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College of Sciences and Humanities

2024 Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ ARI-AHEC Scholar Graduates

‘There Is So Much More to Medicine Than Just Science Classes’

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡student Elizabeth Marhefka recognized as ARI-AHEC’s 2024 Scholar of the Year. The senior biology and premed student was honored for her passion for medicine and commitment to community engagement.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , College of Sciences and Humanities , Biology

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Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Kent State

In 2020, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

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Online map depicting decomposition rates in rivers on a global scale – These maps are hosted on a server at Kent State.

Researchers map aquatic-based, human-driven impacts on climate change

 A study published in the journal Science uses a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to aquatic ecosystems are contributing to the global climate crisis.The study estimates rates of organic-matter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems (a source of carbon e…

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Science , climate change , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Research & Science

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From left to right: Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Char Factor, President Todd Diacon, Chaya Kessler, Erika Gold and Sol Factor

Honoring Retiring Director Kessler and Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish Studies

On the evening of May 16, Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of “Getting to Now …

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡.

New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year

Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.

Tags: Research & Science , Profiles , Department of Computer Science , College of Sciences and Humanities , Department of Mathematical Sciences , Student Life , Global Reach

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Roger Mac Ginty gives his remarks at the open house of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies renovated space on March 20, 2024

Author of Everyday Peace Visits Kent State; Reflects on May 4 and School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Roger Mac Ginty, Ph.D., Professor in Defense, Development & Diplomacy at Durham University (UK), recently visited Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ as an invited colloquium speaker of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. On March 12, Mac Ginty gave a presentation titled “Two Cheers for Ignorance: The M…

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Senior Hannah Fender graduates.

She's Staying for Graduate School!

As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Profiles , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , College of Honors and Global Education

Honors Education

Sydney stands in front of her research board

Sydney Gallagher's College Career as an Exceptional Honors College Student

Sydney Gallagher, an Honors College senior graduating in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in biology, has had a college career chock-full of activities, learning experiences, and extraordinary accomplishments. Originally from Hudson, Ohio, Sydney decided to attend Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡Universit…

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Honors Education

Quark-gluon plasma visualization

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ Physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award from Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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Physics

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to Kent State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Sciences and Humanities , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving