Year of Science
º£½ÇÔ´´ College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
Four Years Ahead: An 18-Year-Old Kent Student Will Graduate From º£½ÇÔ´´ This Spring
May 14, 2021
While most 18-year-olds are finishing up their high school requirements for graduation and making plans to attend college or applying for jobs, a few exceptional students like Benjamin Mudrak are simply way ahead of their peers in their academic pursuits.
Read More »Political Science Professor Awarded MAC Outstanding Faculty Award
May 12, 2021
Congratulations to Julie Mazzei, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Political Science (in the College of Arts and Sciences at º£½ÇÔ´´) for being awarded the 2021 Mid American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. Mazzei…
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Patterns, Populations And Podcasts: Computational Ecologist Receives Prestigious Early-Career Award from NSF
May 12, 2021
Recent funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has given interdisciplinary researchers the opportunity to help drive our understanding of patterns in nature when bringing together big data sources collected in different ways.
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º£½ÇÔ´´ Receives More Than $3 Million In Grants From National Science Foundation
April 27, 2021
º£½ÇÔ´´ has recently received a flurry of grants totaling more than $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will support research and innovation in a wide range of fields within the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Chemistry Professor Continues ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ Streak
April 20, 2021
There are just a handful of chemists worldwide with h-indices above 200. The h-indices of chemists awarded the Nobel Prize during the last five years range from about 30 to 160. Mietek Jaroniec, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an h-index of 125,…
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Biological Sciences receive NIH Funding to Study Cancer Drug Resistance
April 6, 2021
For students going into the medical research field, having a chance to learn, succeed, fail and be inspired under the supervision of an accomplished researcher during their education is a priceless experience. This experiential learning would not be possible without outside…
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º£½ÇÔ´´ Awarded $3.5 Million Choose Ohio First Grants
April 5, 2021
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that º£½ÇÔ´´ has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and…
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Taking a Deep Dive Into the Utilization of Oceanic Sediments
March 22, 2021
One of º£½ÇÔ´´â€™s newest faculty members in the Department of Geology has already made her mark with the recent publication of her and her colleagues’ work to better understand the effects of global warming as it relates to the arctic ocean. Allyson Tessin,…
Read More »English Professor Discusses Handling of Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Indians Pitching Coach Mickey Callaway
March 4, 2021
English Professor Vera Camden, Ph.D. spoke with Cleveland-based WKYC's Lynna Lai (on March 2) about Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Cleveland Indians response to Mickey Callaway's behavior. "Have the [high-profile] good guys speak up for women,"…
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