Diminished Faculties Brings Musical Twist to Psychological Sciences Department

Diminished Faculties performs at Venice Cafe in downtown Kent.

Twelve years ago, a team of faculty members discovered their common hobby of playing instruments at a Department of Psychological Sciences’ event. After that, they created a band that now performs under the name Diminished Faculties. The band name Diminished Faculties was created as a pun – several band members study memory and other cognitive functions. “We thought ‘hey, let’s get together and start jamming,’” says John Dunlosky, Ph.D., psychology professor. “This developed the first version of our band, and it just kept transforming over the years.” Founding members, ...

Local high school students participate in entrepreneurship workshop hosted by LaunchNET Kent State

In October 2017, two groups of local high schools students came to to participate in an entrepreneurial workshop designed to increase the students’ awareness and knowledge of the venture formation process, hosted by LaunchNET. On Monday, October 23, sixteen sophomore and junior-level students from Junior Leadership Hudson (Western Reserve Academy and Hudson High School) visited campus, and on Wednesday, October 25, sixteen junior and senior-level students from Chagrin Falls High School participated. Lynn Buchinsky, a LaunchNET venture advisor, facilitated multiple h...

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