unique new partnership designed to help grow and strengthen the local gaming community in Northeast Ohio, as well as promote the university’s newly launched collegiate esports program. At the core of the partnership will be the utilization of the recently launched Cavs Legion Esports Center in Cleveland’s Battery Park neighborhood. Kent State Esports will have exclusive branding of the facility’s two sound-proof streaming pods by way of a backdrop...
Renowned scientist Stephen W. Hawking once said, “A lot of prizes have been awarded for showing the universe is not as simple as we might have thought.” Prizes aside, Kent State Geauga Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Sue Clement has made observations in the bedrock of Welton’s Gorge in Geauga County that may change assumptions about the geological age of this region of Ohio. Dr. Clement also discovered a 300-million-year-old, 10-foot Sigillaria tree fossil preserved in the gorge’s sandstone. Dr. Clement has received a modest grant from The Geauga Parks District to further examin...
College of the Arts
Kent State University’s School of Art Collection and Galleries present three exhibitions featuring local and national artists to celebrate fifty years of the School of Art’s studio glass program. The program, one of the first of its kind in the country, was started in 1969 by Henry Halem, professor emeritus and co-founder of the Glass Art Society. Visiting artist lectures and a curator talk will also accompany the exhibitions. Three glass-centric exhibitions will be on view at galleries on and off campus, including a national curated exhibition at the CVA Gallery “Kent State Gla...
Stark Campus: Theatre Auditions for May 4th Voices
The Kent State University at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for "May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970" by David Hassler. Auditions are open to everyone, including students and members of the community. Kent State Stark encourages diversity in casting. Those auditioning may perform a prepared monologue, or work from selected scene excerpts (sides) chosen by the director at the auditions. View website for role descriptions.
What makes a person pursue a reward? And what makes one give up, when that reward becomes too much of a challenge? What causes that burnout? Researchers from the University of Washington and Washington University, along with other collaborators, are seeking answers to those questions. They studied the brains of mice to identify what causes them to stop seeking a reward — in essence, what makes them burn out. In a study published in “Cell” in July, the findings show that burnout is traced to “a set of cells in the brain that seem to drive the urge to give up,” according to a recent arti...