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Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk
Aug. 3, 2026
Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Senior Lecturer Aaron Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.
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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Researcher Selected for US Department of Energy Genesis Mission Award to Mine Decades of River Data for Critical Minerals
July 29, 2026
David Costello, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, will use AI and 50 years of river data to help locate critical minerals like copper, cobalt and manganese for a U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission award.
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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Builds Confidence and Connections for Fulbright Scholars
July 17, 2026
They come from Cambodia and Argentina, Namibia and Japan, Albania and Panama. This summer, 23 Fulbright Scholars representing 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas have converged on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ for an intensive academic launchpad.
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Digging Up Y2K
May 11, 2026
By the third excavation attempt, everyone involved had started to wonder if the missing time capsule had become more myth than history.
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Two Researchers With Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Ties Explore the Power of Environmental Storytelling
May 11, 2026
For years, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., has studied wetlands and the complex ways…
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State Rep. Heidi Workman Comes Home to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Explore Quantum Computing Research
May 8, 2026
State Representative and Â鶹¾«Ñ¡graduate Heidi Workman recently visited the Kent Campus, where she met with faculty and received a presentation on the university's quantum computing research — a topic at the center of her legislative work in Columbus.
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‘Lime on Pig:’ Students Study Microbial Change in Decomposition Through Interdisciplinary Research Project
May 8, 2026
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students and faculty from several disciplines came together for a research project that blends anthropology, microbiology, zoology, biochemistry and technical writing.The project is part of Kent State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program and is…
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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Research Links Iron, Zinc Deficiency to Lake Erie Algal Blooms
May 7, 2026
A new study led by Kent State’s David Costello finds that trace metals — not just nitrogen and phosphorus — frequently limit biological productivity in freshwater streams, with implications for waterways across Northeast Ohio and beyond.
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College Honors Outstanding Student Leaders, Faculty and Advisor at Annual Awards Ceremony
May 5, 2026
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Student Center was filled with celebration and pride as the College of Sciences and Humanities at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ recognized its top student leaders, along with one distinguished faculty member and advisor, at the annual Dean’s Undergraduate Student…
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Code, Curiosity, and a Career Built on Both
May 1, 2026
Joshua Behler didn't plan to become a computer scientist. Growing up in Northeast Ohio and finishing high school in Pennsylvania, he had been applying to chemical engineering programs when a single programming class changed his direction. He switched fields at the last minute,…
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