Anti-War Movements in the U.S. Oct 7, 2009
The 1970 shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University during a protest against the invasion of Cambodia became a rallying cry (and the inspiration for Neil Young's haunting song "Ohio"). Not until George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq in 2003 did the peace movement come near the levels of anger that defined the Vietnam War. (Time.com)
St. Pete doc attends White House event Oct 6, 2009
She received her medical degree at the six-year combined B.S. and M.D. program at Kent State University and Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine. Most Read Stories. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Grebeck to be inducted into hall Oct 5, 2009
The 13th Annual Somerset County Oldtimers Baseball Association will hold its Hall of Fame Induction Banquet Oct. 17 at the Berlin Community Building (Somerset Daily American, PA)
'Ardi' skeleton offers new clues on evolution Oct 3, 2009
"In fact, what Ardipithecus tells us is that we as humans have been evolving to what we are today for at least 6 million years," C. Owen Lovejoy, an evolutionary biologist at Kent State University and project anatomist, said Thursday. Don't Miss. (CNN)
Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi': First Major Analysis Of Early Hominid Published In Science Oct 2, 2009
The primary authors are Tim White of the University of California, Berkeley, Berhane Asfaw of Rift Valley Research Service in Addis Ababa, Giday WoldeGabriel of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Gen Suwa of the University of Tokyo, and C. Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University. "These are the results of a mission to our deep African past," said WoldeGabriel, who is also Project co-Director and geologist. (Science Daily)
4.4-million-year-old fossil could reshape human origins Oct 2, 2009
So that could mean that while humans didn't diverge much from their evolutionary ancestors, "chimps and gorillas look like really special evolutionary outcomes," says Science study author Owen Lovejoy of Ohio's Kent State University. The species was first discovered in fragments in 1992. (USA Today -- Tech)
Oldest pre-human revealed Oct 2, 2009
In one of the Science papers published today, Owen C. Lovejoy, a renowned biological anthropologist at Kent State University in Ohio, argues that Ardi's teeth offer strong evidence that the Ardipithecus tribe had already evolved to become pair-bonded. "This is absolutely central to human evolution," Lovejoy said in a phone interview this week. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Pre-human ancestor lived 4.4 mil years ago Oct 2, 2009
Owen Lovejoy, an evolutionary biologist at Ohio's Kent State University, said Ardi is "an image of what our early ancestors must have looked like.". Ardi's hands, feet, pelvis and teeth are more like the bones of modern humans than of chimpanzees or gorillas. (AZCentral -- News)
Ardi the Ethiopian fossil 'earliest human ancestor' Oct 2, 2009
"She has opposable great toes and she has a pelvis that allows her to negotiate tree branches rather well," explained team-member Professor Owen Lovejoy, from Kent State University, Ohio. "So half of her life is spent in the trees; she would have nested in trees and occasionally fed in trees, but when she was on the ground she walked upright pretty close to how you and I walk," he told BBC News. (BBC News -- Africa)
"Ardi" Humanity's Oldest Ancestor Oct 2, 2009
This older skeleton reverses the common wisdom of human evolution, said anthropologist C. Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University. Rather than humans evolving from an ancient chimp-like creature, the new find provides evidence that chimps and humans evolved from some long-ago common ancestor - but each evolved and changed separately along the way. (CBS News)
Long-Awaited Research on a 4.4-Million-Year-Old Hominid Sheds New Light on Last Common Ancestor Oct 2, 2009
Ardi is, in fact, "so rife with anatomical surprises, that no one could have imagined it without direct fossil evidence," wrote C. Owen Lovejoy, a professor of at Kent State University in Ohio, and his colleagues in a summary of one of the papers. Among the surprises: Ardi's jaw and limbs show she was a forest-dwelling omnivore, not a fruit-eater like today's chimps or an open savanna dweller like other. (Scientific American)
SAY HI TO ARDI: Meet Your Oldest Ancestor Oct 2, 2009
"This may be the most important specimen in the history of evolutionary biology," said C. Owen Lovejoy, an at Kent State University in Ohio, in an interview with ABCNews. com. (ABC News)
'Ardi' research scrambles evolution ideas Oct 2, 2009
One of the project's principal investigators, C. Owen Lovejoy, associate professor of biological anthropology at Kent State University, said 17 years of much anticipated research to describe Ardipithecus ramidus provides a fresh line of information with which to better understand human evolution. Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Ardi displaces Lucy as oldest hominid skeleton Oct 2, 2009
"The novel anatomy that we describe in these papers fundamentally alters our understanding of human origins and early evolution," said anatomist and evolutionary biologist C. Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University, a scientist with the project. In a summary article in Science, Lovejoy wrote that these and other behaviors "would have substantially intensified male parental investment a breakthrough adaptation with anatomical, behavioral, and physiological consequences for early hominids and for... (EurekAlert!)
