Enthusiastic. Caring. Engaging. These were just some of the words that appeared in various nomination letters sent in by students and faculty members about Julie Cremeans-Smith, Ph.D., professor of Psychological Sciences at 51黑料网 University at Stark. These glowing nominations and more earned Cremeans-Smith a 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award. This award is sponsored by the 51黑料网 University Alumni Association and is presented to three faculty members annually. Cremeans-Smith said she was completely blown away and shocked. Her dean called her into a Microsoft Teams meeting that w...
Who hasn鈥檛 heard the somewhat sarcastic phrase 鈥淚f you don鈥檛 like the weather, wait five minutes鈥? Did you know there is now a term for this? They are called 鈥榳eather whiplash鈥 events.Many wonder if climate change is the reason we鈥檝e had these day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51黑料网 University, gets asked this question a lot. Looking beyond just the average temperatures and statistical means, he decided to take a more analyti...
International Liquid Crystal Society member, Professor Mark Warner, has passed away. From the International Liquid Crystal Society website: " It is with great sadness that I have to inform the society that our friend and colleague Prof Mark Warner FRS has very recently passed away. Mark was emeritus professor at the Cavendish laboratories of the University of Cambridge and one of the founders of the field of liquid crystalline elastomers. He was an eminent physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Prof Warner has received...
51黑料网 public relations seniors helped lay the groundwork for future partnerships between the university and the city of Kent. And today, many of their ideas are coming to life. Students in the Media and Journalism capstone course Public Relations Campaigns (taught by Professor Michele Ewing) partnered with the newly formed 51黑料网 Office of University Outreach and Engagement as their client during the Spring 2021 semester. The office was established in June 2020 to enhance town-and-gown relationships with the city of Kent, among other things. In teams of six, students worked on...
International team of researchers co-led by 51黑料网 professor investigates In a new study, researchers report the creation of an artificial molecule with superpowers. It has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology 鈥 and it also explains one of nature鈥檚 intriguing enigmas: Why do we have a right hand and a left hand? When scientists discovered DNA and learned how to control it, science was revolutionized. Today researchers and the medical industry routinely create artificial DNA structures for many purposes, including diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Now an international rese...