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From Kent State to an International Ocean Drilling Expedition: Ph.D. Student Studies Volcanically-Derived Nutrients
March 6, 2024
What started with an interaction on X (formally Twitter) soon led to an opportunity of a lifetime—a chance to conduct oceanographic research alongside some of the industry’s most seasoned scientists and scholars.
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Scholars at Risk Speaker Series: Renowned Pakistani Journalist and Human Rights Advocate Marvi Sirmed to Speak at Kent State Campus
Feb. 29, 2024
Kent State University will welcome its third of three “alumni” from the Scholars at Risk Network to speak at the university and regional events over the 2023-2024 academic year. Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an organization that provides…
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Ohio LGBTQ History Revealed: Kent State SURE Project Leads to Niche Discovery
Feb. 20, 2024
Alex Moir is one of many students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program in 2023. Alongside mentor Lauren Vachon, the two were determined to investigate Ohio’s LGBTQ history and were led to the story of Georgia Hopley through a tip from…
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Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Dissertation Award
Feb. 16, 2024
The work of a Kent State University Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments.
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Kent State Professor Studies Young Adults Coming Out of Justice System
Feb. 15, 2024
Transitioning into adulthood is a difficult thing to do, but having to come out of the criminal justice system as a young adult has different effects on your maturity and experience. Elias Nader, Ph.D., assistant professor…
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Mock Trial Teams Host 10-Team Intercollegiate Regional Tournament
Jan. 24, 2024
On January 20, Kent State University welcomed over 120 college students from across the region to its “Golden Flash Legal Clash,” a two-day collegiate mock trial invitational held in the Kent Student Center. Proceeds from the event helped to raise funds for future events that…
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We Are Here for the Students: Anthropology Professor Discusses Importance of Mentorship
Jan. 23, 2024
Metin Eren, Ph.D., associate professor of archaeology at Kent State University, was recently interviewed on a CITI “On Campus” podcast hosted by Ed…
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Kent State Researcher Ranked in the Top Percentage of Researchers Cited Worldwide
Jan. 23, 2024
For the eighth consecutive year, Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor emeritus in Kent State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been ranked in the top 1% of both chemistry and materials…
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Kent State Professor to Lead American Translators Association
Jan. 23, 2024
Geoffrey Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German at Kent State University, has been studying German since he was a freshman in high school.
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Student Video Exhibit Features Chimney Swifts of Kent
Jan. 17, 2024
Since she was a child, Caitlyn Skilton, a recent graduate of the zoology program at Kent State University, has harbored a passion for ecology, with a deep love for birds of all kinds. She chose to extend this love in her undergraduate work at Kent State. On December 1,…
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