Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in Kent State University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world鈥檚 largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. This year, 396 members have been awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. As part of the Section on Anthropology, Dr. Norconk, a primatologist, was elected as an AAAS Fellow for her distinguished contributions to...
It is not just the innovation economy that benefits from intersections between disciplines 鈥 it鈥檚 the 鈥榚xecution economy鈥 and most any sector that鈥檚 experiencing rapid change 鈥 or should we say acknowledges it. It鈥檚 indisputable. The world is changing at an accelerated rate. Climate change, advanced technologies, the information economy, globalization, rapid urbanization, changing demographics 鈥 all have radical impacts on what we design, how we design and construct it. In the past several decades, buildings have become radically more complex, involving greater integration, higher performance,...
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Panelists spoke to a packed house of approximately 80 people at the "Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis" discussion held Nov. 17. Speakers included: Eka Anthony, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Anuj Gurung, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science Department at Kent State University; Brooke Davis, United States Middle Eastern Regional Vice President for International Justice Mission鈥檚 (IJM) National Student Leadership Team (NSLT) and communication studies major; Ka Thi Sa (Kathy), a former refugee from Thailand; Neema Tamang, a Nepali int...
KENT STATE TEAM CAPTURES 鈥淧EOPLE鈥橲 CHOICE鈥 VOTE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION On Monday, November 13, 2017, the Kent State College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The Kent State team, whose idea focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity, won the 鈥淧eople鈥檚 Choice鈥 award, after over 300 people visited the three exhibits and voted for their favorite. This yea...
Kent State University kicked off the season of giving early this year on Nov. 1 with the launch of its 2017 Giving Tuesday campaign. In a departure from efforts of past years, the university extended the fundraising initiative through the entire month of November, leading up to Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, on Nov. 28. Giving Tuesday is the unofficial worldwide beginning to a season of philanthropic giving to nonprofits that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Keeping with her personal tradition, Kent State President Beverly Warren has pledged $25,000 to the Presidentia...