Emad Khazraee, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is first author on a paper titled "Evolving Repertoires: Digital Media Use in Contentious Politics," which was presented by co-author James Losey at the International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference in Fukuoka, Japan, on June 10, 2016.
Emad Khazraee, School of Library and Information Science
Join us for the third annual Rainbow Run, coordinated by ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center. This year, we will have a glow run!
The Employee Wellness Office is pleased to feature our ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ faculty for the fall employee wellness speaker series, The Science of Healthy. This speaker series covers happiness and sleep, brain health and exercise, and the science of healthy eating. Topics and guest speakers include the following:
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ employees and their family and friends are eligible for free tickets to each of the events listed (click on the headline to see events).
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s School of Art, School of Theatre and Dance and the Hugh A.
The Wick Poetry Center is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Library of Congress, which will feature the Traveling Stanzas exhibit at the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center.
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Faculty/Staff Bowling League is now accepting new teams, members and substitute bowlers. Bowlers compete weekly on Monday evenings at 6:20 p.m. at Spins Bowl Kent (formerly Bill White’s Twinstar Lanes) on State Route 59 in Kent.
The bowling league is open to all full-time, part-time and retired employees, as well as their families and friends.
The fourth annual Run the World 5K will take place at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ on Saturday, Sept. 8. The race raises money for the Run the World Fund, which provides scholarships for university study abroad programs.
New this year following the race, Main Street Kent, is sponsoring an International Festival downtown.
![Officials from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion pose in this photo with graduating students during the spring 2018 Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados. Officials from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion pose in this photo with graduating students during the spring 2018 Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD%20BACKUP-Spring%202018%20Karamu.jpg?VersionId=Ec2vty5kZbS0SaCP4Si44ql5KoTGmDQT&h=e6f36a9c&itok=htSVpmcw)
Cheers to 50 years of embracing diversity and empowering students of color to be successful. These and more are what ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Student Multicultural Center is celebrating as it marks its golden jubilee this year.
![Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, received a five-year, $487,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, received a five-year, $487,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Photo%20of%20Elizabeth%20Herndon.jpg?VersionId=S.NJaoK5RAun1nOYxsB8FwcO0lsTirLu&h=e6f36a9c&itok=kRrTHivY)
One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Arts and Sciences.
![Graduates of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Child Development Center discuss their experiences at the center. Graduates of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Child Development Center discuss their experiences at the center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video-cdc.jpg?VersionId=419z24guQYxHG2r25eleuWmfo4cN2l.Z&h=e6f36a9c&itok=K_6yhAIb)
Graduates of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Child Development Center discuss their experiences at the center and future aspirations.
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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