4.4-Million-Year-Old Fossil Brings Huge Surprises About Human Origins Oct 2, 2009
"It took years as a consequence of looking at things like the wrist bone to figure it all out, because we've never seen anything like this before," says C Owen Lovejoy, a professor of anthropology at Kent State University. Ardi is 1. (W-USA News, DC)
Ardi Is a New Piece for the Evolution Puzzle Oct 2, 2009
"This skeleton flips our understanding of human evolution," says Kent State University anthropologist C. Owen Lovejoy, a member of the Middle Awash team. "It's clear that humans are not merely a slight modification of chimps, despite their genomic similarity.". (Time.com)
Skeleton reshapes story of human origins Oct 2, 2009
This older skeleton reverses the common wisdom of human evolution, said anthropologist C. Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Oldest "Human" Skeleton Found--Disproves "Missing Link Oct 2, 2009
"What Ardi tells us is there was this vast intermediate stage in our evolution that nobody knew about," said Owen Lovejoy, an anatomist at Kent State University in Ohio, who analyzed Ardi's bones below the neck. "It changes everything.". (National Geographic)
Ardi's Secret: Did Early Humans Start Walking for Sex? Oct 2, 2009
According to Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University, it all comes down to food, and sex. In apes both modern apes and, presumably, the ancient ancestors of Ardipithecus males find mates the good old-fashioned apish way: by fighting with other males for access to fertile females. (National Geographic)
Cabrera proves worth with solid year Sep 30, 2009
Devonte Smith, who is currently attending Kent State University and majoring in nursing, is the inaugural recipient. He'll receive a $2,000 scholarship to be used toward his education, and he'll be honored before Tuesday's game. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Low-gravity Space Station Lab Used To Study Crystal Growth Sep 23, 2009
17, 2006) Findings of Kent State University scientists indicate that manipulating the size of colloids, micron-sized or nanometer-sized particles, can produce huge changes in the material properties of liquid. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Myriad Genetics Elects Louise Phanstiel and Lawrence Best to Its Board of Directors Sep 22, 2009
Mr. Best received a B.B.A. degree from Kent State University. "We are extremely pleased to welcome Louise and Larry as new members of Myriad Genetics' Board of Directors," said Peter Meldrum, President and Chief Executive Officer of Myriad. (Primezone Releases)
Bulldogs Finish Fourth at Iona Meet of Champions Sep 21, 2009
The team champion for the day was Kent State University, which ended the meet with 59 points, while the individual champion of the meet was Kent Finan of the University of Cincinnati (25:21. 06). (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Buddhist to teach peace, compassion this weekend Sep 8, 2009
Pittsburgh played a pivotal role in his spiritual journey when he came here in 1970 for the funeral of his best friend's girlfriend, Allison Krause, who was killed during antiwar protests at Kent State University in Ohio. His search for personal, community and global peace in the wake of that tragedy took him to France, India, Nepal and Tibet, where he embraced Tibetan Buddhism. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Design Research Points The Way So You Won't Get Lost At The Hospital Sep 7, 2009
In addition, students from California Polytechnic State University, Iowa State University and Kent State University have also been developing symbols to be part of the fall 2009 test group. According to Partida, each school was asked to create 15-20 symbols that would be added to a collection of 28 symbols, created by professionals, already in use nationally. (Science Daily)
Designers create symbols to show way in hospitals Sep 5, 2009
The design students attend the University of Cincinnati and Kent State University in Ohio, California Polytechnic State University and Iowa State University. About 15 student symbols will be selected after surveys of language groups. (FOX19.com, OH)
Saints safety Young arrested after traffic stop Sep 3, 2009
Young said he forgot to pay the parking ticket and forgot about the court date, in part because he had a lot going on between the end of the 2008 NFL season and his return to Kent State University in Ohio to finish work on his degree in education. Young was on his way home when he was pulled over by Harahan police around 3:14 a.m. on Monday. (ESPN -- Football)
PG North: North Allegheny tailback growing into his role as leader Sep 3, 2009
Perhaps the most striking example is 5-foot-5 Kent State University running back Eugene Jarvis, who has already accumulated 3,268 yards to rank second among active Division I-A players in career rushing yardage heading into the season. Walker coached Jarvis at Central Catholic. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
How Alcohol Blunts Ability Of Hamsters To 'Rise And Shine' Sep 2, 2009
