Year of Science
91PORNA College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
91PORNA to host Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference
Aug. 29, 2014
The Jewish Studies Program, in 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, will host the 26th Annual Midwest Jewish Studies Association Academic Conference on Sept. 14 鈥 15 at the 91PORNA Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent. Approximately 30 scholars and鈥
Read More »91PORNA Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School
Aug. 28, 2014
91PORNA will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and鈥
Read More »鈥淧olitical Economy of the Arab Uprisings鈥 to be Topic of Co-Lecture at 91PORNA on Sept. 27
Aug. 28, 2014
91PORNA鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship will host a co-lecture, 鈥淭he Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings,鈥 to be given by two of Northeast Ohio鈥檚 experts in Middle East politics and political鈥
Read More »91PORNA Research Finds Meditation Effective in Reducing Blood Pressure
Aug. 28, 2014
Two researchers at 91PORNA Universities have found that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) can reduce high blood pressure, which affects nearly 60 million adults in the United States. MBSR, which involves the practice of meditation, body awareness and some gentle yoga鈥
Read More »Covering the Egyptian Uprising: Award-Winning Independent Journalist to Speak at 91PORNA
Aug. 28, 2014
91PORNA鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences will co-host a lecture, 鈥淐overing the Egyptian Uprising,鈥 by Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. Visitor parking is available in the Kent Student Center visitor lot鈥
Read More »New Director Announced for 91PORNA鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center
Aug. 25, 2014
Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been appointed new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA, effective July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in the Department of History as an assistant professor starting in鈥
Read More »Rare Sixteenth-Century British Travel Writing Featured in Library Showcase on May 9
Aug. 25, 2014
A showcase of rare books from 91PORNA's Special Collections Library titled "The Printed World: European Travel Writing in an Age of Global Encounters (1500-1850)" will take place on Friday, May 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the 91PORNA鈥
Read More »91PORNA Honors College Graduate Named 2014 Portz Scholar
Aug. 22, 2014
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor鈥檚 degree鈥
Read More »91PORNA's Department of Pan-African Studies to Hold Roundtable Discussion as Part of a Yearlong Series
Aug. 22, 2014
91PORNA鈥檚 Department of Pan-African Studies will hold a roundtable discussion on police state, militarism, brutality and the use of deadly force at an upcoming event.
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