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Communication Scholar to Discuss How New Technologies Make Work More Visible

The С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ School of Communication Studies has named communication scholar Paul Leonardi, Ph.D., the L. Leroy Cowperthwaite Communication Lecturer. Professor Leonardi will visit campus Sept. 17-19 to meet one-on-one with undergraduate and graduate students and faculty to review t…

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University Teaching Council Awards Grant to Assistant Communication Studies Professor to Review Software Applications

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµâ€™s University Teaching Council (UTC) awarded Aaron Bacue, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies (COMM), a 10-week Summer Teaching Development Grant (STDG) to test two software applications aimed at improving student-learning outcomes in COMM’s b…

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George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ alumnus, smiles with С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ President Beverly J. Warren.

Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ

George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ alumnus. “George and Mary Jane both have a passion and d…

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The 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) is in Prague from May 24 to 28, 2018.

Faculty, Students Travel to Prague to Present at International Communication Association Conference

A mix of faculty and students from the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ School of Communication Studies (COMM) will present their latest research during the 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) May 24 to 28 in Prague. With more than 80 percent of its global communication …

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Pictured from left to right are Dr. John Dunlosky, Jessica Janes, Nola Daley, and Dr. Katherine Rawson

Psychological Sciences Graduate Students Awarded NSF Fellowships

If you compare the fields of medicine and education you would find that the former bases its practices on empirical scientific research whereas education is mainly driven by intuition. However, cognitive psychology researchers at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ who investigate student achievement are trying t…

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С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study affective disorders.

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Receives $2.7 Million Grant to Study Affective Disorders

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people are currently living with depression.

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CCI Spring 2018 Research Colloquium to Highlight the Process of a Research Agenda

The next Spring 2018 CCI Research Colloquium presentation will take place at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, April 6, in Rm. 332 of the University Library.   Danielle Sarver Coombs, Ph.D., the College of Communication and Information interim associate dean for research and graduate education, â€¦

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KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain

The College of Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for the sixth annual Neuroscience Symposium on April 25-26, 2018 at the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Hotel and Conference Center. This year's topic is "The Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain," with John Cryan, PhD, as our keynote speaker on Wednesday A…

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С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Chemists Reveal Changes in the Density and Chemical Composition of Major League Baseballs

Are the new Major League baseballs "juiced"? An article on FiveThirtyEight.com goes to bat on this controversial topic and has drawn interest from several other media outlets, including ESPN, USA Today and CBS Sports to name a few.  Commissioned by ESPN Sport Science, researchers i…

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