College of Communication & Information
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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University on Thursdaywill formally launch a two-year, $33.5 million construction project involving renovation and new construction that will bring its visual arts program under one roof for the first time since 1960. The Center for the Visual Arts will be the new home for KSU's School of Art, and it will include the renovation of Van Deusen Hall and the Art Annex, formerly the university's heating plant. Both existing buildings will be linked with new construciton. The new art complex is a series of projects at KSU including a new architecture building.In all, the new visual a...
By Cindy Weiss Over the vast expanse of Lake Erie, sampling the water to test for potentially toxic algal blooms may seem like using a medicine dropper in an ocean. It takes days to collect enough data from enough spots to determine if the algae pose a danger. To cover a larger area more efficiently and better predict future algal blooms, Joseph D. Ortiz, Ph.D., professor of geology in Kent state University's College of Arts and Sciences, is gathering data from an instrument on board the International Space Station - a hyperspectral imager. From space, it can image the entire lake in...
By Amanda KnauerAs part of the implementation of Kent state University's 2008 Energy Conservation Master Plan, renovations to all residence halls, most academic buildings, auxiliary buildings (Intercollegiate Athletics, Recreational Services, Dining Services) and Regional Campuses have directly resulted in significant environmental and cost-saving developments for the university. A total of 133 buildings underwent renovations under the first three phases with a budget of $51.8 million. From those projects alone, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is the annual equivalent to removin...
College of Arts & Sciences
As Hayley Matthews, editor-in-chief of DatingAdvice.com, writes, "Judith Gere, Ph.D., is looking to shake things up with her trail-blazing research about how relationships affect our pursuit of life goals. Read the original article on the website, or in the text below: While Dr. Judith Gere may only be in her second year at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, she has spent the last decade of her life studying relationships, and her work has already made a significant impact on the field. ...