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President Todd Diacon congratulates one of the first-place winners from the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences Students Among Winners of Three Minute Thesis Competition

The top undergraduate finishers in the Kent State Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition were honored at an awards ceremony on October 25 in the Kiva auditorium.  The 3MT competition, founded at The University of Queensland in 2008, traditiona…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Research , undergraduate research

College of Arts & Sciences

Geography Department Welcomes Two Fulbright Scholars

For the first time ever, the Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ Department of Geography is home to two Fulbright students: Alindomar Silva and Uzma Jabeen!What is the Fulbright Program?The Fulbright Program for Foreign Students, established in 1976, enables students, artists and young professional…

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Department of Geography

From Iowa to Ohio: New Faculty Member Sets Sights on Urban and Suburban Challenges

We are thrilled to welcome Assistant Professor Patrick Bitterman, Ph.D., who joined us as a new tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Geography at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ this semester! Bitterman comes to us from the School of Global Integrative Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Exhibit featuring Bea McPherson

Distinguished Alumna Helps Open Exhibit Showcasing Women’s Role in Cartography During World War II

The Military Mapping Maidens of World War II exhibit is now on display on the first floor of the Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ Library through November 15.  Who were the Mapping Maidens? The exhibit, sponsored by the Department of Geography, highlights the unique military service of Kent Stat…

Tags: Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , Maps , University Libraries , History , Kent State History

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Freshwater crayfish (top left) Lobster (lower left) and crab Tumidocarcinus giganteus (right) from New Zealand

Uncovering the Depths of Decapoda: Meet Kent State’s Expert in Crustacean Evolution

Meet Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³, who since 2000 has been conducting research while teaching geology at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Stark Campus. Her expertise lies in evolution, decapods, crustacea, and invertebrate paleontolog…

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Earth Sciences , Geology , Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ at Stark , Carrie Schweitzer , Research , Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett (left) on the Living For We Podcast

Psychology Professor Receives Prestigious 2024 Web People’s Voice Award and Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Impactful Podcast Series

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with both a 2024 Webby Award and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast ā€œLiving For We,ā€ an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland, Ohio.

Tags: Angela Neal-Barnett , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , mental health , Racism , Black women

College of Arts & Sciences

President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, Alice Cone, Paul and Eileen Gaston and their daughter Beth, and David Hassler, at the dedication of the Gaston Prentice House, Aug. 28, 2024.

Wick Poetry Center Home Formally Dedicated as Gaston Prentice House

The historic house perched next to the Lefton Esplanade at South Lincoln Street on the Kent Campus, which has been home to the Wick Poetry Center since 2014, is now officially the Gaston Prentice House.

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Kent State Today

Metin Eren, Emma and Brian

A Natural Partnership

How a longstanding friendship between Metin Eren, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Anthropology and director of archaeology, and a former curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will benefit Kent State students for years to come.

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent State Today

Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, conducted fieldwork in the western Himalayas in May 2024

New Research Initiative Aims to Unravel Genetic Adaptations to High Altitude Hypoxia

A Kent State faculty researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences has launched a pioneering study to explore how different species adapt to high-altitude environments in the Himalayas where oxygen levels are significantly lower. This research could have significant implications for understanding hypoxia-related conditions in humans.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Biological Sciences , Sangheet Lamichhaney , Himalayas , Genomics , Hypoxia

College of Arts & Sciences

Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³.

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

In 2020, Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Kent State 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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