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Kent State Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Discover Why Some Messages Go Viral
We have all seen them explode on social media. They are the posts that feature the outlandish, the cute and the funny messages that go viral. But how does one message catch on and others do not? It is a question that Kent State University researchers in the College of A…
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Kent State Researchers Use Digital Devices to Dispense Medications Safely
Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day. Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits a year, 325,000 ho…
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WKYC-TV, Kent State University Poll Finds Ohioans Support Marijuana for Public Use
A Kent State University study, commissioned by WKYC-TV (the NBC affiliate in Cleveland owned by TEGNA), found that 58 percent of registered voters would support allowing adults in Ohio to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The results are plus-or-minus 4 percent and offer a…
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Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Ye Zhao Associate Professor of Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences 2006-present Ye Zhao is associate professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on physically based simulation and visualization, natural phenomena model…
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Kent State University is Celebrating a “Year of Science”!
Immediately following the groundbreaking for the new Integrated Sciences Building, join us for a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with refreshments, music and fun, on the Student Green from 2:30-4:30. See demonstrations from the science departments including Biological Scienc…
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Kent State Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for Kent State University’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
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Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event kicked off a yearlong celebration that will culminate w…
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The Liquid Crystal Institute
Founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, Kent State University's Liquid Crystal Institute is the world's first research center focused on the science of liquid crystals.
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Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebra…
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Kent State Prof Keeps his Promise to the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
A decade ago this week, Andrew Curtis, Ph.D., geography professor in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences, promised the people of New Orleans that he would continue to return and document the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. After the hurricane, Curtis used specialized cameras, eq…
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