Christina L. Ruby, Allison J. Brager, Marc A. DePaul, and J. David Glass, all of Kent State University, and Rebecca A. Prosser of the University of Tennessee, conducted the study. The American Physiological Society published the research. (Science Daily)
Tar Heels Open Saturday Against Michigan Aug 29, 2009
Also Receiving Votes: Drexel University (52), Boston University (44), University at Albany (40), Kent State University (40), University of California, Berkeley (38), Northwestern University (25), Indiana University (19), Ohio University (12), Rutgers University (9), Lock Haven University (6), University of Richmond (5), Bucknell University (4), Stanford University (4), Northeastern University (3), University of Delaware (2), Harvard University (2), Temple University (2), Miami University (OH)... (Tarheelblue.com)
Anglers to compete in two tournaments in Fort Madison Aug 21, 2009
Schools with teams registered for Saturdays tournament include Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, Central Arkansas, Central Michigan, SIU, the University of Minnesota, Southeast Missouri State, the University of Louisville, the College of the Ozarks, UAM, the University of Wisconsin, Arkansas Tech, Urbana University, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State University, Missouri State University, Kent State University, UW Stevens Point, the University of Kentucky, Ohio State, Henderson... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Alumni celebrate time at Britt-West Hancock Schools Aug 20, 2009
She graduated from Morningside College and Eastman School of Music and did post-graduate work at Kent State University in Ohio. She taught music classes at Youngstown State University in Pennsylvania for 35 years and at Westminster College for 15 years. (Forest City Summit, IO)
FAU Announces 2009-10 Women's Basketball Schedule Aug 18, 2009
Before the Owls begin its SBC schedule at the University of New Orleans on Wednesday, December 16, FAU will be put to the test in early-season games against Iowa State University, North Carolina State University, Eastern Kentucky University, Kent State University and Ole Miss. The SBC home-opener will be Saturday, January 2 against the University of South Alabama, beginning a three-game conference homestand and initiating a two-month stretch to close out the year playing exclusively within the... (Fausports.com)
Egypt's guessing game: How long can a leader last? Aug 17, 2009
Josh Stacher, an expert on Egyptian affairs at Kent State University in Ohio, thinks the son is sure to take over and the military will go with the man who ensures stability and a continued flow of economic perks and U.S. aid to the officers. "They have a vested interest in the status quo," he said. (USA Today -- News)
Physicists Make Crystal-Liquid Interface Visible For First Time Aug 17, 2009
17, 2006) Findings of Kent State University scientists indicate that manipulating the size of colloids, micron-sized or nanometer-sized particles, can produce huge changes in the material properties of liquid ... A group of researchers at Kent State University. (Science Daily)
After years of decline, Cleveland aims to go green Aug 14, 2009
Terry Schwarz, senior planner at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative of Kent State University said the challenges Cleveland must overcome to turn green include dealing with lead in the soil in some areas caused by the lead content in old paint and heavy traffic before gasoline went lead-free. But Schwarz added that green space in the place of derelict homes could stabilize the city's property market. (Scientific American)
No comments posted. Aug 7, 2009
Lecturing at a sustainability conference at Kent State University last October, an official from American Electric Power stated that investor-owned utilities could not support more than 12% to 15% of their production capacity in wind and/or solar power, as neither is reliable enough to predict the necessary output power required by utilities. Our company utilizes an ugly cousin renewable energy technology that provides predictable baseload power while simultaneously ridding the environment of... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Healthy Carpenter Building a Career Aug 4, 2009
Cubs pitching prospect Chris Carpenter had the size (6-4, 215), the velocity (mid 90s) and the numbers at Kent State University to have been a first-round pick in 2008. But due to past injuries, the Cubs were able to grab Carpenter in the third round. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)
Egypt's peace role and its influence under fire Aug 1, 2009
Joshua Stacher, a political scientist at Kent State University in Ohio, says that Egypt has been America's "most favored nation" among Arab countries since Camp David. By mediating on behalf of the US, Egypt exerts outsize influence on "the direction [the talks] go in and what outcomes are eventually reached," says Dr. Stacher. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Secret Service Raids Professor - Blog This! Jul 27, 2009
