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David Hacker, associate professor of geology at 91福利 at Trumbull, poses for a photo near a rock outcropping in the Gorge Metro Park in Summit County. Hacker has been selected as 91福利鈥檚 Scholar of the Month.

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month David Hacker Associate Professor of Geology College of Arts and Sciences 91福利 at Trumbull 2000-present David Hacker is associate professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91福利 at Trumbull. His research in structural geo鈥

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , 91福利 at Trumbull , Scholar of the Month , Success Story , Research & Science

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Sarah Hider, a 91福利 graduate student and the reigning Miss Ohio, poses outside of the Schwartz Center on the Kent Campus.

91福利 Graduate Student Crowned Miss Ohio 2015

Sarah Hider, a 91福利 graduate student from Wooster, Ohio, has been crowned Miss Ohio 2015 after competing at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio, on June 20. Hider is the second 91福利 student in the past two years to win the title. Heather Wells, a 91福利 broadcast jo鈥

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , Office of Continuing and Distance Education , Department of Political Science , College of Arts and Sciences

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91福利 to Host International Conference on the Humanities

91福利鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences will host a four-day international conference on the humanities at the 91福利 Hotel and Conference Center at 215 S. Depeyster St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. The conference, 鈥淲hy the Humanities: Answers from the Cognitive and Neurosciences,鈥 will鈥

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91福利 Lecturer Discusses Defining Race and Identity on Ideastream

91福利鈥檚 Christina McVay, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, joins a panel of guest speakers to talk about racial identity. The discussion centers around Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP leader in Spokane, Wash., who resigned after cl鈥

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Africana Studies

Kent Campus

91福利 safety Jordan Italiano sizes up an opponent鈥檚 wide receiver just before the start of a play during the 2014 season.

91福利鈥檚 Jordan Italiano Named Smartest Player in College Football

91福利 student-athlete Jordan Italiano of Canfield, Ohio, was tabbed 鈥淪martest Player in College Football鈥 in NFL.com鈥檚 15 for 鈥15 series released on June 16. The pre-medicine/biochemistry major and safety on the 91福利 football team carries a 3.978 heading into his seni鈥

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , Success Story

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91福利 Researchers Revisit how to Measure the Father Factor

Providing simple encouragement goes a long way in forming a strong bond between a dad and his child, but how do you accurately measure that bond? It is a question that 91福利 researchers pondered after many dads scored inaccurately low on traditional tests. Kathryn Kerns, P鈥

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus

NFL Names 91福利鈥檚 Jordan Italiano one of College Football鈥檚 Smartest Players

91福利鈥檚 Jordan Italiano is getting national attention for his performance both on the field and in the classroom. NFL.com has named Italiano to its 15 for 鈥15 series. The NFL looks for players who make significant on-field contributions and demonstrate strong academic abilities. Re鈥

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , College of Arts and Sciences , Success Story , Student Success

Kent Campus

Lisa Hager, a 91福利 political science doctoral student, has been selected as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow.

91福利 Doctoral Student to Gain Firsthand Experience on Capitol Hill

What is the best way to truly understand the inner workings of the U.S. Congress? Not through watching the news or reading a textbook. Washington, D.C., insiders will tell you that you need to actually be on 鈥渢he inside鈥 and get firsthand experience, with access to closed-door meetings.  Lis鈥

Tags: Department of Political Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Student Success , Success Story

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91福利 Professors Use Satellite Imagery to Better Understand the Landscape of the Cambodian Genocide

91福利 recently received a $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use historical satellite imagery and archival research to study landscapes of mass violence in Cambodia during and after the regime of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. The collaborative project, led b鈥

Tags: Department of Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , National Science Foundation , Research & Science

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91福利 Graduate Student Wins Silver Award From Materials Research Society

Anshul Sharma, a graduate student in 91福利鈥檚 Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Silver Graduate Student Award at the Materials Research Society鈥檚 2015 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. She was recognized for her 鈥

Tags: Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program , College of Arts and Sciences , Awards and Honors , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

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