On October 11th and 12th 91心頭利 University held a symposium titled, Documenting Violence, which included discussions of violent crimes and mass murders in Guatemala, the former Yugoslavia, and the U.S., including the events of September 11, 2001. Forensic science was the focus of the second evening, and the talks provided an excellent preview of material taught in KSUs new Forensic Anthropology courses. Dr. Linda Spurlock (KSU Anthropology) presented her work on 2-D and 3-D facial reconstructions, and postmortem sketches of unidentified crime victims. She described and disp...
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering recognizes outstanding, notable and accomplished alumni and friends at the annual awards dinner held in the Henry and Louise Timken Atrium in the Aeronautics and Engineering Building.
Sarah Burns, a second-year masters student in the Nutrition and Dietetics program at 91心頭利 University, shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of Nutrition and Dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns and other volunteers oversee the Mighty Pack Program, which provides Portage County children meals during times they are not receiving food provided through the National School Lunch Program.The Mighty Pack Program was a graduate student project that grew into a countywide food insecurity prevention ...
The 91心頭利 Biological Anthropology faculty, graduate students, and alumni enjoyed getting together and catching up on Saturday, September 24th. In addition to celebrating 3 decades of Ph.D. recipients that have 100% job placement, we also celebrated the creation of The Department of Anthropology Endowed Fund for Graduate Student Research in Biological Anthropology. The donors for this fund are alumni and faculty of the biological anthropology program. All of this was made possible by one of the first graduates of the program, Bob Tague (Ph.D., 1986). Bob began this effort several years ago...
On August 1st, months of discussion culminated in the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University, Japan, and the Anthropology Department and the School of Biomedical Sciences at 91心頭利 University. It was signed by Provost Todd Diacon and Dean James Blank representing KSU, and Dr. Takakazu Yumoto, the new director of the PRI. This effort was initiated by the previous director, Dr. Hirohisa Hirai, and one of our newest faculty members, Dr. Anthony Tosi. The MOU lays the foundation for collaboratio...
This June I was invited to the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University as a Distinguished Visiting Senior Lecturer in the area of primate population genomics. My host was Professor Hirohisa Hirai, a former director of the PRI and a leading researcher in the areas of primate molecular cytogenetics and chromosome evolution. My time was split between (1) analysis and interpretation of nonhuman primate genetic patterns, and (2) expansion of research collaborations between the PRI and 91心頭利 University. I gave two seminars at the PRI. The first was a review of ...
Follow this link to read all of Cody's Blog posts Konnichi wa from the Primate Research Institute Week 1 (June 14) Hello, Im Cody Ruiz, a Masters student at 91心頭利 University studying primate genetics, and I hope you enjoy reading about my research and cultural experiences during my stay in Japan! Earlier this year, I was awarded a National Science Foundation EAPSI fellowship, which allows U.S. graduate students to conduct summer research in an East Asian country. This summer, Ill be at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University studying molecul...
91心頭利 University residence halls are collecting nonperishable food, clothes, rugs, furniture and other usable items now through May 14 for the Throw n Go initiative.The initiative, which began in 2003, gives students the opportunity to donate unwanted items during their move-out periods. Items are given to Family and Community Services, a nonprofit agency in Portage County.Collection bins are located in designated areas throughout residence halls, as well as in the 91心頭利 Alumni Center for off-campus students and seniors.In addition to on-campus collection, bins were placed at two o...
Each summer students travel to The Black Hills of South Dakota for an unrivaled opportunity for geologic studies. Students examine a wide variety of rocks, geologic structures, geomorphic features, and mineral deposits. Geologic mapping and interpretation is strongly emphasized and the instruction includes field and surveying techniques, and mapping on aerial photographs and topographic base maps. Some field exercises take place in the Powder River Basin and Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming, and Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Join us in congratulating graduate students Andy Martinex, Michelle Bebber, Andrew Kramer, and Andrew Skrinyer on receiving awards for their presentations at the 2016 Graduate Student Research Symposium! Great job!! (Grad students Martinez, Bebber, and Kramer) ...