Last week, I wrote an open letter to John Kasich, pleading with him to do something about a mentally unstable Jihadist professor at Kent State University ... And Ive amassed evidence that he contributed to that terrorist website using his Kent State University computer ... In fact, on Saturday, he sent me the following email again using his Kent State University computer. (Townhall.com)
Saving the Good, the Bad--And the Ugly [Slide Show] Jul 24, 2009
One of those people is Nathan Yaussy, an ecology graduate student at Kent State University in Ohio and the creator of the EUT blog (recently profiled in ). "My goal is just to let people know that these things are out there, and they're just as important as the panda," he says. (Scientific American)
The Original Moonwalk Jul 18, 2009
Robert Kennedy, and a year before the shootings at Kent State University. President Richard Nixon was still setting up his recording system and hadnt yet dismantled the Great Society programs he inherited from his predecessor, Lyndon B. Johnson. (Slate)
Riot of Passage Jul 17, 2009
In April 2009 at Kent State University, students took to the streets during College Fest, a downtown end-of-the-school-year celebration, said Kent University spokesman Tom Neumann. "Students started taking over the street. They started some fires," Neumann said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Finding a taste of Cuba in Ohio Jul 16, 2009
I wish that the Starliner Diner in Hilliard, Ohio, had been there 35 years ago when my college roomie and I -- on our way from Kent State University to Dayton -- roared along Interstate 270 around Columbus, hitting speeds of 110 mph just to get off what had to be one of the most boring roads ever built. In those days there was nothing near any of the few exits and our goal was to make it about a half hour west on I-70 to Springfield, Ohio, where we'd gas up the Dodge Charger. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Has Ahmadinejad lost his global following? Jul 15, 2009
Josh Stacher, a professor of Middle East politics at Kent State University, says that Arab familiarity with stolen elections in their own countries, coupled with the sight of large antiregime protests, may have hurt Ahmadinejad's popularity in the region. "Every state in the region has a president or a king that the people on the ground disagree with, and every state has seen rigged elections," he says. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
INTERFAITH WEDDINGS seek comfort zone for both families (4) Jul 13, 2009
So when she fell in love with her best friend, Daniel Dempsey, during their undergraduate years at Kent State University, she had a problem: Dan was Lutheran. Shauna made her commitment to Judaism clear to Dan early on in their relationship. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Across the nation, Jackson memorialized Jul 8, 2009
Fans wearing purple armbands gathered at Kent State University in Ohio to watch the memorial service and planned to come together again later for a candlelight vigil, CNN affiliate reported. In the Raleigh Convention Center in North Carolina, attendees were treated to a simulcast from Los Angeles and heard testimonials from local fans, prayers from clergy and musical tributes from the likes of the Martin Luther King Jr. All-Children's Choir. (CNN -- Showbiz)
‘Fusillades’ and tipping points Jul 7, 2009
Kent State University in May 1970 saw Ohio National Guardsmen open fire on students protesting the widening of the Vietnam war into Cambodia. Four students died in what arguably turned out to be a tipping point. (Boston Globe)
Notre Dame Second All-Time With 210 Academic All-Americans Jul 7, 2009
Academic All-America Softball Selections Total University of Nebraska 26 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 20 Florida Southern College 20 California State University-Fresno (Fresno State) 18 Illinois Wesleyan University 18 The College of New Jersey 18 DePaul University 18 University of Notre Dame 17 Northern Illinois University 17 Kent State University 14 McDaniel College 14 Ohio Northern University 14. Academic All-America Men's Cross Country/Track Total Calvin College 14 Adams State... (Und.com)
Games Against UAB, Alabama Highlight Bulldogs' 2009-10 Schedule Jul 7, 2009
Samford will open its 2009-10 slate Nov. 13-15 at the annual Hispanic College Fund Classic being held at Kent State University. The Bulldogs are scheduled to play Kent State, Wisconsin-Green Bay and cross-town rival UAB during the three-day tournament. (Samfordsports.com)
Letters Jul 5, 2009
He is also mistaken when he writes that a gold Eagle coin is "99.999%" pure gold". A (South African) Krugerrand, a (US) Eagle, a (Chinese) Panda and an (Euro) Philharmonic each contain a troy ounce of gold, actual gold weight or AGW. A Krugerrand weighs 33.9305 grams and is 91.7% gold. An Eagle weighs 33.931 grams and is 91.67% gold. The Panda and the Philharmonic each weigh over 31.1 grams and are 99.9% gold. rwe2late USA (Jun 8,'09) Greetings from Wonderland, the country that can make... (Asia Times Online)
