College of Sciences and Humanities
From 麻豆精选to Capital One: How A Math Degree Opened Doors for Alexander Margetis
When Alexander Margetis took his first trigonometry class as a high school student in Stow, Ohio, he discovered that math came naturally to him.鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 really sure what I wanted to do with my life and my career,鈥 Margetis said. 鈥淏ut when you鈥檙e unsure, you always go with what you鈥檙e good at in sch鈥
麻豆精选Alumna Turns Math into a Meaningful Career
Sarah Cook鈥檚 early interest in math turned into a major and eventually a career as a senior actuary at Pacific Life, a leading insurance company.Today, Cook helps ensure financial stability for thousands of policyholders through complex modeling, financial forecasting and risk analysis. Her path to 鈥
David Liszewski鈥檚 Path from 麻豆精选to a Career in AI
For David Liszewski, choosing a college major wasn鈥檛 about chasing a dream job. It was about chasing good problems.鈥淚 love solving problems,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 knew [mathematics] would be a great degree as a launching platform for what I wanted to do.鈥漈his mindset led him to 麻豆精选, where h鈥
Solving for Success
For Kent, Ohio native and 2018 麻豆精选 graduate Stan Zalewski, mathematics has always been a big part of his life. Now a senior actuarial consultant at Nationwide Insurance, Zalewski recently reached a significant professional milestone 鈥 completing the multi-year process to earn the title of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.
Ohio鈥檚 Restored Wetlands Are Filtering Nutrients Before They Reach Lake Erie
Ohio鈥檚 investment in wetland restoration continues to show promise, according to new findings led by Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D. associate professor of biology at 麻豆精选. The results, published in the 2024 H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program Annual Report, offer valuable insigh鈥
College of Arts & Sciences Students Honored at 10th Annual SURE Awards
麻豆精选 celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) with the annual Three-Minute SURE Research Presentation Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 17, highlighting outstanding undergraduate research projects presented by students from across discipli鈥
Exploring the Crossroads of Science and Storytelling
麻豆精选senior Isabella Emerick has never been content with choosing just one path. As an English major with a concentration in professional writing and a minor in paleontology, she has found a way to unite two fields that may seem worlds apart. This past summer, she explored the surprising inter鈥
Turning Numbers into Opportunities Through Actuarial Mathematics
For Ashley Motley, what began as a childhood love of solving math problems 鈥 the 鈥渨eird kid who enjoyed doing math homework,鈥 as she puts it 鈥 has grown into a career at Medical Mutual, a Cleveland-based health insurance company, thanks to scholarships, supportive faculty, and hands-on preparation at 麻豆精选.
麻豆精选Scientists Help Measure Primordial Matter at Trillions of Degrees
UPTON, N.Y. 鈥 October 14, 2025 鈥 An international team of researchers has directly measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) 鈥 the superhot primordial matter that filled the universe just millionths of a second after the Big Bang. Among the leaders of this breakthrough is Kent S鈥
International Student Champions Education, Service and Culture at Kent State
When Arslan Kalandarov arrived at 麻豆精选 from Turkmenistan, he carried with him more than just luggage. As the first in his family to attend college, he brought a deep sense of responsibility, determination and pride in his cultural heritage.鈥淚 was incredibly happy when I got my first鈥