Recession translates to lower JCF allocations Jul 3, 2009
Each of these national agencies, including American Jewish Committee, BBYO and Hillels at Kent State University and throughout Ohio, saw its individual allocation cut. The allocation for American Jewish Congress, which does not have a strong presence in Cleveland, was cut in its entirety. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Levin is ready to hit the books (3) Jun 30, 2009
As a mother of three young daughters, Levin returned to school and had to juggle being a part-time student at Kent State University working toward her master s degree in library science, holding a paid position as head of children s programming at the University Heights library, and spending quality time with her kids. I honestly don t know how I did it all, but somehow we all managed, she says. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Saving species no longer a beauty contest Jun 30, 2009
"It passed out of existence when they washed off the condors," said Nathan Yaussy, an ecology graduate student at Kent State University who blogs at. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Streaming Sand Grains Help Define Essence Of A Liquid Jun 25, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 25, 2009) University of Chicago researchers recently showed that dry granular materials such as sands, seeds and grains have properties similar to liquid, forming water-like droplets when poured from a given source. The finding could be important to a wide range of industries that use "fluidized" dry particles for oil refining, plastics manufacturing and pharmaceutical production. (Science Daily)
Hell-raiser in a collar still winning fights Jun 23, 2009
A month later, Begin, speaking through a bullhorn, told 1,500 students at Kent State University: "The revolution is begun and either you come along with the revolution or the revolution will run over you.". Looking back on his hell-raising days, Begin said, "It's hard to measure the effectiveness of all that. But eventually it was popular opinion that stopped the war." Asked whether he would do it again the same way, he said, "Yes, given the same circumstances.". (USA Today -- News)
Potash-Estrovich (30) Jun 22, 2009
Ms. Potash, granddaughter of Philip Green of South Euclid, Helen Potash of Beachwood and the late Ileen Green and Bernard Potash, earned her bachelor s degree from Kent State University. She directs digital media library services with OverDrive Inc.. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Grads can't wait to get the hell out of Ohio; uptight Cincy Jun 21, 2009
The colleges were: University of Dayton; Miami University; Oberlin College: Ohio State University; Ohio University; Case Western Reserve University and Kent State University. The survey cost about $75,000, said Ryan. (Cincinnati Nation)
Sen. Ensign to Acknowledge Extramarital Affair... Jun 17, 2009
The Fix - Ensign Acknowledges Extramarital Affair. WaPo 2 The that is causing so much controversy. (The Drudge Report)
Honolulu, Windward CC chancellors named Jun 16, 2009
He holds a master s degree in secondary education and another in U.S. diplomatic history from Kent State University in Ohio. Meanwhile, Mike Rota was named chancellor of HCC, also for a two-year term starting July 1. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Summer Fun Need Not Be Hazardous Jun 16, 2009
Parental supervision is key, said Beth Wildman, a psychology professor at Kent State University ... SOURCE: Kent State University College of Public Health, news release, May 18, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
High-school pitcher excites Padres Jun 16, 2009
Round 19, Christopher Tremblay, INF, Kent State University: Named MAC tournament MVP after with seven hits in 14 at-bats, scoring eight runs with a home run. Round 20, John Wooten, INF, Eastern Wayne High School (Goldsboro, N.C.): Third baseman and team-leading hitter at Eastern Wayne. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
Paul Haney, voice of NASA mission control Jun 3, 2009
To pay his way through Ohio's Kent State University, he worked nights for the Associated Press. He started at the Star after Navy service during the Korean War. (Boston Globe)
Read the Release May 30, 2009
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The top Mid-American Conference institutional awards were announced today as Miami University (women's) and Kent State University (men's) and were honored with the annual Fred Jacoby and David Reese All-Sports Trophies. Miami captured its second consecutive and fourth ever Jacoby Trophy for having the best overall women's athletic teams during the 2008-09 academic year while Kent State won its fourth ever Reese Trophy, emblematic of success for men's teams. (Muredhawks.com)
Rays' woes continue in Cleveland May 28, 2009
"He's hitting everything I'm throwing right now," said Sonnanstine, who was born in nearby Wadsworth, Ohio and attended Kent State University. "I'm sure he never wants to see him again," Maddon said. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
